internet explorer

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mike.devaney

There is something working in the background of my ie6
that sometimes redirects me to dotcom toolbar for
advertisements, search, etc. I have tried to uninstall
my explorer and it does not uninstall. I have tried to
uninstall the dotcom toolbar program and it will not go
away. Help me.
 
There is something working in the background of my ie6
that sometimes redirects me to dotcom toolbar for
advertisements, search, etc. I have tried to uninstall
my explorer and it does not uninstall. I have tried to
uninstall the dotcom toolbar program and it will not go
away. Help me.
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It is a new hijacker parasite so get "Hijack This." Info and download,
here:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
 
Parasite.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/spyware.dotcomtoolbar.html

Behavior
Spyware.Dotcomtoolbar is a program that hooks URLs, sends them to a
predetermined Web site, and then redirects the URL to the correct location.
The Web site can log a user's IP address and visited URLs.

Symptoms
The files are detected as Spyware.Dotcomtoolbar.

Transmission
Must be installed on the system by executing a file or visiting a Web site.

File names: Redirect2.exe
 
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