Right-click menus

[beth]

A while back I found out that I had a rather unsavory link
posted on my right-click menu for the internet. I have
tried everything I can think of--"options" pages for
Windows and Internet Explorer, changing the basic
settings, all sorts of things. I even tried to download
the most recent edition of Internet Explorer off the
internet to get rid of this, but no go. So, either "FREE
PORN GALLERIES" is now an automatic menu option for I.E.,
or "they" found a loophole that I can't find my way back
through to undo. Any advice would be welcome, especially
if it can get rid of this thorn in my side without my
having to uninstall and reinstall I.E. If that is my only
option, though, I would love some assistance in figuring
out how to do so. Thank you!

 

[JR]

Hi Beth, why get rid of the link ?? ))
Here's how:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and
Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[mac]

A while back I found out that I had a rather unsavory link
posted on my right-click menu for the internet. I have
tried everything I can think of--"options" pages for
Windows and Internet Explorer, changing the basic
settings, all sorts of things. I even tried to download
the most recent edition of Internet Explorer off the
internet to get rid of this, but no go. So, either "FREE
PORN GALLERIES" is now an automatic menu option for I.E.,
or "they" found a loophole that I can't find my way back
through to undo. Any advice would be welcome, especially
if it can get rid of this thorn in my side without my
having to uninstall and reinstall I.E. If that is my only
option, though, I would love some assistance in figuring
out how to do so. Thank you!

1. Click [Start] [Run] type [REGEDIT]
2. Navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MenuExt.
Each subkey of this key represents one menu item. Many will include an
ampersand (&) to define the underlined key associated with the command.

Highlight the key you want to delete (for example,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Zoom &In).
Choose Export from the Registry menu and export that branch to a file.

Now delete the key.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Get ToolbarCop:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/ToolbarCop.exe

ToolbarCop removes the Toolbars, Toolbar buttons and unwanted menu-extensions from Internet Explorer. It does not remove the spyware from the system entirely. It is advisable to run Ad-Aware scan (www.lavasoftusa.com), if the toolbar entries are not removed.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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A while back I found out that I had a rather unsavory link
posted on my right-click menu for the internet. I have
tried everything I can think of--"options" pages for
Windows and Internet Explorer, changing the basic
settings, all sorts of things. I even tried to download
the most recent edition of Internet Explorer off the
internet to get rid of this, but no go. So, either "FREE
PORN GALLERIES" is now an automatic menu option for I.E.,
or "they" found a loophole that I can't find my way back
through to undo. Any advice would be welcome, especially
if it can get rid of this thorn in my side without my
having to uninstall and reinstall I.E. If that is my only
option, though, I would love some assistance in figuring
out how to do so. Thank you!