xp home hanging and annoying link toolbar!!!

[Guest]

Hi everyone
In the last week or so my explorer has started hanging especially when i open more than the one window. this is really annoying as i cant download things cos i have to close explorer
Also since this problem started well at about the same time a toolbar or link bar appeared and i can t get rid of it in my toobar list it is called LOCKSMETA has anyone heard of it
How on earth do i get rid of it or find out where it came from
can someone please help me
thank
giraffechick

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
Cannot open Internet Explorer [flashes and quits]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831432

"Iexplore.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close" error message when
you try to start Internet Explorer


Spyware Programs links:-
www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-Aware
www.security.kolla.de Spybot

SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

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

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page
Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159

Hi everyone,
In the last week or so my explorer has started hanging especially when i open

more than the one window. this is really annoying as i cant download things cos
i have to close explorer.

Also since this problem started well at about the same time a toolbar or link

bar appeared and i can t get rid of it in my toobar list it is called LOCKSMETA
has anyone heard of it?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Kaylene
I dont have most of those errors that u had listed there but i recently downloaded that free adware program and have run it numerous times and found tonnes of spyware stuff and deleted it, but it didnt get rid of the silly toolbar.
Had a look at the link you gave me about getting rid of toolbars but that confused me as they had so much stuff on there i didnt know what i was looking for, (newbie
Also once i did run the spyware checker thru the explorer was fine for about 24 hrs and tonight started doing it again, are these things connected

Thanks for your help and tim
giraffechick

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

Could be, but don't know for sure, suggest you use Hijackthis (I would normally
say have a go at Spybot but as you said you're a newbie and that's not for
newbies).


For a Tutorial of Hijackthis:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html

You can download Hijackthis from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")
Go to: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
Sign in, go to the "Malware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.

Perhaps someone on that forum may be able to assist you with the toolbar.

Thanks Kaylene,
I dont have most of those errors that u had listed there but i recently

downloaded that free adware program and have run it numerous times and found
tonnes of spyware stuff and deleted it, but it didnt get rid of the silly
toolbar.

Had a look at the link you gave me about getting rid of toolbars but that

confused me as they had so much stuff on there i didnt know what i was looking
for, (newbie)

Also once i did run the spyware checker thru the explorer was fine for about

24 hrs and tonight started doing it again, are these things connected?