re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 1:26 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Barry(uk) (1288 messages posted) Probably malware,.....do the following.... Download, install, UPDATE, and run: Ad-Aware 6.0 Spybot Search & Destroy CWShredder (use these to help against future infections) SpywareGuard Spyware Blaster (Make sure to use the update feature of these programs often.) It is important to run ALL of these programs, as each does something different. I should also mention that before running the tools, do the following: *Delete Temp Internet Files, Cookies and clear History. (control panel>internet options>general tab) *Disable System Restore. How to disable System Restore. When finished, Turn system Restore back on if you wish. The reason you need to disable 'System Restore' is that many of these pests like to hide within the restore files. These are protected by Windows, therefore the scans can’t delete the pests. Written in response to: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (jkrutke: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 8:32 pm) Responses to this message: re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (jkrutke: Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 6:30 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (jkrutke: Wed, Jun 23, 2004, 8:32 pm) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Barry(uk): Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 1:26 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (jkrutke: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 6:30 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Falcon: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 6:55 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (mojo7819: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 8:41 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Falcon: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 8:46 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (mojo7819: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 9:09 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (mojo7819: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 9:12 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Falcon: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 9:13 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (mojo7819: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 9:48 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Falcon: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 10:32 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (mojo7819: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 10:51 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Barry(uk): Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 10:01 pm) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Falcon: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 5:25 am) re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh (Falcon: Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 9:00 am) 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 XP Discussion Forum