HOTBAR

[nancyb]

Stupidly, I went for the hotbar option shown to me on IE..
thinking if it screwed up the computer I could remove it..
Well I have done everything but use dynamite, it will not
go away... can't even remove it with ADD/REMOVE programs
Has anyone else been as stupid as me to put this demon
program on their computer? it just makes pop up after
popup and is driving virtually crazy... Please help me if
you can..
thanks
Nancy

 

[PA Bear]

Hotbar hijacker
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#hotbar

Check your system for more "hijackware".

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

I highly recommend using HijackThis
(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip) to identify and
assist in the removal of these bad guys. **Post your files to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/, not here.**

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
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HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

 

[siljaline]

Stupidly, I went for the hotbar option shown to me on IE..
thinking if it screwed up the computer I could remove it..
Well I have done everything but use dynamite, it will not
go away... can't even remove it with ADD/REMOVE programs
Has anyone else been as stupid as me to put this demon
program on their computer? it just makes pop up after
popup and is driving virtually crazy... Please help me if
you can..
thanks
Nancy

Spyware Alert! (Hotbar) Parasite!
Info -
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=knowledgebase/threats/spybots-hotbar
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/HotBar.html

Corrective Action -

SpyBot Search & Destroy (or) Lavasoft's Ad-aware will
easily do away with this pest.

Where to go to get a fix -

http://security.kolla.de SpyBot
http://www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-aware

Please Note >
(Install one or both of these freeware applications, *run them weekly*,
just like you would your pre-installed anti-virus scanner).

HTH

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siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
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