Toshi,
From MVPs Mike Burgess, Frank Saunders:
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First, rename your HOSTS file as "iSearch" hijacks that also, preventing you from reaching many "anti-spyware" sites (including mine Then download and run Ad-Aware (see below)
They also disable several other IE toolbar functions!
Copy and paste the below to Notepad
"File Types" drop-down menu = all files
Save as: UnlockToolbar.reg
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoBandCustomize"=dword:00000000
"NoToolbarCustomize"=dword:00000000
"Btn_Search"=dword:00000000
"SpecifyDefaultButtons"=dword:00000000
To use: right-click and select: Merge
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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I'm unable to unlock the toolbars and as a result am
unable to edit the buttons.
A few weeks back, a third party search program changed
something and ended up removing the search button from
the browser toolbars. The program has since been removed
but I'm still unable to modify the toolbars.
