How do I get rid of the RX word search feature on my web browser?

Question

When I load any webpage, certain words are double underlined by something called RX search. It opens up a new browser window for searching said word. This only happened when I updated my version of Windows IE. This feature is making it impossible for me to bid on item on eBay.

Answer 1

RX toolbar is a toolbar for Internet Explorer that comes bundled with Kazaa. It has been labled spyware by many antispyware products. It tracks your browsing habits to display related links depending on what websites you visit. To remove Kazaa and it's toolbar:

1) Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel

2) Double-click on Add/Remove Programs

3) Find "RX Bar" and click Change/Remove at the bottom of the window to begin its removal.

4) Find "InstaFinderK" and click Change/Remove

5) Find "Need2Find Bar" and click Change/Remove

6) Find "Peer Points Manager" and click Change/Remove

7) Find "P2P Networking" and click Change/Remove. Warning, this program may have already been removed by a previous step. Don't worry if you cant find it in the list.

8) Find "Kazaa 3.0" and click Change/Remove. Once this is removed restart your computer.

Once the computer is restarted, there are still some files that need to be removed. If you run HijackThis, you'll find the following lines still remaining.

O2 - BHO: RXResultTracker Class - {59879FA4-4790-461c-A1CC-4EC4DE4CA483} - C:\Program Files\RXToolBar\sfcont.dll (file missing)

O18 - Filter: text/html - {2AB289AE-4B90-4281-B2AE-1F4BB034B647} - C:\Program Files\RXToolBar\sfcont.dll

Check these files and remove them with Hijackthis.

Next, Remove the following folders from the hard drive.

1) Open My Computer, Drive C

2) Double-click on Program Files folder

3) Right-click and Delete the following folders

* ALTNET
* INSTALFNK
* KAZAA
* NEED2FIND
* RXTOOLBAR

Also delete the file UNINSTALLNEED2FIND.DLL file in the Program Files folder

Answer 2

Looks like someone has installed Kazaa. The RX toolbar comes bundled with it. The link below will help you in removing it.

http://www.pchell.com/support/kazaa.shtml