Hotbar?

Rikki

What is this? I havs done a security scan and its found it to be infected with a virus or trojan.
C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1437889025-3867227422-2618793458-1011\Dc2.exe is infected with Adware.Hotbar

How do I remove it?

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I found this on a friends computer. To get rid of it I had to download an uninstaller for hotbar. I guess a google search for "unistall hotbar" might find it - that's what I did. Here's some information:

http://www.pagesbyjustme.com/uninstallhotbar.html

Fran

Have you run scans with AdAware and/or Spybot or similar?

The Symantec website says it has a removal tool. If you do a google search for adware hotbar there are a lot of sites with info.

espresso

See the following link

Are you sure that whatever found it has not quarantined it for you?

:rolleyes:

Chippy_Minton

C:\RECYCLER\ is part of your Recycle Bin so just empty it.

pchelpman

Chippy's idea is a good one but it might not get rid of it entirely. Here's the Symantec fix referred to above....

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxHotbar.exe

intel

Rikki wrote:

What is this? I havs done a security scan and its found it to be infected with a virus or trojan.
C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1437889025-3867227422-2618793458-1011\Dc2.exe is infected with Adware.Hotbar

How do I remove it?

Stop going on naughty sites Rikki..

Rikki

It was the symantec security check that picked it up.
Ad-aware -clear
Avg - clear
spybot -clear

Ewido didn't spot it either?

I have googled it and it just says:-
This is not a virus or a trojan. It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program." It is a search toolbar and direct-marketing adware application that generates pop-up advertisements while browsing the web.
Interesting!

Rikki

intel wrote:

Stop going on naughty sites Rikki..

Oi. I do not visit naughty sites I'll have you know.

Rikki

pchelpman wrote:

Chippy's idea is a good one but it might not get rid of it entirely. Here's the Symantec fix referred to above....

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxHotbar.exe

It couldn't find it. I'll check out the recycle bin.


OOPS.......it is there along with the software I used to uninstall it.

pchelpman

Trouble is those "automated fixes" don't always work for everyone. Sometimes it's a case of resorting to HijackThis and other "deep delve" tools to find its exact location and pull it out manually. Like rooting out bad teeth with a pair of pliers when pills and potions don't fix the ache!

If all fails post back with your HJT log and I'll have a look at it.