# How do I remove this toolbar from IE?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-toolbar-from-ie/127034>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 4, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-toolbar-from-ie/127034 "2002-09-04T21:22:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-toolbar-from-ie/127034/1 "2002-09-04T21:22:21Z")

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I was checking out a website and got some of the usual pop-up annoyances, although this time was different :eek: . One of the pop-ups actually installed a new toolbar on my IE, change my home page setting, and any 404 errors now result in a redirect to this page.

The site is [www.xupiter.com](http://www.xupiter.com). There is a new directory on my disk, C:\program files\xupiter, containing various junk including XupiterStartup.exe and XupiterToolbar.exe. There is no listing for xupiter when I try to uninstall it using the Add/Remove Programs option in Control Panel.

I went into the IE toolbar and unchecked the xupiter toolbar so it doesn’t display. But it is still there, I don’t know how to remove it from the toolbar menu. I changed back my home page, no problem.

What I am really concerned about is what else this stuff did that might not be so visible. It does not appear to be viral, just unethically aggressive commercial crapware.

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**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-toolbar-from-ie/127034/2 "2002-09-04T21:54:26Z")

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Did you try running adaware yet?

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

It gets rid of most spyware and adware. Also, you might want to install the Proximatron or a similar web filter to stop this kind of malicious crap from getting through.

[http://proxomitron.org/](http://proxomitron.org/)