IE Plugin Desktop Toolbar

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Why am I all of a sudden getting a small green icon with a
brown background on startup (in my tray of startup icons)
asking me to activate the IE Plugin Desktop Toolbar? This
is new to me. Also. I notice this new "Intelligent Search
Bar" appearing as an extra toolbar. I can shut it off, but
it appears with each new window that opens. Is this a new
feature? I really do not want it, and cannot seem to get
rid of it.
 
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Why am I all of a sudden getting a small green icon with a
brown background on startup (in my tray of startup icons)
asking me to activate the IE Plugin Desktop Toolbar? This
is new to me. Also. I notice this new "Intelligent Search
Bar" appearing as an extra toolbar. I can shut it off, but
it appears with each new window that opens. Is this a new
feature? I really do not want it, and cannot seem to get
rid of it.
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It sounds like some kind of adware garbage. Browser
toolbars can usually be removed using the Windows
Add/Remove Programs utility or by running the toolbar's
uninstaller. Alternatively, adware toolbars can be
removed by running an adware/spyware removal utility.

Some helpful links:
Spybot (security.kolla.de)
Ad-aware (www.lavasoftusa.com)
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/index.html
 
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