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OK I have ADAWARE SE PERSONAL and now I also have OmegaKillerSM, ran both of
them but the same problem is still there. I get this toolbar on top of my
taskbar. It is wide and goes across the entire bottom. It also block web
pages and such. SO does anyone out there know gow to get rid of this? I also
went into ADD/REMOVE Programs and there is an icon there but I can't remove
it. It says that the SEARCHNOW cannot be found. PLEASE HELP

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lop.com
doxdesk.com: parasite: lop
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/lop.html

Some of this does not apply if you have Windows XP SP2.

First. Make sure of these settings and nothing will install without you
answering YES. (Except what may install as part of some other software.)
Don't click YES if you don't know/trust the source.

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options | Advanced tab |
Make sure both of these are NOT checked.

Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Internet Explorer
components if a Web page needs them in order to display the page properly or
perform a particular task.]]

Enable Install On Demand (Other)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Web components if a Web
page needs them in order to display the page properly or perform a
particular task.]]

Apply | OK

Enable Install On Demand (Other)
Is part of the driveby downloading of unwanted programs. i.e. Scumware or
whatever will install w/o you even being aware of it.
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Second. If you need a scan right now.

Follow the instructions!
THE PARASITE FIGHT QUICK FIX PROTOCOL
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.php

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Third.
It is known as scumware. Visit these sites. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are really good.
Download, install, run, update and run again; one or all. They are all
good, FREE utilities. Make sure you update every program, even if you
just downloaded it. You must have the latest updates. Without updates,
you have a gun without ammo. You also need to use more than one
anti scumware program. One program will *not* catch everything.

1) CWShredder ver. 1.59 direct download:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip

1a) CWShredder ver. 2.0 direct download:
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip

2) SpywareBlaster
[[SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from
ever being installed.
The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And
SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.]]
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

3) Spybot S & D (More for the advanced user)
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download

4) HijackThis (some other stuff that may be of interest also)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

4a) HijackThis (direct download)
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip

5) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit

6) ToolbarCop
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

7) Ad-aware SE Personal
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

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HijackThis log tutorial
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html

HijackThis Log Tutorial
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm

How to use HijackThis to remove Browser Hijackers & Spyware
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42#warning

How To Install Spybot Search and Destroy & a brief tutorial
http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index1.php

HOW TO: Reconfigure Ad-aware for a Full Scan
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=5877
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MVPS HOSTS file is a free download from:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
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Problems uninstalling? Here's some advice.
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/uninstallproblems.phtml

Additional information & instructions.
A wealth of information here, boys and girls.

THE PARASITE FIGHT QUICK FIX PROTOCOL
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315

Spyware and Deceptive Software
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx?gssnb=1

What you should know about spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

Cleaning Up XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cleanup


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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:C45422D6-DCD8-4415-BF6D-C73D86CA709E@microsoft.com,
renjen76 <renjen76@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> OK I have ADAWARE SE PERSONAL and now I also have OmegaKillerSM, ran
> both of them but the same problem is still there. I get this toolbar
> on top of my taskbar. It is wide and goes across the entire bottom.
> It also block web pages and such. SO does anyone out there know gow
> to get rid of this? I also went into ADD/REMOVE Programs and there is
> an icon there but I can't remove it. It says that the SEARCHNOW
> cannot be found. PLEASE HELP
>
> --
> *~~Jennifer~~*
 
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> HijackThis log tutorial
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html
>
> HijackThis Log Tutorial
> http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
>
> How to use HijackThis to remove Browser Hijackers & Spyware
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42#warning


I hate to appear argumentative but I'm amazed to see HijackThis being
recommended to someone who feel the need to post in a board under the heading
"New Users", even with links posted to the Tutorials. If the log isn't
analysed by someone suitably experienced, the fixes can do more harm than
good. By all means use SpyBot and AdAware but surely HJT has to be the last
resort and the log copied and pasted to a forum or in a private message to
someone who can deal properly with it.
 
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Try SpyBot S&D www.safer-networking.org

searchnow is listed by SpyBot


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"renjen76" <renjen76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
news:C45422D6-DCD8-4415-BF6D-C73D86CA709E@microsoft.com...
| OK I have ADAWARE SE PERSONAL and now I also have
OmegaKillerSM, ran both of
| them but the same problem is still there. I get this
toolbar on top of my
| taskbar. It is wide and goes across the entire bottom. It
also block web
| pages and such. SO does anyone out there know gow to get
rid of this? I also
| went into ADD/REMOVE Programs and there is an icon there
but I can't remove
| it. It says that the SEARCHNOW cannot be found. PLEASE
HELP
|
| --
| *~~Jennifer~~*