2007-01-30 14:46:51 · 7 answers · asked by MissL 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
my websearch is an adware program that installs a toolbar and those smiley things for your mail.
You should uninstall it next time your computer asks.
2007-01-30 14:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mystee_Rain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your problem is the program key is always resident in your registry. You can delete the program but the key will re-install it.
You can download all that stuff everyone mentioned if you want more spyware installed on your PC OR (and very carefully)...
READ ALL BEFORE DOING !
Click Start, Click Run, type in regedit.
Press Cntrl+F (brings up find in edit menu)
Type mywebsear
Click find next.
When it finds the program, press delete.
BE CAREFULL !
Run through the complete registry one time before deleting anything to make sure other references aren't there but I doubt you'll find any.
This will kill the key for good.
IT WILL ALSO MAJORLY F-UP YOUR PC IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFULL AND DELETE SOMETHING YOU SHOULDN'T.
THERE IS NO UNDO OR GOING BACK IF YOU MESS UP !
2007-01-30 23:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a good list of free spyware removal tools here, also has some good info on how to avoid stuff like this.http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html
2007-01-30 22:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the options tab of ur virus guard and block the pop ops.
or
Use the pop up blocker software unless u have a virus guard.
2007-01-30 22:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by jaliya m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Trend.com and use the Free Housecall service they have. Works everytime for me.
2007-01-30 22:50:30 · answer #5 · answered by Barry B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://forums.techguy.org/security/110854-security-help-tools.html
Click here one of these will help you..
(A great bookmark site/ favorites)...
(The ones that it asks you to DL, down load them to a special folder called SECURITY or something.. and then use them regurlaryl..).. (Make sure you understand how to use the program your using, as some of them (Hijack this) will show you both the good stuff and the bad stuff on your pc..
BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP.. your system...
2007-01-30 22:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by ntlgnce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download spybot search&destroy from downloads.com....
also search for something called AVG anti-spyware update and run them
2007-01-30 22:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by Mike B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