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The search assistant suddenly appeared one day in the task
bar. There is no option to disable it or get rid of it
permanently. I can right click on it and it lets me
uncheck it, but it always comes back on startup. I tried
to remove it from the add/remove programs in control panel
but it isn't there. Is this a virus or adware or where did
it come from? Am I the only one who thinks this thing is
annoying? How can I rid myself of this pest?
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

yes this is adware if you download the free adware 6.0 and run it it should go away if you have never ran an adware program you will probably be really surprised how much is actually on your computer. You can get it at zdnet or cnet.

jackie

"Steff" wrote:

> The search assistant suddenly appeared one day in the task
> bar. There is no option to disable it or get rid of it
> permanently. I can right click on it and it lets me
> uncheck it, but it always comes back on startup. I tried
> to remove it from the add/remove programs in control panel
> but it isn't there. Is this a virus or adware or where did
> it come from? Am I the only one who thinks this thing is
> annoying? How can I rid myself of this pest?
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Thanks for your reply jackie. I installed the program on
each of the three accounts in Windows XP and ran the
program. I had it make a detailed scan, delete all the
adware found (there were tonnes!), but the search bar is
still there on startup (after rebooting a bunch of times).
Any other suggestions?

Steff

>-----Original Message-----
>yes this is adware if you download the free adware 6.0
and run it it should go away if you have never ran an
adware program you will probably be really surprised how
much is actually on your computer. You can get it at
zdnet or cnet.
>
>jackie
>
>"Steff" wrote:
>
>> The search assistant suddenly appeared one day in the
task
>> bar. There is no option to disable it or get rid of it
>> permanently. I can right click on it and it lets me
>> uncheck it, but it always comes back on startup. I
tried
>> to remove it from the add/remove programs in control
panel
>> but it isn't there. Is this a virus or adware or where
did
>> it come from? Am I the only one who thinks this thing
is
>> annoying? How can I rid myself of this pest?
>>
>.
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Steff wrote:
> Thanks for your reply jackie. I installed the program on
> each of the three accounts in Windows XP and ran the
> program. I had it make a detailed scan, delete all the
> adware found (there were tonnes!), but the search bar is
> still there on startup (after rebooting a bunch of times).
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Steff

AdAware is a good program, but it cannot remove every parasite that is out
there. Like it or not, you need to learn some things about spyware and how
to protect yourself or your future online computing experience will be less
than satisfying.

Go to this website first to see the extent of this problem.
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Try these programs to check for and remove 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

If you are still experiencing spyware related problems, go to the following
website:

http://forum.aumha.org

Click Register to join the forums and then go to the "Parasites - Adware,
Spyware & Other Scumware" forum for advice and guidance on how to clean your
system.

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop/prevent intrusions:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Thanks Ronnie!

I did eventually get rid of the search assistant pest. All
I did was go to its website and there were instructions on
how to remove it right there...go figure...

Steff


>-----Original Message-----
>Steff wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply jackie. I installed the program on
>> each of the three accounts in Windows XP and ran the
>> program. I had it make a detailed scan, delete all the
>> adware found (there were tonnes!), but the search bar is
>> still there on startup (after rebooting a bunch of times).
>> Any other suggestions?
>>
>> Steff
>
>AdAware is a good program, but it cannot remove every
parasite that is out
>there. Like it or not, you need to learn some things about
spyware and how
>to protect yourself or your future online computing
experience will be less
>than satisfying.
>
>Go to this website first to see the extent of this problem.
>http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>
>Try these programs to check for and remove 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
>
>If you are still experiencing spyware related problems, go
to the following
>website:
>
>http://forum.aumha.org
>
>Click Register to join the forums and then go to the
"Parasites - Adware,
>Spyware & Other Scumware" forum for advice and guidance on
how to clean your
>system.
>
>Try SpyWareBlaster to stop/prevent intrusions:
>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
>Also see the following links:
>
>http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp
>
>--
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>http://www.dts-l.org
>http://www.mvps.org
>
>
>.
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Hey I have the same problem. What is the website that you went to to remove
it? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
James

"Steff" wrote:

> Thanks Ronnie!
>
> I did eventually get rid of the search assistant pest. All
> I did was go to its website and there were instructions on
> how to remove it right there...go figure...
>
> Steff
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Steff wrote:
> >> Thanks for your reply jackie. I installed the program on
> >> each of the three accounts in Windows XP and ran the
> >> program. I had it make a detailed scan, delete all the
> >> adware found (there were tonnes!), but the search bar is
> >> still there on startup (after rebooting a bunch of times).
> >> Any other suggestions?
> >>
> >> Steff
> >
> >AdAware is a good program, but it cannot remove every
> parasite that is out
> >there. Like it or not, you need to learn some things about
> spyware and how
> >to protect yourself or your future online computing
> experience will be less
> >than satisfying.
> >
> >Go to this website first to see the extent of this problem.
> >http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> >
> >Try these programs to check for and remove 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
> >
> >If you are still experiencing spyware related problems, go
> to the following
> >website:
> >
> >http://forum.aumha.org
> >
> >Click Register to join the forums and then go to the
> "Parasites - Adware,
> >Spyware & Other Scumware" forum for advice and guidance on
> how to clean your
> >system.
> >
> >Try SpyWareBlaster to stop/prevent intrusions:
> >http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> >
> >Also see the following links:
> >
> >http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp
> >
> >--
> >Ronnie Vernon
> >Microsoft MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >
> >Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >http://www.dts-l.org
> >http://www.mvps.org
> >
> >
> >.
> >
>
 
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http://www.winxptutor.com/wsaremove.htm
look for: Search Assistant Toolbar in Taskbar


"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4BA31AF0-4072-4A5C-B383-CD7D49983674@microsoft.com...
> Hey I have the same problem. What is the website that you went to to remove
> it? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
> James
>
> "Steff" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ronnie!
>>
>> I did eventually get rid of the search assistant pest. All
>> I did was go to its website and there were instructions on
>> how to remove it right there...go figure...
>>
>> Steff
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Steff wrote:
>> >> Thanks for your reply jackie. I installed the program on
>> >> each of the three accounts in Windows XP and ran the
>> >> program. I had it make a detailed scan, delete all the
>> >> adware found (there were tonnes!), but the search bar is
>> >> still there on startup (after rebooting a bunch of times).
>> >> Any other suggestions?
>> >>
>> >> Steff
>> >
>> >AdAware is a good program, but it cannot remove every
>> parasite that is out
>> >there. Like it or not, you need to learn some things about
>> spyware and how
>> >to protect yourself or your future online computing
>> experience will be less
>> >than satisfying.
>> >
>> >Go to this website first to see the extent of this problem.
>> >http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>> >
>> >Try these programs to check for and remove 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
>> >
>> >If you are still experiencing spyware related problems, go
>> to the following
>> >website:
>> >
>> >http://forum.aumha.org
>> >
>> >Click Register to join the forums and then go to the
>> "Parasites - Adware,
>> >Spyware & Other Scumware" forum for advice and guidance on
>> how to clean your
>> >system.
>> >
>> >Try SpyWareBlaster to stop/prevent intrusions:
>> >http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>> >
>> >Also see the following links:
>> >
>> >http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp
>> >
>> >--
>> >Ronnie Vernon
>> >Microsoft MVP
>> >Windows Shell/User
>> >
>> >Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> >http://www.dts-l.org
>> >http://www.mvps.org
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>>
 
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I renamed all the files and restarted my computer, and Search Assistant
disappeared, but so did all but 3 or 4 of the icons from my taskbar. How do
I get rid of SA but keep keep my original icons?
Thanks
James
 
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