Does anybody know how to remove Hotbar files?

[The Backlash Cometh]

I have a dozen and a half on my computer and I can't remove them with Norton nor with the Add/Remove program. From what I've gathered, they're files that send information of my internet habits to parts unknown. Sounds like a good thing to remove.

[jeff30997]

1. Have you tried Ad-aware?

It removes all that kind of crap.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. No. Have not.

I get all kinds of offers for all sorts of things, but I wouldn't know how to tell the difference between a beneficial program and a Trojan Horse.

[Heyo]

3. Use AdAware..

Or PestPatrol..

Heyo

[LynzM]

4. AdAware and SpyBot are both good

Good luck with it. There are also webpages that will look at your log files and help you clean them up. Let me know if you want more info about that, I have a friend who works on them.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Thanks everyone.

I'll try AdAware first. It should be enough since my viewing habits are a snore. Unless you consider DU as walking on the wild side, which in my neighorhood, it is!

[jeff30997]

6. I tried them all and Ad-aware is the best.

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Is the program actually called spyassassin?

I went to adaware.com, but the program I downloaded was spyassassin.

[Reciprocity]

7. Major Geeks is GREAT great!

If you are talking about having your browser hijacked, a good site to repair it is Major Geeks.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Two of the best free downloads are...

CWShredder - <2004-06-28 | Freeware | 137 Kb | Win All | 482847>
Final release for some time of this utility for removing CoolWebSearch browser hijacks.

HijackThis - <2004-07-02 | Freeware | 177 Kb | Win All | 265288>
A homepage hijacker detector and removal tool.