"thecoolbar" removal

[Astraz]

I have a tool bar that has fixed itself to the top of Internet Explorer called "thecoolbar". I've tried searching the net to find out how to remove the damn thing. Does anyone know how please ? I have also tried adaware remover and spybot and its still there.

[pinus]

when you Google thecoolbar there is an ad at the right hand side which refers to removing coolbar. The linked site offers a free scan. But it might be no better than the Adaware and Spybot scans you have already done

[Moog]

In your browser go to View > Toolbars and deselect "the coolbar" option, it'll still be on your computer but not visable

[mbcpeter]

Advanced Uninstaller PRO 2004 Try this

[Astraz]

Pinus : I followed the link you suggested and downloaded Adware Spy. It found 245 hits! I used adaware and spybot only yesterday, and they supposed to have cleaned my system. Unfortunately coolbar wasn't deleted. Moog: Coolbar doesn't show up doing it by your method, but then it wouldn't stop coolbar from sending out spyware info would it. Has anyone out there actually succesfully removed coolbar yet, if so please let me know how you did it.

[cheyenne]

have you tried pest patrol

[cabomusico]

Hello, i've already tryed the Advanced Uninstaller PRO 2004, and i've removed "thecoolbar" sucessfuly, but this program does a lot more, you should have a try...good luck...

[Astraz]

Thanks Cabomusico. Advanced Uninstaller PRO 2004 removed it for me. This program is very good and also does many other things too as you said .....

[dodgyshirt]

Try Spyferret from http://www.onlinepcfix.com/spyware/spyware.htm This claims to remove most Toolbars including Coolbar

[Pilou67]

I get this tool bar but I don't know how !! So I do that for removing Thecoolbar : Find a directory named : sysfwb Renames (for me Thecoolbar_sysfwb) it contains 2 other directories first named : 4574792671 containing a dll named : iefwbar, renames it (for me Thecoolbar_iefwbar) no change necessary for second directory named : Data Now when I start IE, Thecoolbar is not present. I don't know if it's true for everybody, but for me that works !!!

[zegway]

MOOG: SORRY but you can't deselect this bar in the view. CABOMUSICO: SORRY but uninstaller Pro 2004 doesn't even find this program. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS is what Pilou67 said. RENAME the sysfwb folder. Its strange because I was denied access to DELETE the folder, yet I was able to rename it. Can anyone explain THAT? I still want to know how this bar installed itself. I make a part time living by going to people's houses and freeing them of spyware/adware, and this one installed itself without my knowledge whatsoever. Ive never had that happen. Usually you install something and adware gets installed with it, or you accept a popup and you get nailed. This one got in without any of that occurring first. I left my machine on overnight and in the morning, there it was. THECOOLBAR. So UNcool, its DISTURBING. PHIL

[jlmerlav]

to delete the uncool (thecoolbar)rename. do a search in myt computer for (sysfwb) nename to thecoolbar_sysfwb then delete it. this worked for me

[redha2d]

Renaming works for me thank you.

[Fico]

Renaming and deleting works for me to thank you.

[Mikeriler]

Hi Guys, If ever you get access denied when trying to delete the file sysfwd. Rename it to coolbar_sysfwd. Reboot your computer in safe mode and delete it from there . Then restart in normal mode. It works !

[Herbert]

searching sysfwb and renaming the directory and dlls work

thank you very much

[pedm]

IMPORTANT: Hello every one, i hade the same problem, but i found registeries in my computer by thecoolbar, to manually remove this new "ad-ware": you can rename, but it still have the registry in your regedit, so go to the start menu, click over run, and write: regedit ( to open the registry of your computer ) , than look for : HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{2342 DB04-08CE-4CF6-976D-BD9EFA960EFB}, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{9056A11F-5EA6-4A67-BDE9- 8D3C7C453DAC} and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/TypeLib/{549AD 254-492D-42B5-8909-34F14348D4BC} and than delete it, after deleting this 3 regists, restart your computer, now delete the folder C:\sysfwb. Now the anoying Thecoolbar, as gone. Remember that is better to remove this way, if you use a spyware program to remove this tool bar you migth get some problems, in some cases the spyware programs are more dangerous ( it violates your privacy ) than a simple tool bar.

[pedm]

Just one more important thing, if you do not delete the registery values of thecoolbar, it migth be conected to any kind of server, i am not sure, but because the toolbar apeared "magically". I found this 3, but it migth exists more than 3. This kind of tool bars should be considered as ilegal because it installs without ask in privat proprierty that are our computers. The law should act srongly over this situation.

[Bohungle]

It may or may not be neccessary to rename it.  After renaming it, I still wanted it off of my computer and it still wouldn't let me delete it.  What I finally did was right click the folder in 'My Computer' and selected "Cut".  I then opened up "Recycle Bin" and pasted it in there.  Then I emptied the Recycle Bin.  It is gone!

[Onde Dr.X]

Close all windows.

Go to start  - run.

Browse to C:sysfwb and hit delete. Bye bye thecoolbar :-)

[heinsyteinc]

pedm Sat 16/10/04   worked for me and I am no tech, it took me about 20 min but it worked. Thank you.