Add/remove program list questions

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by srmjdm, Aug 22, 2006.

  1. srmjdm

    srmjdm Private E-2

    Hi all. Just getting started on removing a bunch of junk from a recently purchased Dell Diminsion 2350 running windows xp sp2 (purchased for $30, figured I couldnt go wrong..LOL). Not sure what happened to it but when I first got it everything had been deleted (by PO) so a friend supposedly wiped everything off the hard drive and reinstalled xp. unfortunately friend didn't backup any of the drivers so had to go online and download drivers before doing anything else. I think that may be where all the spyware, popups.. and so forth have came from, that first unprotected venture onto the web for driver downloads. Anyways..
    I just printed off and started going thru the read & run me first steps and am doing the preliminary house cleaning but am not sure about some programs in the Add/Remove list, if someone could help me figure out if these are good or bad programs, I would appreciate it.

    List of programs:
    Adobe Flash Player 9 ActiveX
    Dell Resource CD
    Icons
    Logitech Desktop Messenger (I am assuming I need these Logitech programs for my cordless mouse and keyboard to work??)
    Logitech iTouch Software
    Logitech MouseWare 9.79
    Logitech Resource Center
    Musicmatch Jukebox
    Search Bar
    SoundMax
    Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)

    Thanks in advance!
     
  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Search Bar I would remove the Icons one I have no idea what that is but guess it could be some glitzy icon software or theme you have installed, if you dont need it remove it, the rest look fine.
     
  3. srmjdm

    srmjdm Private E-2

    I havent knowingly downloaded any themes so not sure where the Icons program came from or the Search Bar program either.
    Just dont want to delete something necessary for the computer to function.
    Thanks for your help.
     
  4. srmjdm

    srmjdm Private E-2

    went in to hit the remove button on the Icons program and it popped up with the following message.
    ARe you sure you would like to uninstall the Enhanced Browser Overlay (please note that your computer may not run exactly the same as before)?

    Should I still delete it?

    When I removed the Search Bar program .. .it came up and told me
    ALERT PLEASE RESTART YOUR COMPUTER
     
  5. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    As to the Search Bar program most applications may ask you to do that to fully uninstall them as they may have running files, which at re-boot are removed.

    Some info in Enhanced Browser Overlay
    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/uninstall/333/Enhanced-Browser-Overlay.html

    Plus as you re-installed XP and didnt install this application yourself then suspect malware as its not a default part of XP.
     
  6. srmjdm

    srmjdm Private E-2

    thanks again!
     

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