Need2Find is an adware promoted by Ask Jeeves. Ask Jeeves distributes a variety of programs that offer users some trinket of apparent value (e.g. smileys for email programs) while also adding an extra toolbar to users’ web browsers. Ask Jeeves promotes these programs in ways that do not entail meaningful user consent.
Symptoms in a HijackThis Log.
O2 – BHO: Need2Find Bar BHO – {4D1C4E81-A32A-416b-BCDB-33B3EF3617D3} – C:\Program Files\Need2Find\bar\1.bin\ND2FNBAR.DLL
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SemanticInsight] C:\Program Files\RXToolBar\Semantic Insight\SemanticInsight.exe
O8 – Extra context menu item: &Search –
O18 – Filter: text/html – {2AB289AE-4B90-4281-B2AE-1F4BB034B647} – C:\Program Files\RXToolBar\sfcont.dll
Use the following instructions to remove NEED2FIND and RXToolbar adware.
- Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM). Close all programs and Windows on your computer.
- Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
- If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
- Once the program has loaded, select “Perform Quick Scan”, then click Scan.
- The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
- When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
- Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
- When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.
If you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Spyware Removal forum.
