Google Toolbar good stuff or bad stuff?

[Runamuk.]

The beta version had an issue with Hotbar, I'm not sure about now.

"Al Bundy" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:Xns9436E15BA4CF0AlBundy@news.verizon.net
| Being pretty much new to the spyware and this APS newsgroup, I'm really
| unsure. Not sure if it's OK to post these option setting Q's here
| but.....appreciate any replies/advice.
|
| GOOGLE OPTIONS TABS
|
| OPTIONS:
|
| Searching
| Open new window to display ...
| X Drop down search history
| X Highlight button
| X Word-find buttons
|
| Page Information
|
| PageRank PageRank display
| i Page Info menu
|
| Accessories
|
| X Popup Blocker
| AutoFill Button
| Blog This!
| X News button
|
| Configuration
|
| Options button
|
|
| MORE:
| (everything unchecked except)
|
| X Automatically search when you select from the search history
| X Use Google as my default search engine in Internet Explorer
| X Selective text only
| X Automatically highlight fields that AutoFill can fill
| X Play a sound when blocking popups
|
|
| AutoFill
|
| Everything is empty
|
|
|
|
| The stuff in Hijack this that appears to be google related is:
|
| O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program
| files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
|
| O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:
| \program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
|
| O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files
| \Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
|
| O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://C:\Program Files
| \Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
|
| O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program
| Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
|
| O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://C:\Program Files
| \Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
|
| O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\Program
| Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html

[Vanguard]

Runamuk. wrote:
> The beta version had an issue with Hotbar, I'm not sure about now.
>

Since Hotbar is spyware, and separate of the Google Toolbar, then Hotbar
is a separate spyware issue. Use Ad-Aware or Spybot to get rid of the
Hotbar spyware.


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