Seekmo Search Threat Level:

Seekmo Search is adware disguised as a search tool. Seekmo Search helps you find free content, but tracks your searches and uses the information to pimp popup ads. Seekmo Search is probably from the family of 180 Solutions, Inc., which produces 180Solutions.SearchAssistant.

If you’re getting billions of Seekmo Search popups, or find seekmo.exe on your PC, you’ve got Seekmo Search.

Before your set fire to your PC to get rid of Seekmo popups, I’ll show you how to remove Seekmo for free.

Do You Have Seekmo Search?

When you’re infected with badware — whether it’s Seekmo Search, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus — there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed…

• Slow computer performance: It just takes one parasite like Seekmo Search to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Seekmo Search.
• New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage: Badware like Seekmo Search may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
• Annoying popups: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you’re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.

How to Remove Seekmo Search Manually

Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it’ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.

To remove Seekmo Search manually, you need to delete Seekmo Search files. Not sure how to delete Seekmo Search files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…

Remove Seekmo Search processes:

Remove Seekmo Search registry values:

Unregister Seekmo Search DLL files:

Detect and Remove these Seekmo Search files:

Note: In any Seekmo Search files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. If you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith”). If you have any questions about manual Seekmo Search removal, go ahead and leave a comment.

How Do You Remove Seekmo Search Files?

Need help figuring out how to delete Seekmo Search files? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Seekmo Search files if you’re comfortable editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete Seekmo Search files in Windows.

How to delete Seekmo Search files in Windows XP and Vista:

1. Click your Windows Start menu, and then click “Search.”
2. A speech bubble will pop up asking you, “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.”
3. Type a Seekmo Search file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.

How to stop Seekmo Search processes:

1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click “OK.” You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
3. Click Processes tab, and find Seekmo Search processes.
4. Once you’ve found the Seekmo Search processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill Seekmo Search.

How to remove Seekmo Search registry keys:

Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.

1. Select your Windows menu “Start,” and click “Run.” An “Open” field will appear. Type “regedit” and click “OK” to open up your Registry Editor.
2. Registry Editor will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
3. To find a registry key, such as any Seekmo Search registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of Seekmo Search’s registry keys.
4. As soon as Seekmo Search registry key appears, you can delete the Seekmo Search registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”

How to delete Seekmo Search DLL files:

1. First locate Seekmo Search DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click “Run.” Type “cmd” in Run, and click “OK.”
2. To change your current directory, type “cd” in the command box, press your “Space” key, and enter the full directory where the Seekmo Search DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the Seekmo Search DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter “dir” in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter “cd ..” in the command box and press “Enter.”
3. When you’ve located the Seekmo Search DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.

That’s it. If you want to restore any Seekmo Search DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.

Did Seekmo Search change your homepage?

1. Click Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options.
2. Under Home Page, select the General > Use Default.
3. Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., “http://www.homepage.com”).
4. Select Apply > OK.
5. You’ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.

Seekmo Search Removal Tip

Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Seekmo Search files? I recommend using a program like File Recover from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can’t be recovered by Windows operating sytem.

Want to save time finding Seekmo Search files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the Seekmo Search files for you, and then manually delete Seekmo Search files.

How Did You Get Seekmo Search?

Wondering how Seekmo Search ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with Seekmo Search or other badware, perhaps you were using…

• Freeware or shareware: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Seekmo Search. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to “pay” developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
• Peer-to-peer software: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Seekmo Search.
• Questionable websites: Did you visit a website that’s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Seekmo Search. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.

Understanding Seekmo Search

If you’re infected with Seekmo Search, you should know what you’re fighting. I’ll explain some definitions related to Seekmo Search.

Seekmo Search May Be Adware

Adware is software designed to promote advertisements. Often, free utilities may install hidden adware, sometimes to earn money for the author to recover development costs. While adware is not always malicious, it can track your Internet activity and send this and other personal information from your computer to advertisers. When advertisers get this information, you may be a target for pop-up/pop-under advertisements, web browser toolbars, and spam.

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