Did "searchv" hijack your browser?

Well it did mine and what a f*&%ing pain in the @$$!!!! :mad: Believe me I did call them. :D
I just wish I had their home phone numbers. :cool:
This is what I found to fix it: Hijacked removal success
Took a few tries, they have gotten better. I defintely clicked NO but
it installed anyway.

1) Had to disable netowrk clear cache, cookies history etc.
2) Cleared all temp files and flushed dns, reset home page to blank.
3) Delete the msupdater.exe from the startup folder and set the
startup folder to readonly.
4) Set these DNS entries to loopback in my hosts file then set the
file permissions to read only for everyone.
127.0.0.1 www.008k.com
127.0.0.1 www.searchv.com
127.0.0.1 www.v61.com
127.0.0.1 www.00hq.com

5) Search the registry and delete every entry of 008K.com,
searchv.com, v61.com, 00hq.comand

6) Go to the c:\Documents and Settings\USER\Application Data\winshow
directory and unregister the winshow.dll and then delete entire folder
contents.

7)Set the winshow directory permission to deny for everyone.

After that call or email INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. and let them
know how much you enjoyed being hijacked.

sig@intercosmos.com; donny@intercosmos.com; reldridge@intercosmos.com;
bdaigle@intercosmos.com; bboy@bboy.net;mwhite@intercosmos.com;
brunson@intercosmos.com; support@directnic.com; abuse@directnic.com;
sales@directnic.com; jobs@directnic.com; legal@directnic.com;
inquiries@directnic.com

Registrar Name: INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. D/B/A DIRECTNIC.COM
Address: 650 Poydras Street Suite 1150, New Orleans, LA 70130, US
Phone Number: 504-679-5197
Email: sig@intercosmos.com
Whois Server: whois.directnic.com
Referral URL: www.directnic.com
Admin Contact: Sigmund J. Solares
Phone Number: 504-679-5197
Email: sig@intercosmos.com
Admin Contact: Donny C. Simonton
Phone Number: 504-679-5182
Email: donny@intercosmos.com
Billing Contact: Ron . Eldridge
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
Email: reldridge@intercosmos.com
Billing Contact: Betty . Daigle
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
 
Havent got hijacked. But my brother inlaw did, finally a good reason to get him to learn how to take care of his online privacy on his own :D
Thx for sharing m8 :)
 
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