I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my anti-virus
software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check for and download
critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.

A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below the IE
toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go". "Visual
Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far right in this
toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also there is a label in this
toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO! search".

I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have been
something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not available right
now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the label.

How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.

Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW / TOOLBARS"
hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first place, though.

"Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
anti-virus
> software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check for and download
> critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
>
> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below the
IE
> toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go". "Visual
> Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far right in this
> toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also there is a label in
this
> toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO! search".
>
> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have been
> something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not available right
> now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the label.
>
> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.
>
>

Have you uninstalled it?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx

Papa wrote:
> Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW /
> TOOLBARS" hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first place,
> though.
>
> "Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
>> anti-virus software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check for
>> and download critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
>>
>> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below the
>> IE toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go". "Visual
>> Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far right in this
>> toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also there is a label in
>> this toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO! search".
>>
>> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have been
>> something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not available
>> right now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the label.
>>
>> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.

No. All I did was hide it by the method I described in my 2nd post. I looked
in the "All Programs" list and in the "Add / Remove" function of the Control
Panel. No sign of anything "yahoo" related there, and, as I said, my
anti-spyware and AV software are both up to date and were run 2 days ago and
today as well. I use spybot S&D, AdAware, and AVG. I even did a search on
"yahoo". Nothing was found except about 10 text files with "yahoo" in the
name. Two were cookies. The rest were text files in the emailbackup folder.
So how do I uninstall this yahoo function? Thanks.

"PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have you uninstalled it?
> --
> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
> AumHa Forums
> http://forum.aumha.org
>
> What You Should Know About Spyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
>
> Papa wrote:
> > Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW /
> > TOOLBARS" hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first place,
> > though.
> >
> > "Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
> >> anti-virus software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check for
> >> and download critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
> >>
> >> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below
the
> >> IE toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go". "Visual
> >> Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far right in
this
> >> toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also there is a label in
> >> this toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO! search".
> >>
> >> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have
been
> >> something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not available
> >> right now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the label.
> >>
> >> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.
>

How do you know it's a Yahoo function?

Do you have Yahoo Companion installed?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx

Papa wrote:
> No. All I did was hide it by the method I described in my 2nd post. I
> looked in the "All Programs" list and in the "Add / Remove" function of
> the Control Panel. No sign of anything "yahoo" related there, and, as I
> said, my anti-spyware and AV software are both up to date and were run 2
> days ago and today as well. I use spybot S&D, AdAware, and AVG. I even
> did a search on "yahoo". Nothing was found except about 10 text files
> with "yahoo" in the name. Two were cookies. The rest were text files in
> the emailbackup folder. So how do I uninstall this yahoo function? Thanks.
>
> "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Have you uninstalled it?
>> --
>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>
>> AumHa Forums
>> http://forum.aumha.org
>>
>> What You Should Know About Spyware
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
>>
>> Papa wrote:
>>> Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW /
>>> TOOLBARS" hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first place,
>>> though.
>>>
>>> "Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
>>>> anti-virus software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check for
>>>> and download critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
>>>>
>>>> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below
>>>> the IE toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go".
>>>> "Visual Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far
>>>> right in this toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also
>>>> there is a label in this toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO! search".
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have
>>>> been something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not
>>>> available right now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the
>>>> label.
>>>>
>>>> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.

Question no. 1: I don't
Question no. 2: I don't have Yahoo ANYTHING installed, at least nothing with
"Yahoo" in the name.

"PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do you know it's a Yahoo function?
>
> Do you have Yahoo Companion installed?
> --
> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
> AumHa Forums
> http://forum.aumha.org
>
> What You Should Know About Spyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
>
> Papa wrote:
> > No. All I did was hide it by the method I described in my 2nd post. I
> > looked in the "All Programs" list and in the "Add / Remove" function of
> > the Control Panel. No sign of anything "yahoo" related there, and, as I
> > said, my anti-spyware and AV software are both up to date and were run 2
> > days ago and today as well. I use spybot S&D, AdAware, and AVG. I even
> > did a search on "yahoo". Nothing was found except about 10 text files
> > with "yahoo" in the name. Two were cookies. The rest were text files in
> > the emailbackup folder. So how do I uninstall this yahoo function?
Thanks.
> >
> > "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Have you uninstalled it?
> >> --
> >> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
> >>
> >> AumHa Forums
> >> http://forum.aumha.org
> >>
> >> What You Should Know About Spyware
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
> >>
> >> Papa wrote:
> >>> Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW /
> >>> TOOLBARS" hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first
place,
> >>> though.
> >>>
> >>> "Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
> >>>> anti-virus software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check
for
> >>>> and download critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
> >>>>
> >>>> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below
> >>>> the IE toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go".
> >>>> "Visual Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far
> >>>> right in this toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also
> >>>> there is a label in this toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO!
search".
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have
> >>>> been something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not
> >>>> available right now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the
> >>>> label.
> >>>>
> >>>> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.
>

OIC, "yahoo", not "Yahoo!"...

