Yahoo Tool Bar Ad


  1. Posts : 76
    Windows 7 64 Bit
       #1

    Yahoo Tool Bar Ad


    Hello,
    I have this toolbar but every time I do a search, an ad asking me to install Yahoo toolbar hijacks my search and sometimes it is persistent and when I remove the ad, it comes back again.
    Anyone know how to stop this?
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  2. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #2

    Hi
    Where did you install Yahoo toolbar from Yahoo themselves ?
    https://toolbar.yahoo.com/?.intl=us
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  3. Posts : 76
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I believe I downloaded it from Yahoo but There are websites out there that mimic the yahoo website.
    This had happen when I downloaded Adobe flash player from what appeared to be the official adobe website. Somehow I was able to determine that and remove it and then went to the official website.
    I'll remove the toolbar and re-install it from Yahoo to see what happens.
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  4. Posts : 76
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I re-installed yahoo tool bar and the problem has not appeared after performing two separate searches. I'll wait till tomorrow to see if it is still ok before I mark it as solved.
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  5. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #5

    Good deal :)
    You might run this to make sure you didn't pick up anything else you didn't intend on,
    Review Jacee’s instructions to run Adwcleaner here post #7,
    Ignore the title of the thread,
    https://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/316404-instant-savings-app.html
    On the BleepingComputer site use the button that looks like this,
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  6. Posts : 76
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Problem solved; and thanks to Thrashzone
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  7. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #7

    Your welcome and thanks for the update :)
    Cheers.
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