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| Thread ID: 107712 | 2010-02-26 23:24:00 | Ask--- adware warning | effie c (6856) | Press F1 |
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| 861973 | 2010-02-26 23:24:00 | Hi, This morning I accepted updates from Firefox - which unbeknown to me included Ask, again, ---and to make matters worse it appeared to infect Internet Explorer by default.Speedy said a few weeks ago it was adware- and it sure is that Nothing I could do would stop it muscling in as "my home page" in both servers--this was confirmed by all users I found in my search for effective remedies My answer was a systems restore - well back from any connection with today's download---and it worked- for which I thank God :thanks I am very much an amature even now, so do not say that my method is THE way-but again I am now Ask free!!!:D On the net there are many irate users who also cannot get rid of it- even some who thought they had succeeded but it kept coming back I had uninstalled and used all other deletions and although no longer showed in programs- nothing would remove it :o effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 861974 | 2010-02-26 23:26:00 | If you've installed IE8, you can disable it under addons (if it shows a toolbar) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 861975 | 2010-02-26 23:34:00 | If you installed the program using the default setting, it will install Ask - thats why you always use custom or advanced install options ( thats on ANY program), allows you to untick them when installing. You can remove it Via add/remove programs, or in Vista/W7 programs and features and/or using revo, that gets out the reg keys as well. |
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| 861976 | 2010-02-27 00:28:00 | Hi Speedy and Wainui The use of addons disabling---- did that " cannot uninstall two reg files" came up The use of revo I had not known about- but this sure is a pain in the proverbial. What astonished me is that even add/remove while deleting ASK in programs,did not or was not able to complete everything "cannot uninstall, etc etc " even a reboot did not clear anything-- so hence the systems restore Thanks guys anyway- I am a happy chappie --and bloody wary of some of these so called improvments/adware etc effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 861977 | 2010-02-27 10:04:00 | Hi, This morning I accepted updates from Firefox - Stop right there, "updates from firefox" ???? please explain Since when has Mozilla Firefox included the ASK toolbar? |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 861978 | 2010-02-27 10:14:00 | C-Cleaner full build has Ask toolbar,go for the slim build. Also watch Foxit Reader,it will install Ask Toolbar if you don't untick it | Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 861979 | 2010-02-27 10:19:00 | It doesnt if you do a custom install / untick it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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