Remove Lycos SideSearch

Learn how to uninstall and remove Lycos sidesearch spyware in our Lycos sidesearch removal article. In this series of our getting rid of Spyware and Adware articles, you shall learn about how to successfully remove the Lycos sidesearch Spyware and successfully get rid of it from your system.

Lycos sidesearch remove instructions, learn more about this adware and how to uninstall Lycos sidesearch in our removing and uninstaller guide

Creates a sidebar in Internet Explorer containing Lycos search results, whenever you use another search engine, such as Google. Has been reported to install without asking the user for permission.

Lycos sidesearch behavior

• Redirects Searches

Lycos sidesearch remove and uninstalling Introduction

Delete the following directories:
sidesearch
d:\program\lycos\sidesearch
SideSearch
temp
Sidesearch
IEagent
Bin
Tools
Delete the following files:
%commonapplicationdatadir%\Bin\Bin.dll
tools.dll
lycos sidesearch.lnk
%profiledir%\desktop\lycos sidesearch.lnk
%profiledir%\start menu\programs\lycos sidesearch.lnk
%profiledir%\start-meny\program\lycos sidesearch.lnk
%programsdir%\lycos sidesearch.lnk
%programfilesdir%\lycos\sidesearch\offline.htm
lycos sidesearch.lnk
new46.tmp
sidesearch1311.dll
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\Uninst.exe
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\results-lycos-logo.gif
sidesearch1410.dll
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\ClrSchUninstall_78_86.exe
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch.dll
sidesearch1211.dll
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch1311.dll
sidesearch1400.dll
ss.dat
%systemdir%\sidesearch.dll
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\sst.dll
sstu.exe
%programfilesdir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch1500.dll
%tempdir%\A~NSISu_.exe
IEagent.dll
Delete the following registry keys :
Sidesearch
Sep.Band
Sep.Band.1
Sep.Search
Sep.Search.1





Sep.Band
Sep.Band.1
Sep.Search
Sep.Search.1








SEP
Lycos Sidesearch














Delete the following registry values: