phd

My kids downloaded some sh1te the other day, with it an extra IE6 search toolbar that I can't get rid of.
I can remove it temporarily from the iexplorer window through view>toolbars> command but the damned thing reappears if I reboot.
Tried all ways through normal "properties" functions.
Cannot find the toolbar name "plmoagrdrrs" in a regedit search!
Any ideas as to how can I wipe it from the IE6 toolbar menu - permanently!?!?
Running XP-home.
Ta
Pete

fastfrank

have you tried going into add/remove programs in the control panel?

phd

Yip, tried that. Nothing that directly matches the toolbar name in there.
There was one programme with no title/description, only about 4kb in size. Would that be about the size of a toolbar?
I'd zapped it anyway, still happening.
Pete

[Edited by phd - 9/19/2003 5:58:31 PM]

fastfrank

yes, that would be exactly what your looking for!

phd

Will look for another little b@stard then.
Cheers FF
Pete

Soulgirl

Get this... cant live without it myself having my 12 year old use my PC at weekend...

http://www.safer-networking.org/ Its FREEEEEE

Chris L

Pete

Read this thread - I think if you download the two programs mentioned, one of them will find and destroy it!

Chris

Soulgirl

Thats what I posted.. its called Spybot Search and Destroy.

phd

Thanks all, I dowloaded Adaware after seeing the other thread. Have not run it yet, will do later. Will get Spybot too and let you know if they do the job.

Pete

Soulgirl

AdAware is not as good as Spybot

Chris L

Not strictly true Spybot and Adaware are different programs. They also search for different things. Often you will find that one program will pick up things that the other has missed. That is why I run both.

Chris

Soulgirl

Spyware beware: AdAware vs Spybot

By Robert Vamosi, ZDNet US and Alex Kidman, ZDNet Australia
18 February 2003






We put the two top contenders in the spyware-shredding category head to head. Which one will leave your PC with that sparkly-fresh 'new pc' feeling?


It's a sad fact of existence that it's virtually impossible to surf the web and install software without potentially running afoul of some form of spyware. There are plenty of programs out there that are quite upfront about the inclusion of spyware; you'll be warned about the inclusion of other programs -- and often given the option not to install them -- as part of the standard installation process.

Other programs, however, are sneakier, and place the warnings as part of the EULA that virtually every user ignores in any case. Thus it's quite easy to end up with a system that can be sending all sorts of private information to third parties without you being aware of it. Other packages will insert popup advertising right when you don't want it -- which for most of us is all of the time.

Part of the solution is simple, but time consuming -- read everything. If you've got the time to go through every every scrap of text and every EULA while maintaining an extremely vigilant firewall, then you should be able to stop most incursions. For those of us with limited time, however, there are software options out there that make the removal of spyware a lot simpler. We've taken the two top contenders in the field head to head to find a spyware shredding champion.

Lavasoft Ad-aware Standard Edition 6.0
Lavasoft's free spyware utility does a decent job, but you'll need to spend money on the professional edition in order to match the functionality of Spybot.

PepiMK Spybot Search and Destroy
Spybot blows venerable Ad-aware out of the water when it comes to protecting you against ad-serving software.