Unwanted toolbars in i.e. 6

I have two toolbars that appeared mysteriously in i.e. 6. They are
I-Lookup.com Toolbar and UCmore Toolbar. I didn't ask for them, they
just appeared. Everytime I start the browser they are loaded. I have
tried to unclick them in the Tool Bar Options but the reappear the
next time I start the program. Also, when I start the program I am
taken to the I-Lookup.com website and not my regular start page. I
have tried resetting the default start page to mine but when I restart
I.E. it starts on I-Lookup.com. I also have been getting a pop-up
that says Privacy Protection Alert. I didn't ask for this stuff and I
don't want it. How do I get rid of it??

GerryB

GerryB wrote:
> I have two toolbars that appeared mysteriously in i.e. 6. They are
> I-Lookup.com Toolbar and UCmore Toolbar. I didn't ask for them, they
> just appeared. Everytime I start the browser they are loaded. I have
> tried to unclick them in the Tool Bar Options but the reappear the
> next time I start the program. Also, when I start the program I am
> taken to the I-Lookup.com website and not my regular start page. I
> have tried resetting the default start page to mine but when I restart
> I.E. it starts on I-Lookup.com. I also have been getting a pop-up
> that says Privacy Protection Alert. I didn't ask for this stuff and I
> don't want it. How do I get rid of it??

either: use Mozilla instead of IE
or: try ad-aware to get rid of the adware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 00:57:26 GMT, CK <> wrote:

>
>GerryB wrote:
>> I have two toolbars that appeared mysteriously in i.e. 6. They are
>> I-Lookup.com Toolbar and UCmore Toolbar. I didn't ask for them, they
>> just appeared. Everytime I start the browser they are loaded. I have
>> tried to unclick them in the Tool Bar Options but the reappear the
>> next time I start the program. Also, when I start the program I am
>> taken to the I-Lookup.com website and not my regular start page. I
>> have tried resetting the default start page to mine but when I restart
>> I.E. it starts on I-Lookup.com. I also have been getting a pop-up
>> that says Privacy Protection Alert. I didn't ask for this stuff and I
>> don't want it. How do I get rid of it??
>
>either: use Mozilla instead of IE
>or: try ad-aware to get rid of the adware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/


Sorry, I posted this in the wrong group.

Thanks. I have been using Mozilla for about two weeks now and love
it. My wife is the one who uses IE. She is not a computer geek by
any stretch and uses IE at work, and doesn't want to learn something
else at home. I'll try ad-aware and see if that works.

GerryB wrote:
> Sorry, I posted this in the wrong group.
> Thanks. I have been using Mozilla for about two weeks now and love
> it. My wife is the one who uses IE. She is not a computer geek by
> any stretch and uses IE at work, and doesn't want to learn something
> else at home. I'll try ad-aware and see if that works.

Mozilla aint that different than IE. It only took me a few hours to get
used to Firebird after ditching IE6. Then again, it took me a half hour
to get used to my wacom, and most people take weeks.

GerryB wrote:

> I have two toolbars that appeared mysteriously in i.e. 6. They are
> I-Lookup.com Toolbar and UCmore Toolbar. I didn't ask for them, they
> just appeared. Everytime I start the browser they are loaded. I have
> tried to unclick them in the Tool Bar Options but the reappear the
> next time I start the program. Also, when I start the program I am
> taken to the I-Lookup.com website and not my regular start page. I
> have tried resetting the default start page to mine but when I restart
> I.E. it starts on I-Lookup.com. I also have been getting a pop-up
> that says Privacy Protection Alert. I didn't ask for this stuff and I
> don't want it. How do I get rid of it??

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