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chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:27 pm

I've got an extra toolbar that's been deviously added to IE, and it's not on the View, Toolbars dialogue so I don't know how to get rid of it. It appears to be to do with Porn (whoops!). Whilst it may be handy to have a porn-search toolbar, it's taking up too much space.

Yes, I know, I should use another browser, and I do, but sometimes IE is what I like to use.

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:28 pm

No, it's not really to do with porn. I have no idea where this shit came from.

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:28 pm

try adaware ...
or spybot ...

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:29 pm

They haven't removed the toolbar.

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:31 pm

The toolbar doesn't even work properly. . . buggy and ugly.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:36 pm

Out of curiosity, checked the page. There seems to be an uninstall utility for it available on the bottom,

"if problem, click here"

Try it, it might work

This is propably yet another variant of the dreaded CoolWebSearch plague you have encountered. Sadly the developer of the only 100% remedy stopped his activities recently, but there's a couple of tools that seem to work on most variants, CWShredder and so on. Just google for CoolWebSearch and you'll see.

I can check out what that uninstall.exe does exactly if you're uncertain about trying it.

Regards,

JMH

amoebe · Post by **amoebe** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:37 pm

Does the toolbar have a name? Try Google.
You can also go to it's homepage and search it on how to remove the toolbar. It should be there somewhere but will usually be well hidden.
The toolbar is controlled by a registry key. A system restore (WinXP) might remove it.

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:43 pm

Win 2K. On reboot it's resetting my homepage to thenewsearch.com.

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:45 pm

It opens to that page and immediately there's a pop-up to install a dialer to a f**king $1.50 per minute line!!!!!!!

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:46 pm

just tried to clear something similar from my mums system ...

... and failed miserably so far

(did manage to shift some coolwebsearch crap at the same time though)

good luck mate

slainte

rob

j_T · Post by **j_T** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:49 pm

Nice little flu you catched there ...

Maybe have a look at this thread on aumha.org:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7827

Hope you're lucky.

Regards,

Tommy

kp · Post by kp » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:00 pm

Look in the registry in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars

You'll see lots of CLSIDs. Search for each one in turn in the registry - one will/should look obviously bad. Delete that CLSID key from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars

and reboot.

sonicfire · Post by **sonicfire** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:03 pm

i´m using mozilla and will never switch back to IE.
once i used IE after some minutes i had suddenly strange items created on my desktop and all that pop-up window sh** is also not very nice....

just my 2 cent

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:06 pm

How do I search the registry?

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:07 pm

start menu > run > type REGEDIT and hit return ...

... be careful in there ...

slainte

rob

'thenewsearch.com' bullshit IE toolbar hijack nastyness