Hotbar

[Bill Tomlinson]

on the top bar, in View, toolbars, Hot bar comes up can'nt
get rid. every time I open a folder there it is. it is in
every folder that I open. I would like to delete this. it
is a pest THANK YOU

 

[Altrus]

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Hi,

To remove such objects, please try the following steps:

Open Internet Explorer. Click on 'Tools', 'Internet Options'. Click on the
Advanced
Tab, and then, under the heading of 'Browsing', uncheck the box titled, 'Enable
third-party browser extension's. Click on OK. You may have to restart your
browser and/or computer.

Once disabled, you can remove them through a program called 'BHOCop'.
Download this program from:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,270,00.asp

Unzip the program, and install it. Once installed, run it, and you will be
presented with a list of all objects found. You should then be able to remove
them as desired.

After removing all such programs, you may wish to re-enable BHO's for
functionality. Some programs, such as google bar, require BHO's enabled.

Altrus


| on the top bar, in View, toolbars, Hot bar comes up can'nt
| get rid. every time I open a folder there it is. it is in
| every folder that I open. I would like to delete this. it
is a pest THANK YOU

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[Jim Byrd]

Hi Bill - Well, start here: http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/HotBar.html

Note that this symptom often indicates the possibility of other malware.
You might want go to this page at Jim Eshelman's site, here:
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm and wait a little bit (be patient), an analysis
of a number of possible parasites on your machine will be made to help you
identify and remove them. NOTE: You will need to disable Ad Blocking in
Zone Alarm 3.x, if present or any other Ad Blocking software which
interferes with Java Scripting for this scan to work. You should get a
message between the two lines of **** giving the results of the scan.

For the general hijack case, the best way to start is to get Ad-Aware 6.0,
Build 181 or later, here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/.
UPDATE and run this regularly to get rid of most "spyware/hijackware" on
your machine. If it has to fix things, be sure to re-boot and rerun
AdAware again and repeat this cycle until you get a clean scan. The reason
is that it may have to remove things which are currently "in use" before it
can then clean up others.

Another excellent program for this purpose is SpyBot Search and Destroy
available here: http://security.kolla.de/ SpyBot Support Forum here:
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi. I recommend
using both normally. After UPDATING and fixing things with SpyBot S&D, be
sure to re-boot and rerun SpyBot again and repeat this cycle until you get a
clean "no red" scan. The reason is that SpyBot sometimes has to remove
things which are currently "in use" before it can then clean up others.


Note that sometimes you need to make a judgement call about what these
programs report as spyware. See here, for example:
http://www.imilly.com/alexa.htm


A currently common parasite is some malware called CoolWebSearch. Do the
following:

Download and run: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip to remove the
parasite. Be sure to close all instances of IE and OE. Always download a
new copy of this application, as it is updated almost daily.,

Then download and run:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/iegentabs.reg to restore your
tabs and remove any restrictions that the parasite has put in place.

Be sure that you also download and install hotfix Q816093, here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816093

which blocks the exploit upon which this parasite family depends.


Once you get things cleaned up, you might want to consider installing the
SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard here to help prevent this kind of thing from
happening in the future:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html (Prevents malware Active
X installs) (BTW, SpyWare Blaster is not memory resident ... no CPU or
memory load - but keep it UPDATED) The latest version as of this writing
will prevent installation or prevent the malware from running if it is
already installed, and it provides information and fixit-links for a variety
of parasites.
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html (Monitors for attempts to
install malware) Keep it UPDATED. Both Very Highly Recommended.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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[Martin C]

Use IE Wallpaper. This acts like Hotbar, but does not have any spyware. You
can download it from:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/previous/webaccess/tbwlpapr.asp

Note: Hotbar is easier to install as you only have to doubleclick on a
hotbar theme. With IE Wallpaper, you have to do the following:

After program downloads, let Installation Wizzard Install the Program
(Click on the file you just downloaded called 'tbwlpapr'. It should
automatically install the program in the right place on your pc in the IE
folder).

Click on your desktop Internet Explorer Icon to open a new IE Window (you
dont have to be online to do this).

On the IE window you just opened, click on 'Tools' in the upper toolbar
On the dropdown menu, click on 'Toolbar Wallpaper'
Choose a Wallpaper from your .bmp files listed and click 'ok'. You can add
your own BMP files if you want. Just put them in the same directory as the
sample ones that come with the program.
Close the IE Window
Open a new IE window....and Viola....you have a fresh new look!!!

Hope this helps.
Martin