Mirar Toolbar

It’s debatable whether the Mirar toolbar technically qualifies as badware, but one thing that can’t be denied is that its shady tactics have angered countless web users over the years. And I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of spyware, and the Mirar toolbar basically fits the bill in the way it monitors your information and sends it to an outside server for advertising purposes. As far as we’re concerned, a program that uses spyware tactics=spyware.

If you have Mirar, it probably installed itself on your computer without you knowing about it. And now that you have it, it’s pretends to “help” in your browsing when actually it’s just fishing for your information. To make matters worse, it doesn’t leave when you ask it to.

But you don’t have to let this adware have its way. Follow these steps to get rid of the Mirar toolbar for free.

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Stop Mirar Toolbar processes:

mirarsetup.exe

Remove registry values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunToolbarInstall
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesNN_Bar_Dummy.NN_BarDummy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesNN_Bar_Dummy.NN_BarDummy.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesNN_Bar.NN_Bar_Helper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesNN_Bar.NN_Bar_Helper.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesNN_Bar.NN_WebBand
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesNN_Bar.NN_WebBand.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{179E4B4A-76C3-4F65-BCED-C9FA1A28D2EF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{8A0DCBDA-6E20-489C-9041-C1E8A0352E75}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{9A9C9B68-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{9A9C9B69-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{1037B06C-84B7-4240-8D80-485810A0497D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{224302B0-94E9-45C2-9E5B-BA989EE556E1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{54B287F9-FD90-4457-B65E-CB91560C021D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{6E4C7AFC-9915-4036-B7F9-8B3F1710788F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesTypeLib{566DEDE9-9ED8-45DA-9BE6-9B2EEAB17F49}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesTypeLib{F8310E7D-4C4D-46A4-A068-B5BB99411CC7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{4035DE1B-D54A-411E-9EE7-923295D2E86E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{753B9349-7E46-4E5C-A27F-A60A6BF1EAB5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{9A9C9B69-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbarWebBrowser{9A9C9B68-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{9A9C9B68-F908-4AAB-8D0C-10EA8997F37E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE%SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSharedDLLs%System%windmy.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE%SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSharedDLLs%Windows%Downloaded Program Filesmirarsetup.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionModuleUsage%System%/windmy.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionModuleUsage%Windows%/Downloaded Program Files/mirarsetup.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsZoneMapDomainsnet-nucleus.com
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARERelatedPageInstall
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{8A0DCBDA-6E20-489C-9041-C1E8A0352E75}

Delete Mirar Toolbar files:

mirarsetup.exe nn_bar[X].dll windmy.dll winnb[X].dll mit3.tmpinstaller.cab installer.cab winnm77.dll winnb41.dll winnb40.dll winnb[X].dll nn_bar31.dll nn_bar22.dll nn_bar21.dll nn_bar.dll windmy.dll

DIY Mirar Toolbar Removal Instructions

Start by removing the above files. If you're not sure how to do this, refer to the instructions below.

Note: In any files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. (Not an iEuphemism for muth@fugg@#*!@.) So if you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP/7, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\NoahFence”).

How to Manually Delete Badware Files

Need some removing badware files help? No biggie. While you should only manually delete badware files if you're comfy editing your system, you'll find it's pretty easy. And probably really satisfying.

How to delete badware files in Windows XP/Vista/7:

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

How to stop badware 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 badware processes.
4. Once you've found the badware processes, right-click them and select "End Process" to kill badware.

How to remove badware registry keys:

Backup your registry before you edit it. Then...

1. Click the Start menu, and click "Run." An "Open" field will appear. Type "regedit" and click "OK " to open up your Registry Editor. In Windows 7, just type "regedit" into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu.
2. Registry Editor opens as a two-paned window: the left side lets you select registry keys,the right side shows the values of any selected registry key.
3. To find a badware registry key, select "Edit," then select "Find," and in the search bar type any of badware 's registry keys.
4. When the badware registry key appears, to delete the badware registry key, right-click it, and select "Modify," then select "Delete."

How to delete badware DLLs:

1. Open the Start menu, and click "Run." Type "cmd" in Run, and click "OK." (In Windows 7, just type "regedit" into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu.)
2. To change your current directory, type "cd" in the command box, press "Space," and enter the full directory where the badware DLL is located. If you're not sure where the badware DLL is located, enter "dir" in the command box to display a directory's contents. To go one directory back, type "cd .." in the command box and press "Enter."
3. When you've found a badware DLL, type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll") and press "Enter."

That's it. If you want to restore any badware DLL you removed, type "regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 jl27script.dll") into your command box, and press "Enter."

Did badware change your homepage?

1. Select Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options > General.
2. Type your preferred home page's URL.
3. Click "Use Default," "Apply," and "OK."