Unwanted toolbar options

[Tom Flanagan]

When I right click on the toolbar, included in my list of options (Standard,
Address and Links) there are two others that show up but I can't get rid of
them. One is for Adult links which is extremely offensive and the other is
a bunch of letters (grvstatuchd) which adds a toolbar of icons for
categories of websites. Oddly enough they show up on only one User account.
Does anyonw know how these got here and more importantly how I can get rid
of them?

Thanks for your help.

Tom

 

[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.mvps.org/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)

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Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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

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When I right click on the toolbar, included in my list of options (Standard,
Address and Links) there are two others that show up but I can't get rid of
them. One is for Adult links which is extremely offensive and the other is
a bunch of letters (grvstatuchd) which adds a toolbar of icons for
categories of websites. Oddly enough they show up on only one User account.
Does anyonw know how these got here and more importantly how I can get rid
of them?

Thanks for your help.

Tom