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[Lucky Forward]

Something called SearchMiracle has gotten on my PC and replaced my Google toolbar, and also made "SearchMiracle.com" my homepage. Easy enough to fix the homepage, but I tried downloading the Google toolbar twice, and yet it won't replace the SearchMiracle toolbar. I also tried running Spybot S&D to no avail.

Any ideas?

 

[8bit]

First, install firefox. Use it, love it. Stop using using IE unless you want the same sort of thing to keep happening.

Next, update S&D definitions, run it again. Reboot. Get Adaware, do the same thing.

 

[Lucky Forward]

This is my PC at work, so even though I've heard good things about Firefox, I really need to stick with IE. I checked S&D for updates, but there were none. I don't know if S&D would help me now after the fact, I need to know how to get the Seachmiracle toolbar off. S&D never removed my Google toolbar, so I don't think it would remove the new one.

 

[8bit]

Well, you've got quite a task ahead of you removing it. I'm pretty sure it's malware. Check your add remove programs for odd entries, and have a look in the registry hive for strange entries in the windows\run branch under local computer. Check adaware as it might find stuff that Spybot didn't.

Also, secure your IE installation and start using the internet zones to control what can and can't be executed.

Also, look here.

http://computercops.biz/postp275791.html

 

[Ferrio]

Why can't you use firefox at work?

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

This is my PC at work, so even though I've heard good things about Firefox, I really need to stick with IE. I checked S&D for updates, but there were none. I don't know if S&D would help me now after the fact, I need to know how to get the Seachmiracle toolbar off. S&D never removed my Google toolbar, so I don't think it would remove the new one.

If it is your work PC you shouldn't have installed the Google toolbar in the first place. That being said you should still install firefox.

 

[Mustang]

*Hugs G5 Power Mac with OS X*

 

[clipunderground]

*Hugs G5 Power Mac with OS X*

*vomits*

Macs blow.

 

[aoi tsuki]

Why can't you use firefox at work?

A lot of jobs don't allow you to install software on their computers.

 

[Zaptruder]

Even tho he's installing google bar as well as plenty of malware through using IE...

 

[Ferrio]

A lot of jobs don't allow you to install software on their computers.

As does mine. But I went to the windows admin and went "I NEED FIREFOX" and he's like "OK" and boom I got firefox.

 

[Mustang]

Macs blow.

Well, I have not had to deal with all the nonsense that is viruses and spyware.

But yeah, they blow.

 

[clipunderground]

I never said they didn't have perks. Just overall..

 

[Lucky Forward]

Even tho he's installing google bar as well as plenty of malware through using IE...

Yeah, you're right, but I see the Google bar as something incidental, whereas IE is part of the specific Microsoft Office "image" we're supposed to have installed. I could have my IT guy look at this toolbar problem for me, but I like to downplay and not make an issue of my internet usage.

BTW, I installed Ad-Aware to see if it would help, and it found a slew of things that Spybot didn't. However, when I deleted the flagged items, my IE wouldn't work any more. Fortunately, I was able to recover the deletions I did. I'll probably just live with my unwanted toolbar.

 

[LakeEarth]

Get the new Adaware, Adaware SE. It finds lots of shit the old one didn't.

 

[Gattsu25]

try this:

in IE: Tools » Internet Options »» Advanced (tab) » [Disable/remove the check near] Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)


Edit: no problem, man. oh and it needs to be said again: Firefox :b

 

[Lucky Forward]

try this:

in IE: Tools » Internet Options »» Advanced (tab) » [Disable/remove the check near] Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)

Thanks, that did get rid of the offending toolbar. I'll have to play with seeing if I can re-enable that option to get the google bar back, or I'll just live without it.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Yeah, you're right, but I see the Google bar as something incidental, whereas IE is part of the specific Microsoft Office "image" we're supposed to have installed. I could have my IT guy look at this toolbar problem for me, but I like to downplay and not make an issue of my internet usage.

BTW, I installed Ad-Aware to see if it would help, and it found a slew of things that Spybot didn't. However, when I deleted the flagged items, my IE wouldn't work any more. Fortunately, I was able to recover the deletions I did. I'll probably just live with my unwanted toolbar.

If you can instally the toolbar you can install firefox. Installing Firefox is not uninstalling IE. As far a security policy is concerned you are as in much a violation if you install the toolbar as you are if you install Firefox or Doom 3.