windows messenger V4.07 Unwanted toolbar in Explorer

[Ian Potter]

I upgraded my Windows Messenger to V4.07 after receiving an update reminder.
I now have an unwanted toolbar in my Windows Explorer 6. The toolbar is
"eprimquhdrg".
I have tried to remove it using View/Toolbars and un-ticking it, but it just
keeps reappearing.
In effort to overcome the problem I have now upgraded to Windows Messenger
5, but the problem still exists.

I have also noted that I now get pop-ups for www.empirepokergame.com every
time I type in an unknown web address.
This too is most unwelcome.

How can I cleanse my computer of these two problems?
Ian Potter

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Ian,

They may be related, and it may just be coincidental that it happened when
you upgraded Windows Messenger. Have you looked in Add & Remove yet?

MVP Sandi Hardmeier covers the basics on removing spyware/toolbars here:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Ian Potter" > wrote in message
...
> I upgraded my Windows Messenger to V4.07 after receiving an update
reminder.
> I now have an unwanted toolbar in my Windows Explorer 6. The toolbar is
> "eprimquhdrg".
> I have tried to remove it using View/Toolbars and un-ticking it, but it
just
> keeps reappearing.
> In effort to overcome the problem I have now upgraded to Windows Messenger
> 5, but the problem still exists.
>
> I have also noted that I now get pop-ups for www.empirepokergame.com every
> time I type in an unknown web address.
> This too is most unwelcome.
>
> How can I cleanse my computer of these two problems?
> Ian Potter
>
>

[Ian Potter]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics:137718

Thanks for your help and http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm is an
interesting site.
I solved the problem though as follows:
The problem toolbar is "search the web" and they provide an uninstaller to
get rid of their own toolbar at http://lop.com/help.html#lop.com which
worked.
Regards
Ian

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Ian,
>
> They may be related, and it may just be coincidental that it happened when
> you upgraded Windows Messenger. Have you looked in Add & Remove yet?
>
> MVP Sandi Hardmeier covers the basics on removing spyware/toolbars here:
> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Ian Potter" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I upgraded my Windows Messenger to V4.07 after receiving an update
> reminder.
> > I now have an unwanted toolbar in my Windows Explorer 6. The toolbar is
> > "eprimquhdrg".
> > I have tried to remove it using View/Toolbars and un-ticking it, but it
> just
> > keeps reappearing.
> > In effort to overcome the problem I have now upgraded to Windows
Messenger
> > 5, but the problem still exists.
> >
> > I have also noted that I now get pop-ups for www.empirepokergame.com
every
> > time I type in an unknown web address.
> > This too is most unwelcome.
> >
> > How can I cleanse my computer of these two problems?
> > Ian Potter
> >
> >
>
>