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Thread ID: 138824 2015-01-28 04:49:00 How Do I Remove a Pesky Toolbar? JohnnyR (9277) Press F1
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1393207 2015-01-28 04:49:00 A tool bar named Omega Plus has installed itself as my default toolbar in Windows Explorer. I thought I should be able to remove it via uninstall programmes in Control Panel but I can't find it there. I'd appreciate some advice on how I can make it disappear for good.
Thanks JR
JohnnyR (9277)
1393208 2015-01-28 05:38:00 Have a look at this.

www.xp-vista.com

Should work on win7 as well.
Driftwood (5551)
1393209 2015-01-28 05:46:00 I found this about removal:
This malware likes to change the shortcut to your web browser (Internet Explorer) so as to load it's own web page. So instead of reading "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" (or something like) it reads "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://iserach.omega-plus...".
If you have a shortcut, right click and select properties. Elsewhere, right click then right click Internet Explorer and select properties. Then delete the reference to the web page (i.e. everything inside and including the second pair of quotation marks).
Tbird650 (6754)
1393210 2015-01-28 08:42:00 Thanks Tbird650. That seems to have worked.

Driftwood, I followed the instructions in the shortcut but I couldn't locate the toolbar

Thanks to you both

JR
JohnnyR (9277)
1393211 2015-02-06 00:38:00 ^^I'll try that too. My IE browser keeps installing unwanted toolbar, etc. and they don't seem to be found in Control Panel>Programs. Thanks a lot! ruellesmith (17277)
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