removing toolbars

[varkcold]

i switched on my computer today to discover that i had a
new "adult" links tool bar under my address toolbar...i
have been trying for hours to find a way of deleting this
as i have 3 young children and i am not able to let them
play on the computer incase porn appears on the computer
(which keeps happening) any help in telling me how i can
uninstall this (cant use uninstall programmes as cant
find programme on list) wounld be of much help...thx

 

[~gemini~]

http://www.safer-networking.org/ Spybot is a very good program to
periodically remove this kind of junk that gets on your computer. Spyware
can be nasty and sometimes requires more then just deleting a simple file to
get rid of it.
This program makes it easy. It's free but open for donations.
Hope this helps.
~gemini~

 

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

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

ToolbarCop:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/sramesh2k/utils/ToolbarCop.exe

Manual Procedure:
Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe)
Go to the following location and check each GUID sub-key. One of which is
the malware toolbar entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions

Also, check here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
{check the values in the right-pane to identify the malware toolbar.)

Spot the entry and delete the appropriate key (backup the registry first)

--
Regards,
Ramesh [MS-MVP]
AIM: SRamesh2k


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i switched on my computer today to discover that i had a
new "adult" links tool bar under my address toolbar...i
have been trying for hours to find a way of deleting this
as i have 3 young children and i am not able to let them
play on the computer incase porn appears on the computer
(which keeps happening) any help in telling me how i can
uninstall this (cant use uninstall programmes as cant
find programme on list) wounld be of much help...thx

 

[H Leboeuf]

Start here.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm