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Edward Gee
2012-06-22, 23:23
Sorry about this, but being a newbe on the forum I don't know what's gone before, but I'm sure this has previously been done to death! Is Babylon Toolbar dangerous? Spybot flagged it up, though nother any programme did. However, I followed the string in Spybot, went to regedit and removed everything that Spybot flagged up. But the next time I tried Spybot, there it was again! I don't know how its been in my registry as I only tried Spybot after getting some spam that gave the sender as me - on my domain name which is just about impossible to hit on by accident and gives no logical clues, so Babylon Toolbar may have been there for months as its not actually doing anything. It doesn't show itself and doesn't interfere with IE7. In fact there has never been a Babylon Toolbar exe file or any sign of it other than in the registry. HELP!
JoeJackson
2012-06-23, 02:08
I personally feel that it is. I don't like anything installing itself onto my computer and into everything, all browsers and hard drives. I had to manually go into my hd and find all the registries that it put into all my browsers and manually delete them. That is the only way I got rid of it. It has a mess load of tracking cookies that track your every key stroke. So whomever it reports back to will know everywhere you've been and what you've done how you've done it and with whom. It's like the government electronically watching you.:lip:
Edward Gee
2012-06-29, 19:00
My apologies. I know this will have come up a squillion times, but I'm a newbie!
Spybot flags up Babylon.Toolbar. Opening it up it gives me a string, then I clicked 'Fix selected problems' and it went. I went to the registry, found it and deleted it. But it immediately came back. Apart from not being able to get rid of it, there ain't no Babylon Toolbar anywhere on my PC! HELP. :confused:
Hello Edward Gee,
How to report Possible False Positives (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=19117)
This is an on-going issue.
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=65401
Removal Guide:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=64962
Best regards,
Edward Gee
2012-07-01, 12:48
If it's enbedded in IE, would I get rid of it by deleting IE8 , then reinstalling it?
Hello Edward Gee,
If it's enbedded in IE, would I get rid of it by deleting IE8 , then reinstalling it?
It doesn't show itself and doesn't interfere with IE7.
Which version of IE do you have installed? :)
Also what is the operating system and which security programs are installed?
Please open Spybot Search & Destroy > Help > About and let us know the version and date of last definitions.
Best regards,
Edward Gee
2012-07-01, 22:20
I'm using IE7, Windows XP, AVG Internet Security 2012.
Edward Gee
2012-07-01, 22:23
Oh, forgot. Spybot 1.6.2.46 and I updated yesterday :-)
Hi there,
I'm using IE7, Windows XP, AVG Internet Security 2012.
Which version of XP and service pack? :)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/which-version-of-the-windows-operating-system-am-i-running
Aside from the issue reported how is the computer running in general.
Best regards,
Edward Gee
2012-07-02, 07:55
Service pack 3, and the computer is running as sweet as a nut despite it being about 8 years old and running Adobe Creative Suite2 and QuarkXpress!
Hello Edward Gee,
Thank you for the information. By the way,
don't know how its been in my registry as I only tried Spybot after getting some spam that gave the sender as me - on my domain name which is just about impossible to hit on by accident and gives no logical clues,
It is very common for spammers to use such spoofing. ;)
Which version of XP and service pack? :)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/which-version-of-the-windows-operating-system-am-i-running
Service pack 3,
Please let us know the version of XP. :)
Please open Spybot Search & Destroy > Help > About and let us know the version and date of last definitions.
Oh, forgot. Spybot 1.6.2.46 and I updated yesterday :-)
Please open Spybot and report the date of definitions as shown, thanks. :)
Have you tried running Spybot in safe mode (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222)?
Best regards,
Helmut626
2012-07-03, 17:03
Hi - I have Babylon on my computers. Downloaded Spybot and ran it. It listed Babylon as one of the items detected. I told it to remove it. It did. I rebooted and started Firefox and ------ Babylon is still there.
How do I get rid of it? I wouldn't mind a nice donation if good riddance is successful :)
Thanks!
spybotsandra
2012-07-03, 17:23
Hello Helmut,
Which Windows version do you run?
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Helmut626
2012-07-03, 18:14
Hello Helmut,
Which Windows version do you run?
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
I have Windows 7 64 - thanks Sandra!
spybotsandra
2012-07-04, 09:32
Hello,
Did you open Spybot with a right click and choose "run as administrator/take ownership" (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/42.html)?
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
Helmut626
2012-07-04, 13:22
Sandra - No, originally I did not run it as administrator. However, after your note I did and got the 'congratulations!' message, which means that it did not see the virus.
Have a great 4th and thanks for your time.
Helmut
spybotsandra
2012-07-04, 14:01
Hello Helmut,
You're welcome. :)
Happy 4th of July.
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot