About CustomToolbar
Variant: Mojo
CustomToolbar is an Internet Explorer toolbar made using
toolbar creation software from customtoolbar.com.
The Mojo variant is installed by ActiveX drive-by download
on pop-up ads served through Standard Internet. It is known to
have used an Internet Explorer security exploit to install
automatically without prompting; some anti-virus software may
detect this exploit as JS.Exception.
Removal Instructions
Automatic Removal:
CustomToolbar can be detected and removed Automatically
by Spyware Doctor, also SpyEraser.
Manual Removal:
Follow these steps to remove CustomToolbar from your
machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system,
and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make
a mistake.
- Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
systemroot+\system32\customtoolbar.dll
systemroot+\system\customtoolbar.dll
- Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{21301d69-b8f1-46aa-b0b5-09ee2285914c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer
\browser helper objects\{21301d69-b8f1-46aa-b0b5-09ee2285914c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\clsid\{21301d69-b8f1-46aa-b0b5-09ee2285914c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\{21301d69-b8f1-46aa-b0b5-09ee2285914c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer
\browser helper objects\{21301d69-b8f1-46aa-b0b5-09ee2285914c}
- Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
systemroot+\system32\customtoolbar.dll
systemroot+\system\customtoolbar.dll
- After
following the instructions above, you will still need to
restore your original settings and prevent this from
happening again. Here's how.
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