IE 6, ME How do I get rid of a tool bar?

[Chitao]

I recieved some porn spam. I thought I was removing myself
from their mail list, but instead entered the site's home
page. When I did, a popup asked if I wanted to download a
program. (It didn't say what the program did.) I thought I
clicked the 'NO' button, but must have missed because the
program loaded (in just a couple of seconds - before I
could stop it). It put short cuts to porn links on my dest
top, my start up menu, and a 'Porn Links' tool bar on my
browser. I can hide it, but I can't get rid of it. My
children use this computer. I need to get rid of it!
Please help!

Thanks

 

[DVarnau]

Hi,
Start with these two programs:
Ad-aware... http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot... http://security.kolla.de/
Download, install, update, run.

Additional information at:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
and
Darnit- Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Don

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Chitao,

First option is to run Ad-Aware scan (www.lavasoftusa.com). If the toolbar
entries are not removed still,

ToolbarCop:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/ToolbarCop.exe

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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I recieved some porn spam. I thought I was removing myself
from their mail list, but instead entered the site's home
page. When I did, a popup asked if I wanted to download a
program. (It didn't say what the program did.) I thought I
clicked the 'NO' button, but must have missed because the
program loaded (in just a couple of seconds - before I
could stop it). It put short cuts to porn links on my dest
top, my start up menu, and a 'Porn Links' tool bar on my
browser. I can hide it, but I can't get rid of it. My
children use this computer. I need to get rid of it!
Please help!

Thanks

 

[Chitao]

Thanks Ramesh,

Ad-Aware did not take care of the problem, but ToolbarCop
did the trick...;-)

Thanks again,
--Chitao

-----Original Message-----
Hi Chitao,

First option is to run Ad-Aware scan

(www.lavasoftusa.com). If the toolbar

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Most welcome, Chitao )

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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Thanks Ramesh,

Ad-Aware did not take care of the problem, but ToolbarCop
did the trick...;-)

Thanks again,
--Chitao

-----Original Message-----
Hi Chitao,

First option is to run Ad-Aware scan

(www.lavasoftusa.com). If the toolbar