Dent Grey toolbar

[Jenna]

My fiancee did a windows update the other day and I think
it included all the critical updates. Since then, our
internet explorer has automatically removed our 'google'
and 'yahoo' toolbar and replaced it something called 'dent
grey' (microsoft). We remove it however it is back
everytime we log back on. In addition, sometimes it
removes our default page and replaces it with something
else. Not all the time, just sometimes. We also experience
strange re-directing to websites when we go to
my.yahoo.com

What is going on and how can I get it back to the way it
was?

Thank you.

 

[JR]

This is caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite)

Download, install, *update* and run these two programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items
listed in red.)

Additional information at:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note the security recommendations.

BHOs and Spyware
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/spyware.htm#BHOCOP

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Search for common parasites at
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/