# How do i get rid of this annoying toolbar

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-annoying-toolbar/88393>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 19, 2001, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-annoying-toolbar/88393 "2001-10-19T10:57:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jukeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Jukeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jukeball)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-annoying-toolbar/88393/1 "2001-10-19T10:57:33Z")

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Somehow , Somewhere ,somewhen a eBoom toolbar has started coming just below the address bar , and what ever I try to , including removing all the bars, it does not go away . Anyone help!!!

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-annoying-toolbar/88393/2 "2001-10-19T11:36:36Z")

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always accompany such questions with OS version, Browser version, etc.

if my assumptions of the above are correct, go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs and click on eBoom Toolbar and click on uninstall.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-annoying-toolbar/88393/3 "2001-10-19T13:15:32Z")

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You’ve been caught by some spyware. Try running Adaware (from [http://www.lavasoft.com](http://www.lavasoft.com)). I’m not sure if it includes eBoom or not.

There’s supposed to be a removal tool at [http://www.eboom.com/bin/eboomun.exe](http://www.eboom.com/bin/eboomun.exe) I can’t vouch for it, but give it a try.

This type of crap is becoming more and more common. NEVER download strange software in order to use a website – it’s probably spyware and is often a bear to remove.

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**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-this-annoying-toolbar/88393/4 "2001-10-19T13:32:07Z")

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You need Ad-Aware, detector and killer of all spyware and nasty cookies! It’s free too.

[http://www.lavasoftusa.com](http://www.lavasoftusa.com)