Removing items from "Tools"

[Marcus]

There are a couple of items in the "tools" menu (from the top toolbar) that
I'd like to delete. I tried going into the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions .....but
the items are in code (long numbers and letters) so I don't know what I'd be
deleting. How do I figure out what I'd be deleting if there is no name to
the item?

Marcus

 

[PA Bear]

There are a couple of items in the "tools" menu

Such as...?

 

[Marcus]

-Unistall Bit Defender Online Scanner
-Flash Get

 

[PA Bear]

1. Uninstall both via Add/Remove Programs, if found. Bit Defender Online
Scanner prolly may be removed using HijackThis. See #2.

2. FlashGet is hijackware!
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453077947

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**

 

[Marcus]

Thanks......."Hijack This" got rid of them!

1. Uninstall both via Add/Remove Programs, if found. Bit Defender Online
Scanner prolly may be removed using HijackThis. See #2.

2. FlashGet is hijackware!
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453077947

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**

 

[PA Bear]

YW, Marcus.

Thanks......."Hijack This" got rid of them!