How to remove mwssrcas error

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mwssrcas.dll file information

The process MyWebSearch Search Assistant or MyWaySearch Search Assistant belongs to the software MyWebSearch Search Assistant for Internet Explorer or MWSSRCAS.DLL or MyWaySearch Search Assistant for Internet Explorer or Business Strategy CD or Uninstall LitPlan by MyWebSearch.com (www.mywebsearch.com) or MyWay.com (www.myway.com).

Description: mwssrcas.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\2.bin\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 57344 bytes (92% of all occurrence), 69632 bytes, 61440 bytes, 102400 bytes, 98304 bytes, 90112 bytes, 77824 bytes.
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as your browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware. The unique ID of this BHO is 00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D. The program is not visible. The file is able to monitor Internet browser. File mwssrcas.dll is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 58% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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This BHO (MWSSRCAS.DLL) is related to MyWebSearch

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as mwssrcas.dll, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the mwssrcas.dll process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

at random times, for about 15 or so minutes it continuosly crashes Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer, leaving no option but for you to have a backup plan. Download Opera or Firefox and Total Commander so that within those 15 minutes you can still work. Reformat hard-drive, it is dangerous.
Darkest Event Horizon

My web fun cards / smiley central - it seems to be causing internet explorer to crash, once i removed the whole package from add remove - internet explorer stopped crashing.

Seems useless. Not sure if harmful or not.
Needless

created to spy computers... by hackers for ppl who want illegal software, you cannot remove it although you uninstall it, it will still run. Format hard drive...
rNd

tracks usage and slows internet access with cookie monitoring
RW

You get this on your computer by downloading from the site : smiley central. With this tool you can add smiley's and pictures to your e-mail
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Summary: 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 2 users think mwssrcas.dll is dangerous and recommend to remove it..

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