begin2search.com bar

[Israel Cohen]

I have a major problem with I.E. 6. My I.E. has been
hijacked. Without my consent a tool bar
called "begin2search.com bar" was added to my I.E. Also
many words have been changed to hyperlinks that go to ad
ware and spy programs.

I have tried to uninstall it and I can't. Does someone
know how to fix this problem.

Israel Cohen
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ray]

As a start you will need to clean your OS from the
spyware. Download CWShredder from
http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe, Spybot
from http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?
lang=en&page=download and Adaware from
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/. Run them while offline and in
SAFE boot mode. Delete the red entries that Spybot
displays. Reboot. Download SpywareBlaster from
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html,
install it to prevent further problems.

 

[Guest]

Actually here are good instructions on how to remove this:

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/b/begin2search.asp

It is easier to remove it than to install these other
spywear sweepers.

-Dave

 

[Altrüs]

Those instuctions will not help you get rid of other
adware programs which may already be on the computer. Better
to download the software, and get rid of anything else that
has the potential to cause problems, than selectively remove
components which start to cause problems.

Of course, there's also the privacy angle...

Altrus

: Actually here are good instructions on how to remove this:
:
: http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/b/begin2search.asp
:
: It is easier to remove it than to install these other
: spywear sweepers.
:
: -Dave