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Subject:
How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
Category: Computers Asked by: russ123-ga List Price: $5.00 |
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01 Mar 2005 19:44 PST
Expires: 31 Mar 2005 19:44 PST Question ID: 483266 |
remove search bar http://www.grudzrldmziwxnzce.us/NW1/Itt7h289zkB_rPXMPq24ETyQLie3Rt1h0XNIhrhJplCBPvNwHf6RprIn9NMw.htm |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: willcodeforfood-ga on 01 Mar 2005 21:00 PST |
This is not a registered domain and the page name looks kind of suspicious. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: fyannaco-ga on 01 Mar 2005 23:28 PST |
A program called HijackThis specializes in removing unwanted browser functions: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/ Be sure you're removing the right function, though, as HijackThis will list all browser functions and startup keys, among other things. If you post your HijackThis log, I can tell you exactly which entry to remove. There are also numerous anti-malware scanner programs which can remove the bar from your registry. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx I hope this helped you. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: oshoanswers-ga on 02 Mar 2005 00:04 PST |
I would recomment using the microsoft anti spyware beta available for download at http://www.micrsoft.com You will find a link to download it in the main page of the site itself. It will remove browser helper objects like searchbar and other spyware with minimal complications. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: phossil-ga on 02 Mar 2005 07:33 PST |
you could install any adware like from www.lavasoftusa.com or a SpyWare like Pestpatrol (www.pestpatrol.com) to detect and remove your browser helper object. You could desinstall any unwanted program installed recently (removing from windows or via regedit). If you have activated the latest optimal windows restauration you could restore the system. I hope it helps. Phossil. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: russ123-ga on 02 Mar 2005 10:28 PST |
It's FINALLY gone & went into 'Search Hell ' I guess ? I got a Free Download from Microsoft, copy & paste; As to the search bar, it's "spyware". Go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads. There is a free spyware removal program there that would probably take care of it. It's a Beta, but works great, and is free. It only took about 2 days for it to FINALLY recognize that www.Google.com is the search bar I had prior to my computer being ' Hijacked '& as I said above, has " gone into Search Hell ". |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: russ123-ga on 02 Mar 2005 22:07 PST |
Belay the last Email I sent, the God D_ _ _ _d Search Bar ' Search Now ! ' is back., despite my Restarting My Computer 3 times to ensure it was Dead. So, Unfortunately I am still looking for an answer to the original Question |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: russ123-ga on 02 Mar 2005 22:22 PST |
To; fyannaco-ga From: Russ123-ga I went to http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/ & downloaded a file called ' Hijack this ' I unzipped it, ran it & I have its ' Hijack this Log on My Desktop. My Q-2-U is, Exactly how do I post the results of the Run log here so you can tell me which ones to delete ? |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: dotnetbytes-ga on 03 Mar 2005 08:46 PST |
This Search Bar you are referring to sounds like "Cool Web Search" A very insidious and nasty spyware program. I unfortunally got infected with it a few months back and it took me about 3 hours going through the registry to remove all of it. It hides in some of the Automatic run areas of the registry so when it is removed, it just reinstalls inself the next time you boot up. My variatation actually infected my Word documents as well and placed vbs macros in my startup MS Word Files. Luckily, if this is your problem there is a solution for that particular piece of nasty code --- cwshredder. Since the folks putting out the evil cool web search keep updating it to make it more difficult to remove, CWShredder is updated almost weekly to keep up with it. You can download it from here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3019.html |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: darkmage202-ga on 03 Mar 2005 10:29 PST |
You can find a book called "windows XP Timesaving techniques" by Woody Leonard. Ask him a question by email at talk2woody@woodyswatch.com .His website is at www.wopr.com and www.woodyswatch.com |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: mark_bett-ga on 03 Mar 2005 16:58 PST |
Often SpyWare reinstalls itself upon restart. My recomendation is to rerun the microsoft anti-spyware beta tool (right now its probably the best on eout there). Its a free download you can find at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en after downloading and running that but BEFORE you restart your computer go to: Start> Run and type in: MSCONFIG then press "OK" The far right tab should be STARTUP. Select that and browse through the list for any programs that look suspicious. Basically your goal will be to UNCHECK as many things as you can. What this is doing is preventing programs from loading when your computer starts up... You aren't uninstalling them, just telling them not to load automatically. If you change your mind and want to add them you can follow the smae process and recheck the box. After removing as much stuff as you can (stuff you dont recognize etc.) go ahead and restart your computer. Typically most current antivirus software that is kept up to date will prevent this type of Spyware/Malware from being installed. I would suggest updating or installing new anti-virus software to help prevent this from happening in the future. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: hummer-ga on 03 Mar 2005 17:21 PST |
Hi russ123, Follow the tutorial at Major Geeks' website. It is important that you do the steps in a methodical manner. Major Geeks' How to: Spyware, Trojan And Virus Removal http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407 There is another good tutorial is here: KRC Anti-Spyware Tutorial http://www.greyknight17.com/spyware.htm Good luck, hummer |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: checkmate-ga on 04 Mar 2005 17:04 PST |
It sounds like you have the download dropper trojan. Search the symantec site for that and look at the symptoms. Also, go to downloads.cnet.com and get Webroots spysweeper program and run that it's probably the best spyware remover around. Hijaack this also helps alot. The problem is you may end up with a system that has to be reloaded from the 'damage' (screwed up files, etc) done. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: odmark-ga on 05 Mar 2005 01:47 PST |
First I would have tried Internet Explorer's " Tools | Manage Add-Ons ", selecting and disabling each suspect add-on. But I don't see an option for deleting an add-on even after you've disabled it. |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: rohit24-ga on 07 Mar 2005 11:20 PST |
I would recommend BHODemon, I've tried this program and was able to remove a very nasty SEARCH toolbar |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: jo_d84-ga on 09 Mar 2005 00:24 PST |
http://www.computing.net/webdevel/wwwboard/forum/1074.html |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: jo_d84-ga on 09 Mar 2005 00:25 PST |
http://www.webuser.co.uk/cgi-bin/forums/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=hijackthis&Number=143703&page=19&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=93&part= |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: gabandgil-ga on 14 Mar 2005 15:31 PST |
I had it and got rid of it with Hijack This. It's the only way, I tried everything else. You need to edit the registry and remove certain entries. If you're not comfortable with that, go here and send the Hijack This log file: http://www.antispywarecompare.com/contact.htm They'll tell you what to delete. Lastly, to prevent this you need anti-spyware with shields. No freeware, no cheap-ware, you need to spend $30 to keep it from happening again. http://www.antispywarecompare.com/spy_sweeper_personal.htm |
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Re: How can I remove A Unwanted Search Bar, ' Search Now ! ', of off my computer
From: dtip-ga on 25 Apr 2005 07:07 PDT |
Search Now seems to be a sponser program of Messenger Plus. I guess I agreed to installing it when I installed Messenger Plus. I went to add/remove programs and clicked on remove Messenger Plus. It gave me the option to uninstall the sponser program. That did it for me. Search Now is gone. |
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