[feelinolder]

Every few mins I'm getting this pop up and I cannot get rid of it
http://ad@pt.hotbar.com/tpad.jsp?l=6043&sz=pop&rnd=8009

Anyone else had this?

MOD: Link broken - see subsequent posts

[markwit]

I recommend you don't follow the above link unless you want spyware on your system.

[feelinolder]

I have Spybot and Spyware blaster and it wont move it

[markwit]

Originally posted by feelinolder
I have Spybot and Spyware blaster and it wont move it

Try Ad-Aware

[feelinolder]

Got ad aware as well -no good

[FairyNormal]

I used THIS on my old system and it blocked all pop ups.

Free to download too.

[killyuppies]

hav you disabled the messenger service from M$?

[feelinolder]

Sorry - do you mean MSN Messenger?

[spyro2000]

Originally posted by feelinolder
Sorry - do you mean MSN Messenger?

Messenger can be turned of in the following way

Go into the control panel

Go into Administrative Tools

Go into Services

look for Messenger in the list, and right click and stop

[markwit]

Originally posted by spyro2000
Messenger can be turned of in the following way

Go into the control panel

Go into Administrative Tools

Go into Services

look for Messenger in the list, and right click and stop

Just to clarify, this is not MSN Messenger, but Windows Messanger Service used for transmitting messages from a network server to client PC's. Spammers use this service to spread their rubbish. Disabling it will have no adverse effect on your PC.

[spyro2000]

Originally posted by markwit
Just to clarify, this is not MSN Messenger, but Windows Messanger Service used for transmitting messages from a network server to client PC's. Spammers use this service to spread their rubbish. Disabling it will have no adverse effect on your PC.

Sorry, yes I forgot to mention the fact that this is not MSN Messenger. Well picked up

[Ann*]

Originally posted by feelinolder
Every few mins I'm getting this pop up and I cannot get rid of it
http://adopt.hotbar.com/tpad.jsp?l=6043&sz=pop&rnd=8009

Anyone else had this?

Have you downloaded any smileys or cursors, or anything else recently? The reason I ask is because Hotbar is mentioned in the url!

[babble_on]

If you put hotbar uninstall into google search you'll see a site called spyany.com

It will link you to the hotbar uninstaller which I have used successfully in the past.

I would have posted the direct url but as I havent made 5 posts here yet the site wouldnt let me.

[Martin_s]

Did some googling and it seems that you can uninstall this using the standard add/remove software function in the Control Panel.

http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/Hotbar.html

Having said that, further investigation turned up this page from Symantec which includes a removal tool:

http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.hotbar.html

[fred_notdead]

Spyware Doctor - worth the price to safe the hassle of trying loads of shareware and useless freebies.

http://www.pctools.com/

£19.95

[sccsux]

Originally posted by fred_notdead
Spyware Doctor - worth the price to safe the hassle of trying loads of shareware and useless freebies.

http://www.pctools.com/

£19.95

I'd hardly call AdAware & SpyBot "Useless Freebies".

I ran the trial install of the product linked to above.

Spybot resident stopped 3 registry changes, one of which was to start itself at Windows start - which I told it not to do during install, the other two were BHOs.

Scanned the HD with it, and found nothing. Which came as no surprise as I have both AdAware & SpyBot running. Hardly makes me want to part with nearly £20.00