R redrum Beta member Messages 1 Dec 17, 2004 #1 my stupid brother installed msn plus without removing the sponser andi got a cruddy search bar and adware install i have tried everything to get rid of it, i have used spybot search n destroy and ad-ware se. what do i do?
my stupid brother installed msn plus without removing the sponser andi got a cruddy search bar and adware install i have tried everything to get rid of it, i have used spybot search n destroy and ad-ware se. what do i do?
S ShoobieRat Fully Optimized Messages 2,932 Dec 17, 2004 #2 Well, if you used IE, you could just go to View->Toolbars and turn off the MSN search bar. Also, after running ad-aware (or other adware-removal program) and that doesn't work, try manually removing it through explorer and the registry.
Well, if you used IE, you could just go to View->Toolbars and turn off the MSN search bar. Also, after running ad-aware (or other adware-removal program) and that doesn't work, try manually removing it through explorer and the registry.
S southernlady Daemon Poster Messages 1,343 Dec 17, 2004 #3 You need to do everything in this thread: http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34713 and then post the results of the HiJack Log in the HiJack Log Analyze Forum. Liz
You need to do everything in this thread: http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34713 and then post the results of the HiJack Log in the HiJack Log Analyze Forum. Liz