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Old October 14th, 2004, 01:55 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Unwanted folders on IE

There are some strange folders under the "Favorites" menu in my Internet Explorer 6.0, such as "-Autos-", "-Business Directory-", "-Communications-", and etc. I never added these folders to the "Favorites" menu, and I do not know where they came from.

I could not even delete them. I use "Favorites/Organize Favorites/Delete..." to delete these folders. It seems that they have been deleted successfully. However, when I restart my computer, those folders just reapper under the "Favorites" menu.

How could I delete them permanently? What's wrong with my Internet Explorer 6.0 or my computer?

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Old October 14th, 2004, 01:57 PM     #2 (permalink)
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It's called adware... you should get yourself adaware and spybot.

Scan your computer, and it should clean it.

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I tried that and they just come back when I re-open IE

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Old October 14th, 2004, 02:02 PM     #4 (permalink)
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have you tried using Yahoo Toolbars that has built in spyware remover and pop up blocker? if not try it
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did you update the references for each program before scanning?

have you scanned in safe mode?
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No, I have run Spybot and it didn't help at all
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Old October 14th, 2004, 02:10 PM     #7 (permalink)
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ok then... why don't you try what I suggested?

get adaware, update references, scan in safe mode.
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http://forums.techguy.org/archive/in.../t-264069.html

this might help, similar problem, solved.
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