re: downloader.Istbar virus?? Sunday, August 22, 2004 at 11:33 am Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Steve (21647 messages posted) Another thing to do is simple, switch to a browser like Firefox. A friend of mine who doesn't practice safe surfing had IE so messed up all the time, I refused to help him anymore, and I installed Firefox on his computer. He was forced to use firefox because he could not use IE and he could no longer even get on the Internet with IE. After a couple months he has gotten use to firefox, and more importantly, has had Malware drop to levels he can manage without help from others. On Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 2:48 am, Jack Gulley wrote: > 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 >target="_blank"> 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: re: downloader.Istbar virus?? (Jack Gulley: Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 2:48 am) There are presently no replies to this message. 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