Oh Really? That's odd... because what I read was:
Lycos SideSearch
Overview
Lycos SideSearch displays related links in a panel to the left on your
Internet Explorer browser. The panel can appear when you enter a search in
another search engine as stated in a Flash demonstration that the vendor
offer.
Lycos SideSearch has been reported to install without the asking the user
for permission [1] [2] [3]. DoxDesk.com reports that Lycos SideSearch is
installed without notice by FavoriteMan, BookedSpace and IEPlugin and that
Lycos SideSearch has a silent update function. TrendMicro reports that Lycos
SideSearch is installed by ADW_RULEDOR.C.
McAfee, Symantec and Lavasoft offers more information about Lycos
SideSearch.
Uninstall procedure
Uninstall Lycos SideSearch from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows®
Control Panel. If you run into problems uninstall Lycos SideSearch, please
contact the vendor for support.
Manual removal
Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove Lycos
SideSearch manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions
very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the
removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If Lycos SideSearch
remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions,
please double-check by stepping through them again.
Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run
dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will
open.)
Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \
{00000762-3965-4A1A-98CE-3D4BF457D4C8}', if it exists.
Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \
{000007AB-7059-463E-BD44-101A1750D732}', if it exists.
Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion
\ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {00000762-3965-4A1A-98CE-3D4BF457D4C8}
if it exists.
Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion
\ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {000007AB-7059-463E-BD44-101A1750D732}
if it exists.
Exit the registry editor.
Restart your computer.
Start Windows Explorer and delete:
%ProgramsDir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch.dll
%ProgramsDir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch1211.dll
%ProgramsDir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch1307.dll
%ProgramsDir%\Lycos\Sidesearch\sidesearch1311.dll
Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.
Problems uninstalling? Click here:
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/uninstallproblems.phtml
Seems to refer to Lycos Sidesearch all over the place. As far as ToolbarCop
goes, I wrote:
<quote>
Otherwise, you might try ToolbarCop and **see IF that will fix it**.
</quote>
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