Using IE version 6.0.2900.2180.wpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519

In favorites there is a whole list of folders and links that do not show
when I try to delete them through organise favorites. Folders include "Cool
Stuff, Shopping, travel and internet gaming". Some others are direct links to
websites
e.g.http://dns-look-up.com/search/search...&src=bookmarks

On starting IE I get a large blue bar (in MSN colours) at the bottom of the
screen with options to search for travel, casino etc. I cannot right click
this and its properties are not shown from any of the IE menus.

About every five minutes when on explorere I get a pop up window advertising
anything from computers to charities.

I have run adaware and if it is cleaning it, it is re-initialising on start
up.

I need to get rid of this program - in my view it is malicious because it
cannot be uninstalled and produces sometimes inappropriate sites etc. I
assume that one of my kids has installed it from a pop up option. This sort
of software

Anyone heard of this? and better still got a way of getting rid of it?

Thanks - all advice gratefully received.

Hi,
This sounds like the work of Messenger Plus (not a Microsoft product) from
http://www.msgplus.net/ or another download site. These favorites are
created by the sponsor software. You can install Messenger Plus without the
sponsor software.
More at http://www.msgplus.net/help_faq.php

Uninstalling/reinstalling Messenger Plus without the sponsor software *may*
remove these favorites.

If unsuccessful with that, get help via HijackThis. Start at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 Then go to
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through the preliminary cleaning
steps then post a HijackThis log to the forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30

Additional info at:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/43.html
and
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks.../15/91145.aspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Mike Hicks" <Mike Hicks[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:59664161-69D2-4B30-AF01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Using IE version 6.0.2900.2180.wpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
>
> In favorites there is a whole list of folders and links that do not show
> when I try to delete them through organise favorites. Folders include
"Cool
> Stuff, Shopping, travel and internet gaming". Some others are direct links
to
> websites
> e.g.http://dns-look-up.com/search/search...&src=bookmarks
>
> On starting IE I get a large blue bar (in MSN colours) at the bottom of
the
> screen with options to search for travel, casino etc. I cannot right click
> this and its properties are not shown from any of the IE menus.
>
> About every five minutes when on explorere I get a pop up window
advertising
> anything from computers to charities.
>
> I have run adaware and if it is cleaning it, it is re-initialising on
start
> up.
>
> I need to get rid of this program - in my view it is malicious because it
> cannot be uninstalled and produces sometimes inappropriate sites etc. I
> assume that one of my kids has installed it from a pop up option. This
sort
> of software
>
> Anyone heard of this? and better still got a way of getting rid of it?
>
> Thanks - all advice gratefully received.

Great answer, that's exactly it. For clarity, if you go to uninstall (from
add/remove programs in the control panel and select MSN plus), you get the
option to just remove the sponsor program, which generates the adverts (and
annoyance), but leave MSN plus.

Pesky kids!!

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> This sounds like the work of Messenger Plus (not a Microsoft product) from
> http://www.msgplus.net/ or another download site. These favorites are
> created by the sponsor software. You can install Messenger Plus without the
> sponsor software.
> More at http://www.msgplus.net/help_faq.php
>
> Uninstalling/reinstalling Messenger Plus without the sponsor software *may*
> remove these favorites.
>
> If unsuccessful with that, get help via HijackThis. Start at
> http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 Then go to
> http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through the preliminary cleaning
> steps then post a HijackThis log to the forum at
> http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
>
> Additional info at:
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/43.html
> and
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks.../15/91145.aspx
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Mike Hicks" <Mike Hicks[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:59664161-69D2-4B30-AF01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Using IE version 6.0.2900.2180.wpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
> >
> > In favorites there is a whole list of folders and links that do not show
> > when I try to delete them through organise favorites. Folders include
> "Cool
> > Stuff, Shopping, travel and internet gaming". Some others are direct links
> to
> > websites
> > e.g.http://dns-look-up.com/search/search...&src=bookmarks
> >
> > On starting IE I get a large blue bar (in MSN colours) at the bottom of
> the
> > screen with options to search for travel, casino etc. I cannot right click
> > this and its properties are not shown from any of the IE menus.
> >
> > About every five minutes when on explorere I get a pop up window
> advertising
> > anything from computers to charities.
> >
> > I have run adaware and if it is cleaning it, it is re-initialising on
> start
> > up.
> >
> > I need to get rid of this program - in my view it is malicious because it
> > cannot be uninstalled and produces sometimes inappropriate sites etc. I
> > assume that one of my kids has installed it from a pop up option. This
> sort
> > of software
> >
> > Anyone heard of this? and better still got a way of getting rid of it?
> >
> > Thanks - all advice gratefully received.
>
>

Mike,
I didn't know that they had made it *that* easy to remove the sponsor junk.
Thanks for reporting back.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Mike Hicks" <MikeHicks[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:382A80F8-1DE3-4EAC-984E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Great answer, that's exactly it. For clarity, if you go to uninstall
(from
> add/remove programs in the control panel and select MSN plus), you get the
> option to just remove the sponsor program, which generates the adverts
(and
> annoyance), but leave MSN plus.
>
> Pesky kids!!

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > This sounds like the work of Messenger Plus (not a Microsoft product)
from
> > http://www.msgplus.net/ or another download site. These favorites are
> > created by the sponsor software. You can install Messenger Plus without
the
> > sponsor software.
> > More at http://www.msgplus.net/help_faq.php
> >
> > Uninstalling/reinstalling Messenger Plus without the sponsor software
*may*
> > remove these favorites.
> >
> > If unsuccessful with that, get help via HijackThis. Start at
> > http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 Then go to
> > http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through the preliminary
cleaning
> > steps then post a HijackThis log to the forum at
> > http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
> >
> > Additional info at:
> > http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/43.html
> > and
> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks.../15/91145.aspx

> > "Mike Hicks" <Mike Hicks[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:59664161-69D2-4B30-AF01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Using IE version 6.0.2900.2180.wpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
> > >
> > > In favorites there is a whole list of folders and links that do not
show
> > > when I try to delete them through organise favorites. Folders include
> > "Cool
> > > Stuff, Shopping, travel and internet gaming". Some others are direct
links
> > > to websites
> > >
e.g.http://dns-look-up.com/search/search...&src=bookmarks
> > >
> > > On starting IE I get a large blue bar (in MSN colours) at the bottom
of
> > the
> > > screen with options to search for travel, casino etc. I cannot right
click
> > > this and its properties are not shown from any of the IE menus.
> > >
> > > About every five minutes when on explorere I get a pop up window
> > advertising anything from computers to charities.
> > >
> > > I have run adaware and if it is cleaning it, it is re-initialising on
> > start up.
> > >
> > > I need to get rid of this program - in my view it is malicious because
it
> > > cannot be uninstalled and produces sometimes inappropriate sites etc.
I
> > > assume that one of my kids has installed it from a pop up option.
This
> > sort of software
> > >
> > > Anyone heard of this? and better still got a way of getting rid of it?
> > >
> > > Thanks - all advice gratefully received.