Did you update & then run CWShredder, Ad-aware and Spybot, in that order? I
think you're familiar with that drill.

Try Ramesh's Toolbar Cop
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm#Toolbarcop
--
~PA Bear

Papa wrote:
> Question no. 1: I don't
> Question no. 2: I don't have Yahoo ANYTHING installed, at least nothing
> with "Yahoo" in the name.
>
> "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> How do you know it's a Yahoo function?
>>
>> Do you have Yahoo Companion installed?
>> --
>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>
>> AumHa Forums
>> http://forum.aumha.org
>>
>> What You Should Know About Spyware
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
>>
>> Papa wrote:
>>> No. All I did was hide it by the method I described in my 2nd post. I
>>> looked in the "All Programs" list and in the "Add / Remove" function of
>>> the Control Panel. No sign of anything "yahoo" related there, and, as I
>>> said, my anti-spyware and AV software are both up to date and were run 2
>>> days ago and today as well. I use spybot S&D, AdAware, and AVG. I even
>>> did a search on "yahoo". Nothing was found except about 10 text files
>>> with "yahoo" in the name. Two were cookies. The rest were text files in
>>> the emailbackup folder. So how do I uninstall this yahoo function?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Have you uninstalled it?
>>>> --
>>>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>>>>
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>>>
>>>> AumHa Forums
>>>> http://forum.aumha.org
>>>>
>>>> What You Should Know About Spyware
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
>>>>
>>>> Papa wrote:
>>>>> Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW /
>>>>> TOOLBARS" hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first
>>>>> place, though.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
>>>>>> anti-virus software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check
>>>>>> for and download critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just below
>>>>>> the IE toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go".
>>>>>> "Visual Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far
>>>>>> right in this toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also
>>>>>> there is a label in this toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO!
>>>>>> search".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may have
>>>>>> been something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not
>>>>>> available right now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by the
>>>>>> label.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.

Yes, I've done all of that. I'll give the Toolbar Cop a try, and thanks.


"PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> OIC, "yahoo", not "Yahoo!"...
>
> Did you update & then run CWShredder, Ad-aware and Spybot, in that order?
I
> think you're familiar with that drill.
>
> Try Ramesh's Toolbar Cop
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm#Toolbarcop
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Papa wrote:
> > Question no. 1: I don't
> > Question no. 2: I don't have Yahoo ANYTHING installed, at least nothing
> > with "Yahoo" in the name.
> >
> > "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> How do you know it's a Yahoo function?
> >>
> >> Do you have Yahoo Companion installed?
> >> --
> >> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
> >>
> >> AumHa Forums
> >> http://forum.aumha.org
> >>
> >> What You Should Know About Spyware
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
> >>
> >> Papa wrote:
> >>> No. All I did was hide it by the method I described in my 2nd post. I
> >>> looked in the "All Programs" list and in the "Add / Remove" function
of
> >>> the Control Panel. No sign of anything "yahoo" related there, and, as
I
> >>> said, my anti-spyware and AV software are both up to date and were run
2
> >>> days ago and today as well. I use spybot S&D, AdAware, and AVG. I even
> >>> did a search on "yahoo". Nothing was found except about 10 text files
> >>> with "yahoo" in the name. Two were cookies. The rest were text files
in
> >>> the emailbackup folder. So how do I uninstall this yahoo function?
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> Have you uninstalled it?
> >>>> --
> >>>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
> >>>>
> >>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
> >>>>
> >>>> AumHa Forums
> >>>> http://forum.aumha.org
> >>>>
> >>>> What You Should Know About Spyware
> >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/...y/spyware.mspx
> >>>>
> >>>> Papa wrote:
> >>>>> Well, I found out that unchecking "Viewpoint Toolbar" under VIEW /
> >>>>> TOOLBARS" hides it. Still wondering how it got there in the first
> >>>>> place, though.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>>>> I use IE 6.0 under Windows XP Pro. I regularly update and run my
> >>>>>> anti-virus software and my anti-spyware software, as well as check
> >>>>>> for and download critical updates, etc. from Microsoft.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> A new toolbar has appeared on my IE screen. It is located just
below
> >>>>>> the IE toolbar, and includes buttons for "Search the web", "Go".
> >>>>>> "Visual Bookmarks", "Pop-up Bin", and "Search Results". At the far
> >>>>>> right in this toolbar is a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Also
> >>>>>> there is a label in this toolbar that says "Powered by YAHOO!
> >>>>>> search".
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I don't know how this toolbar got onto my IE screen, but it may
have
> >>>>>> been something my college-age grandson has done - and he is not
> >>>>>> available right now. Apparently it is a Yahoo product, judging by
the
> >>>>>> label.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> How do I get rid of this toolbar? Thanks.
>