'Bug' has added a tool-bar to IE (ISEARCH)

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chrisjgriff

Hi,

I have a problem in that I appear to have picked up a
malicious bug from the Net which has added an extra tool-
bar below the Address box in IE. This bar starts with a
search-box titled 'ISEARCH', then has four buttons to the
right: 'Popups Blocked'; Zoom; E-Mail; Hot-Offers.

What's more, when I now right-click on the grey menu/tool
bars in IE, the options to change the tool bar have been
disabled!
This ISEARCH add-on appears to be affecting Web searching,
in that it doesn't seem to allow more than two IE windows
to open at the same time, plus I suspect it could be doing
other things, so want to get rid of it.

When I had this problem a couple of weeks ago, I simply
restored Windows XP back to an earlier point, and the
problem went away. But this time I've found that all my
Restore-Points have been deleted!!

How do I 'uninstall' this addition to IE?
Is there anyway to recover my previous Restore Points?
How do I uninstall IE and then reinstall? Would this
remove the problem?

Would appreciate any help,
regards, Chris.
Brighton, UK.
 
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Hi

I have a problem in that I appear to have picked up a
malicious bug from the Net which has added an extra tool
bar below the Address box in IE. This bar starts with a
search-box titled 'ISEARCH', then has four buttons to the
right: 'Popups Blocked'; Zoom; E-Mail; Hot-Offers

What's more, when I now right-click on the grey menu/tool
bars in IE, the options to change the tool bar have been
disabled
This ISEARCH add-on appears to be affecting Web searching,
in that it doesn't seem to allow more than two IE windows
to open at the same time, plus I suspect it could be doing
other things, so want to get rid of it

When I had this problem a couple of weeks ago, I simply
restored Windows XP back to an earlier point, and the
problem went away. But this time I've found that all my
Restore-Points have been deleted!

How do I 'uninstall' this addition to IE
Is there anyway to recover my previous Restore Points
How do I uninstall IE and then reinstall? Would this
remove the problem

Would appreciate any help
regards, Chris
Brighton, UK
 
Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
 
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