View Full Version : Spybot and Askbar? Does SB remove it?
MacPeter
2009-07-04, 15:49
Hi,
I have got just a simple question.:)
Does SB remove Askbar?
Hi MacPeter,
as far as I know, the answer to your question is no.
spybotsandra
2009-07-06, 17:43
Hello,
We detect it and remove it, but sometimes there are leftovers.
There are subfolders that are not being detected and therefore the main folders can't be deleted.
Please have a look at your folders and see which file paths you have left on your system. These could be the folders:
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\
C:\Program Files\AskTBar
Delete those folders and its whole content.
Please do also delete the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AskTBar
Open the registry editor by:
(a)
press windowskey + r then enter "regedit" (without quotation marks)
or
(b)
click on "start" , then "run" and enter "regedit" (without quotation marks)
(a+b)
and then browse to the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AskTBar
This link in our forum should also help removing MyWebSearch: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=40394
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
We detect it and remove it, but sometimes there are leftovers.
Well, I didn't know that... does Spybot detect AskBar as Adware? I couldn't find this kind of Malware in the detection database... any tips for me where I can find it ? :thanks:
So I guess I can also add detection rules from AskBar into my "New Malware files" ?
spybotsandra
2009-07-07, 10:32
Hello,
Seems like i mixed something up here. ;)
You are right, we do not detect AskBar, but MyWebsearch.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Hello,
Seems like i mixed something up here. ;)
You are right, we do not detect AskBar, but MyWebsearch.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Good to know. :thanks:
MacPeter
2009-07-07, 16:45
Hi,
OK. Thanks