Re: Removing Unwanted programs

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From: Basharat A. Javaid (bjavaid_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 06/05/04 

Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:59:00 -0700

Thanks Will.

"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OFDFX8eSEHA.544@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Try these programs to check for any spyware that may be on your system:
>
> Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
> Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
> CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
>
> Also see the following link:
>
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Basharat A. Javaid" <bjavaid@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:%23nqZM5eSEHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> | In the process of looking for cheap fares, I ended up at SideStep.com's
> | website. I now find that they installed their program or something an
> some
> | other programs got installed. As a result:
> |
> | 1. I am getting pop up Ads from BargainBuddy.
> |
> | 2. Item called "Search Assistant" has been added to the Taskbar's
Toolbar
> | and whenever I start my computer 'Search the Web" address appears on the
> | Taskbar even after I have unchecked it on the Taskbar's Toolbar!
> |
> | When I clicked on the "Search the Web" it took me to site called
> BlazeFind.
> | So I searched for BlazeFind on my computer and the following files
showed
> | up: msxml.ini, msxml.info, msxml.dll and msxml.Dat. I deleted these
> files,
> | restarted the computer but still the Search Assistant is residing on the
> | Taskbar's Toolbar.
> |
> | 3. The Quicklauch is moved to left side of the taskbar. I manually move
> it
> | to the right but when I restart the computer, it goes back to the left.
> |
> | I went through the Add/Remove Programs and deleted the
> suspicious/unfamiliar
> | programs but still no joy.
> |
> |
> | How do I get read of this menace?
> |
> |
> | --
> | Basharat Javaid.
> |
> |
>

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