Yahoo toolbar has kidnapped my Internet Explorer

[Rex_Goodheart]

and is holding it for ransom.

How do I kill off of this ugly criminal?

[justabob]

1. uninstall it

That is what I had to do

[Cyrano]

2. Set your system back to an earlier date using the restore function

[SmileyRose]

3. I think you just have to go to add/remove programs to kill it.

control panel, add remove programs, find yahoo and remove it or uninstall. It should disappear.

[Bonn1997]

4. Stop using IE and start using Firefox

I made the switch about 2 weeks ago and the difference is ENORMOUS. Firefox is much faster and easier to use. You can import all your bookmarks very easily from IE to Firefox. That concern was one of the reasons I delayed switching. However, it simply asks you when installing the program if you want to import from IE.

[Systematic Chaos]

7. We have a winnah!

I only use Internet Exploiter when I have NO choice (about 1% of the time).

You use Firefox with AdBlock Plus and you will have the fastest, least interrupted web surfing experience imaginable!

[cobalt1999]

8. Exactly.

Why would anyone use IE anyway?

[Bonn1997]

12. IE came with my laptop and I lazily assumed there was no difference

between it and Firefox. But then I started getting problems with IE and it was working really slow. So I tried the switch and was amazed by the difference.

[JDPriestly]

10. I still get a message warning me about the Yahoo Toolbox

every time Mozilla upgrades. What's with the Yahoo Toolbox. Is it jealous or just a busybody?

[MannyGoldstein]

5. A Guess: Right-Click On The Gray Area Next To The Menu Items At The Top

There should be a listing for the Yahoo toolbar with a check next to it. Click again to uncheck.

Good luck!

[TWiley]

6. They started charging my Credit Card

I NEVER gave them my CC number, and they charged it $2.99 per month. I tried calling the number, but there is NEVER an answer. I have tried dozens of times. My credit card just expired, and I have a new one. It will be interesting to see if their virus finds the new one and starts charging that one too.

[OregonBlue]

9. Who started charging your credit card? For what?

[TWiley]

13. yahoo did

I was getting charged from them each month for some kind of voice mail that I never signed up for or used.

[OregonBlue]

15. Wow. I quit using them a long time ago. Glad I did.

[angrycarpenter]

11. most intrusive piece of spyware out there

Even after uninstalling it the program folders remain and sooner or later it will return.

[snowsman]

14. Firefox is the best browser

With all its add-ons and flexibility. Dump IE.