Is it called MySearchBar by any chance? Do you see it in your control panel under add/remove programs. Is it listed there? Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Phillips Family" <phillips1129@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 1:26 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: free anti-virus download? > Thanks for all of your suggestions! Very helpful. > As for the toolbar at the bottom. I don't know exactly how to describe > it--I > should probably say it is a "SearchBar" and it always has changing links > right next to it that you can click on to go directly to these websites > (none of which I've ever heard of-reminds me of advertising links > basically). It shrinks and expands but I want to GET RID OF THE THING! > Right clicking doesn't allow me to remove it. It doesn't show up in my > list > of "start up" stuff. There's nothing new in my list of programs. I just > hate having another "something" taking up space on my screen-however > little > as it is. > I don't know if that was of any help in describing the problem. > Suzanne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:11 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: free anti-virus download? > > >> Hi Folks, >> I agree with the vote for AVAST4 I have been using it for over a year on= >> this XP computer alongside Zone Alarm Pro and Spybot Search & Destroy,= >> AdAware, SpywareBlaster, MS AntiSpy beta. >> >> I like Avast4 verbal alerts. >> >> Mike >> ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* >> >> On 1/9/2006 at 7:59 PM Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr. wrote: >> >> There are several good free anti-viruses out there I use AVAST! on this >> computer and I use AVG on my laptop >> there are also several good scanners on line my favorite being Trend >> Micro's Housecall, I use it weekly. It has never discovered anything >> AVAST >> has not however it has found a few that AVG did not get. >> >> In case you are not aware there are a few other programs one might want >> to considering installing and they include Spybot, AdWare, >> SpywareBlaster, >> Ewindo and or A-Squared >> >> with all the above insure you meet the requirements prior to installing >> and once installed update and run them vigilantly >> As far as the toolbar at the bottom of the screen you talk about, can >> you >> give us some more information on it and what you have done so far to >> remove >> it. >> >> I hope this helps >> >> Bob >> >> >> -- >> <Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/