Hotbar

[Rob]

XPh - Running ZA(free), Spybot & AdAware in addition to MSAS.
My daughter's machine has recently become plagued with Hotbar attempting to install.
MSAS pos up a warning as soon as she logs on.
Telling it to remove the threat results in it getting busy (flashes up registry entries)
and saying it's deleted.
All is well until the next time she logs on.
I've searched this ng and tried many of the solutions offered but no go.

Also (related?) MSAS pops up another window-hidden behind the foregoing-advising that it
has detected something trying to make a change to the "restricted sites" and asks if it
should be blocked.
Just "for fun", after blocking it many times, I allowed it but did not see any changes.

I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

 

[Guest]

XPh - Running ZA(free), Spybot & AdAware in addition to MSAS.
My daughter's machine has recently become plagued with Hotbar attempting to install.
MSAS pos up a warning as soon as she logs on.
Telling it to remove the threat results in it getting busy (flashes up registry entries)
and saying it's deleted.
All is well until the next time she logs on.
I've searched this ng and tried many of the solutions offered but no go.

From: "plun" about the hotbar:

Download CCleaner, www.ccleaner.com and remove all temporarily junk.
Also clean registry with "Issues".

Download/Install Lavasofts Adaware
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022-10399602.html?tag=list

After install, upgrade Adaware definitions with "Check for updates".

Restart in safe mode, press F8 during reboot just before Windows flag screen
appears.

Scan with both MSAS and Lavasoft Adaware, choose "full scªns".

If you are running SP2, open IE--->Tools--->Manage Add-ons, and uncheck any
BHO's that you don't recºgnize.

Also (related?) MSAS pops up another window-hidden behind the foregoing-advising that it
has detected something trying to make a change to the "restricted sites" and asks if it
should be blocked.
Just "for fun", after blocking it many times, I allowed it but did not see any changes.

I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

Without a specific name it will be difficult for someone to help identify it
as spyware or nºt.

Time will tell

Good luck Rob

Engel

 

[Guest]

XPh - Running ZA(free), Spybot & AdAware in addition to MSAS.
My daughter's machine has recently become plagued with Hotbar attempting
to install.
MSAS pos up a warning as soon as she logs on.
Telling it to remove the threat results in it getting busy (flashes up
registry entries)
and saying it's deleted.
All is well until the next time she logs on.
I've searched this ng and tried many of the solutions offered but no go.

Also (related?) MSAS pops up another window-hidden behind the
foregoing-advising that it
has detected something trying to make a change to the "restricted sites"
and asks if it
should be blocked.
Just "for fun", after blocking it many times, I allowed it but did not see
any changes.

I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.

So does the same thing happen when you reboot into Safe Mode to then
eradicate the pest?