PowerStrip toolbar was installed on my computer

[FireBrick]

Actually my wife's computer.
It's a extra toolbar, I can deselect it from the View Toolbars menu.

it' says I can download it
But I don't want it and I don't want the toolbar.
How do I remove this unwanted, unasked for toolbar?

Please
I hate when sites install this crap without asking.

 

[Mike Burgess]

FireBrick,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 10-24-03]
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[siljaline]

FireBrick,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Mike,
OP needs an HJT scan - IMO -
<snip>
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PowerStrip] c:\program\powerstrip\pstrip.exe
</snip>

HTH

--

siljaline MS - MVP IE/OE

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a sucker's game because they almost always turn out
to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous
sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
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[FireBrick]

Mike,
OP needs an HJT scan - IMO -
<snip>
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PowerStrip] c:\program\powerstrip\pstrip.exe
</snip>

HTH

afraid I don't quite understand that.

What I did was,,,,use System Restore to yesterdays restore point and that
SEEMS to have performed an exorcism...

 

[siljaline]

Mike,
OP needs an HJT scan - IMO -
<snip>
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PowerStrip] c:\program\powerstrip\pstrip.exe
</snip>

HTH

afraid I don't quite understand that.

What I did was,,,,use System Restore to yesterdays restore point and that
SEEMS to have performed an exorcism...

FireBrick,
*Sorry* about the cryptic note to Mike Burgess!
What I was suggesting is that the "OP" - Original Poster, run a Spyware Hijack
removal utility called "Hijack This"
All the info is avaialble on Mike's unwanted page, here:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

System Restore may "appear" to have rid your machine of the Spyware
component(s) but perhaps not. Like viruses, a Restore does not always
do away with them.

Sorry for the misundertanding, I should have posted the correct info straight
up.

Regards,

--

Randy K. aka 'siljaline' MS - MVP IE/OE

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