Hotbar Folders

[Paula]

I'm fairly new to this. What are "hotbar" folders? Is it
safe to delete these folders as when I do a system
search, I find 108 folders, of which many are zipped. I'm
trying to clean up my pc and if I don't need these
folders, I want to delete them. Any suggestions?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

They are part of the hotbar parasitic malware. Yes, delete them, and
download and run AdawareSE from www.lavasoft.de to help in removing that
piece of garbage.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Paula]

I am running "Spybot-Search & Destroy". Shouldn't this
totally remove these folders?

Thanks,
Paula

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Hotbar Removal Instructions and Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/hotbar.shtml

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I'm fairly new to this. What are "hotbar" folders? Is it
| safe to delete these folders as when I do a system
| search, I find 108 folders, of which many are zipped. I'm
| trying to clean up my pc and if I don't need these
| folders, I want to delete them. Any suggestions?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Paula,

No, not always. I usually suggest running a combination of those two
products. One will catch what the other misses.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org