How do I get a toolbar deleted that I dont want

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Geek

I run Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP home addition. I couldn't find a
news group of Explorer 6 so forgive me if I am not asking in the right spot.

I installed a weather program and it installed all this trash on my computer
including the SearchTheMall.com toolbar. I tried to disable it but it comes
back on each time I open explorer...how can I delete it altogether. I did a
registry search and that came up blank.
 
Hi,

It sounds like you've been hit with some malware/spyware on your computer
and it has hijacked your Internet Explorer and added unwanted items on your
computer.

Visit this website: Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
 
If right-clicking a toolbar and unchecking it doesn't work, then try Start>Control panel>Add or Remove Programs. If not, run a search (from the start menu) to fnd it and delete it manully

----- Geek wrote: ----

I run Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP home addition. I couldn't find
news group of Explorer 6 so forgive me if I am not asking in the right spot

I installed a weather program and it installed all this trash on my compute
including the SearchTheMall.com toolbar. I tried to disable it but it come
back on each time I open explorer...how can I delete it altogether. I did
registry search and that came up blank
 
Also download and run the following free Spyware clean-up programs (One may
ask for a donation--your choice.):

Ad-Aware -
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/

CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

What one doesn't get, the others will.

Malv
Gary Tsang said:
Hi,

It sounds like you've been hit with some malware/spyware on your computer
and it has hijacked your Internet Explorer and added unwanted items on your
computer.

Visit this website: Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Gary I have installed Ad Aware6.0 and it cleaned up over 100 items.
When it was completed the toolbar was gone.


--
Thanks,

Geek using
Windows XP Home
Gary Tsang said:
Hi,

It sounds like you've been hit with some malware/spyware on your computer
and it has hijacked your Internet Explorer and added unwanted items on your
computer.

Visit this website: Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
Click to expand...
 
Malvern,

Thanks for this I did end up using your advice and got Ad aware 6.0 and it
worked like a charm. No more toolbar! It was definitely spyware.

--
Thanks,

Geek using
Windows XP Home
Malvern said:
Also download and run the following free Spyware clean-up programs (One may
ask for a donation--your choice.):

Ad-Aware -
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/

CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

What one doesn't get, the others will.

Malv
Click to expand...
 
Thanks superdotman,

I did follow these things already. It was not showing up. It ended up being
spyware and I was able to clean it out from the suggestions above. Pretty
amazing how this stuff hides itself in the computer no where to be found.

--
Thanks,

Geek using
Windows XP Home
superdotman said:
If right-clicking a toolbar and unchecking it doesn't work, then try
Click to expand...
Start>Control panel>Add or Remove Programs. If not, run a search (from the
start menu) to fnd it and delete it manully.
 
Hi,

No problem, glad to be of help =)

--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

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Geek said:
Thanks Gary I have installed Ad Aware6.0 and it cleaned up over 100 items.
When it was completed the toolbar was gone.
Click to expand...
 
Geek said:
Malvern,

Thanks for this I did end up using your advice and got Ad aware 6.0 and it
worked like a charm. No more toolbar! It was definitely spyware.
Click to expand...
Looks like several of us had same idea :) Experience sez, "If something
can't be removed after regular approaches fail, suspect something is on the
ol' puter you probably don't want." Glad we helped.

Malv
 
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