annoying Search Bar...can't get rid of it!

[Brian]

This search bar appeared in my browser about a week ago.
I can't seem to get rid of it. Even if I go into the
Toolbars menu and shut it off, it re-appears as soon as I
refresh the page. I looked in Add/Remove Programs to see
if I could uninstall it, tried running spyware removers,
Adaware, etc...nothing helps! I even ran Norton Uninstall
to clean out my registry, but it's still there.

The search bar lists itself as "ksteashckwk" in the
Toolbar menu. If anyone could tell me how to get rid of
this blasted thing, I'd appreciate it.

-Brian

 

[JR]

Remove the spyware and parasites...
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and
Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[JR]

Here's another thing you can try if teh spyware/ad-aware
removal doesn't help...
Click start/run typ regedit
search for the name of the toolbar...
when found remove the associated registry key...
click find next...and so on...
Be carefull, removal of registry keys can damage your
system, if your not comfortable doing this, then don't !

 

[Mike Burgess]

Brian,
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
____________________________________________________________
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 11-08-03]
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[Brian]

Thanks! That did the trick. ^_^

-----Original Message-----
Brian,
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
_________________________________________________________ ___
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 11-08- 03]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

This search bar appeared in my browser about a week ago.
I can't seem to get rid of it. Even if I go into the
Toolbars menu and shut it off, it re-appears as soon as I
refresh the page. I looked in Add/Remove Programs to see
if I could uninstall it, tried running spyware removers,
Adaware, etc...nothing helps! I even ran Norton Uninstall
to clean out my registry, but it's still there.

The search bar lists itself as "ksteashckwk" in the
Toolbar menu. If anyone could tell me how to get rid of
this blasted thing, I'd appreciate it.

-Brian

.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Brian,
You're welcome .... glad to see you have things resolved.
_____________________________________________________________
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 11-08-03]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Thanks! That did the trick. ^_^

-----Original Message-----
Brian,
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
_________________________________________________________ ___
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 11-08- 03]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

This search bar appeared in my browser about a week ago.
I can't seem to get rid of it. Even if I go into the
Toolbars menu and shut it off, it re-appears as soon as I
refresh the page. I looked in Add/Remove Programs to see
if I could uninstall it, tried running spyware removers,
Adaware, etc...nothing helps! I even ran Norton Uninstall
to clean out my registry, but it's still there.

The search bar lists itself as "ksteashckwk" in the
Toolbar menu. If anyone could tell me how to get rid of
this blasted thing, I'd appreciate it.

-Brian

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