Very annoying adware

[GAZ_3884]

Over the last few days my computer has inexplicably acquired a couple of irritating adware programs, including a couple of shitty toolbar things for IE and something that gave me chronic popup syndrome. I've got rid of most, either thru Control Panel's Add/Remove tool or by trawling the Hard Disk, and now one remains. Now whenever I type a word in the Address bar, instead of it automatically searching via MSN's engine like it used to, it hooks up to a thing called 'ShopNav', which is of no use at all. How can I reset the Predetermined Search Engine to MSN or something else, so that I can continue to use the Address bar to search? And how can I keep the ing Adware invasion at bay? How did it get in to begin with - on the back of another download perhaps???

Bastardz.

[sparkyjohn]

www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

[sparkyjohn]

I'd also recommend getting the Google toolbar. Seems to very aggresively hijack the search function and is actually useful !
www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ShopNav.html - getting rid of ShopNav or go to shopnav.com and use their uninstall tool.



>> Edited by sparkyjohn on Monday 20th October 01:19

[pdV6]

sparkyjohn said:

I'd also recommend getting the Google toolbar. Seems to very aggresively hijack the search function and is actually useful !

If you let it... its all customisable.

Latest verison also has a built-in popup blocker as well.

[zumbruk]

Install Mozilla. Sorted.