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888 bar?

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Was playing online bingo last night and got loads of pop ups as someone had turned the pop up blocker off. Turned it back on and discovered a new toolbar had been installed labeled 888bar. Tried to uninstall via the uninstall button but couldn't, tried in the add/remove programs and it appeared to uninstall. Switched the puter on this morning and its back but no longer shows in the add/remove programs section. There were also 4 new icons on the desktop, one labelled winstall which i can't remove. I've just ran a full system scan with norton and its found 69 adware threats but could only remove 67 and the toolbar is still there. Any ideas on how to remove this toolbar and can anyone recommend software to prevent this sort of thing happening again.

Thanks
£2 coin savers club = £288

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I assume that you have not got Spybot or AdAware installed on your system.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • You can remove the 888.bar from Add/Remove Programs (from Control Panel).
    "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
  • Zahc
    Zahc Posts: 986 Forumite
    Run your AV and spyware programs in safe mode, that should do it.

    Zahc
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