SirSearch and Ilook-up toolbar

[trevinom]

I recently went to those x-rated link. I know, I know...I was having one of those nights, I figured just one time. Well, needless to say, I caught PC ghonorrea in the form of Ilook-up toolbar that got installed automatically onto my IExplorer toolbar, and SirSearch started taking over when I do searches. I ran Spybot and it got rid of Ilookup. I also ran Adaware to get rid of other spyware. I reset my IExplorer settings to their default. I could not get rid of the toolbar even after doing those things. I then went into windows/downloaded programs and got rid of Ilookup file from there. I finally got rid of it from IExplorer, but it also took my yahoo toolbar.
I thought I was done, but alas, when I went to reinstall my legit yahoo toolbar, the install file completed fine but the toolbar didn't appear. I tried this several times to no avail. The yahoo toolbar will not install on my IExplorer, and also, I can't get rid of SirSearch when I click on the search button. I had followed instructions from an XP tips site on how to get Google to be the default when you type a query on the address bar, but now when I follow the instructions, it won't do it. SirSearch keeps taking over after the MS takes over when I set IExplorer to default. Google won't work at all.

I hate XXX sites.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[shadowfaX]

Are you able to run HijackThis and get rid of the offending browser helper objects? Also you might want to check your hosts file (usually in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc) and make sure that everything after the line "127.0.0.1 localhost" is gone...

Hope this is of some help.

 

[Robor]

Follow the instructions in the link stickied at the top of this forum. My guess is HijackThis will clear up your problems. My favs...

SpyBot
AdAware
SpywareBlaster

Good luck

 

[kamper]

Use Mozilla

 

[trevinom]

I tried Adaware, then Hijack this, then Spybot. I was able to get rid of all spyware and adware. It seems that SirSearch is a valid setting that is not picked up by cleaners. I finally gave up and restored my system from a backup. I will NOT indulge in XXX material anytime soon.

Thanks for the help.

PS. I was reading afterwards that you have to check on a setting in IExplorer that allows third party toolbars to work..I think that would have allowed the yahoo toolbar to install.