What is Estalive?
Estalivee is an adware program that displays advertisements on a PC and gathers information from the user’s computer, including information related to Internet browsing activities or other computer habits. Estalivee silently installs and hooks to Internet Explorer. It will occasionally generate pop-up ads while Internet Explorer is running and may cause Internet Explorer to crash.
Do you have Estalive?
If you have enough time and expertise, you can search your computer for Estalive manually. However, it might take hours to find out all files of Estalive, and it is possible that Estalive will appear after rebooting, for its hidden files may still be there.
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Manual Estalive removal instructions
WARNING: The manually removal method is for advanced users. Estalive manually removal can be difficult and time-consuming. There is no guarantee that Estalive can be completely removed, for there are hundreds of files generated when Estalive installed on your system. Make sure to back up your computer in case that you make any mistakes and your system does not work.
Follow the instruction below for Estalive removal manually:
Navigate and stop Estalive Process:
2225ask03.exe
Navigate and remove Estalive registry values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{16a770a0-0e87-4278-b748-2460d64a8386}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{a2b7a0f0-b697-4a71-8d91-43443f57d7bb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{a927c078-e82f-471b-83f5-3d1504f7d01b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\estalive.estaliveobj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\estalive.estaliveobj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\estalive.estinsobj
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\estalive.estinsobj.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iehelper.myiehelper
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iehelper.myiehelper.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{3772bf4b-0bf0-4dbc-9ecf-7d624609fe23}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a4bc2506-c00c-4d2e-b47f-0bb4c2c74ccf}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{eed86703-463c-41fe-8163-d44a778841b5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{2511de40-34a3-4c6a-b1b2-c5c92a2f00be}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{668a536f-359d-4699-9c2b-2c70893e1a8c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects {a2b7a0f0-b697-4a71-8d91-43443f57d7bb}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{16a770a0-0e87-4278-b748-2460d64a8386}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{a2b7a0f0-b697-4a71-8d91-43443f57d7bb}
Navigate and delete Estalive files:
%windir%\sysskip.srg
estalive.dll
%windir%\ieyhelper.dll
estAlive.inf
estAlive.cab
%commonapplicationdatadir%\Microsoft\IEHelper\2225ask11.exe
%commonapplicationdatadir%\Microsoft\IEHelper\iehelper_4511.dll
%commonapplicationdatadir%\Microsoft\IEHelper\IEHelper_5001.dll
IEHelper_5001.dll
%windir%\SYSAURL.SRG
search2.skey
YayaBands.dll
%windir%\YayaVerAtl.dll
What are the symptoms of Estalive?
- Estalive may display advertisements and popups on PCs
- Estalive may collect information about users’ Internet browsing activities
- Estalive may install silently and hooks to Internet Explorer
- Estalive may cause Internet Explorer to crash
- Estalive may decrease system performance
How do I keep away from Estalive?
Once you have cleaned up Estalive, the most important point to prevent Estalive and future malicious programs from reverting is to stay suspicious of spam E-mail attachment and unknown websites. Here are several ways in which you can help protect your computer against Estalive and other malware:
- Use a computer firewall
- Confirm that you have downloaded all the latest critical security updates
- Adjust Internet Explorer web browser’s security settings
- Download and install anti-spyware protection, such as, Spyware Cease
- Surf sites and download programs from the web sites you trust
What is Adware?
Estalive is a type of Adware.
Adware is any software that displays or downloads advertisements to a computer after the software is installed or while the software is in use. These advertisements can be banners or pop up windows. Some types of adware may even collect the user’s information and display advertisements in the web browser according to the information collected.
Adware can slow down your PC by consuming heavily Memory and CPU resources. Adware can also mess your Internet connection by using bandwidth to resume advertisements. Meanwhile, your system may be in risk of inefficiency because most adware applications are not properly programmed.
