re: downloader.Istbar virus?? Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 2:48 am Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Jack Gulley (5917 messages posted) Istbar is not a virus. So AV programs do not block it. It is an Active-X IE toolbar, homepage-hijacker and search-hijacker provided by Integrated Search Technologies/CDT Inc. Running AD-Aware_SE and/or Spybot_S&D should get rid of almost all know versions. Check the Add/Remove Programs list for an option to uninstall it also. You avoid getting it by NOT visiting web sites that install it on your system. Following good security practices and installing all of the Windows ME Security Updates from the Microsoft Windows Update site help. There are also scripts like IE_SPYAD that block these sites from installing it. See preventing browser hijackings and use IE-SPYAD. Written in response to: downloader.Istbar virus?? (cornelis: Friday, August 20, 2004 at 11:19 pm) Responses to this message: re: downloader.Istbar virus?? (Steve: Sunday, August 22, 2004 at 11:33 am) All messages in this thread [show all] downloader.Istbar virus?? (cornelis: Fri, Aug 20, 2004, 11:19 pm) re: downloader.Istbar virus?? (Jack Gulley: Sat, Aug 21, 2004, 2:48 am) re: downloader.Istbar virus?? (Steve: Sun, Aug 22, 2004, 11:33 am) re: downloader.Istbar virus?? (werner: Sat, Aug 21, 2004, 3:09 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum