LOP.Com - can anyone rid me of this pesky varmint?

Help please - New member

I have a rogue bar that positions itself at the bottom of my screen and also inserts a search bar at the top of the screen.

It stops me reading other windows bars in programmes such as Excel etc.

The only thing I know about it is when I click properties it shows:
http://lop.com/passthrough/newpass2.html

Is there anyway of getting rid of this for good?

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

PS. I have ad-aware, spybot S&D, CWE shredder installed and yet it still comes back!

Many thanks.

Slicknick

 

Please follow all the steps in this Sticky thread <READ ME FIRST BEFORE ASKING FOR SUPPORT: Basic Spyware, Trojan And Virus Removal >


If you already have any of the programs linked in the tutorial please double check your version to make sure you have the latest one and that you have any/all updates for the programs.

NOTE: In order to resolve the issues you are having it is very important that you at least try to perform all the steps as outlined. If you have any difficulty please post back letting us know what steps you have completed, what you found while doing the scans if anything and details about any problems you have encountered in completing the steps. The more details you can provide the better.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have undertaken every step outlined in the "DO NOT POST UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THIS: How to: Spyware, Trojan and Virus Removal" reply.

The only step I had any problem with was in the section headed: Keeping your computer safe and secure:

I was unable to locate and therefore remove the following items : The \%systemroot%\Java folder.

It does not appear to be in my C:\Windows folder.

Finally, having rebooted and gone back into Internet Explorer the LOP search bars are back!!!

I would be grateful for any help you could give me still with this.

Thanks for your help so far

Slicknick

 

I had the same thing, I downloaded Microsoft AntiSpyware today and in 15 minutes all the popups & that banner at the bottom are gone. Very easy and free.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

 

Yea, I know it was 2 months old, I didn't see an answer and didn't think 2 months was all that long to bring back a topic that still goes unanswered.

Well, that didn't work after all. I opened MS IE again and there it was. I have ran Norton, MSAS, Spybot and nothing seems to remove this )@*&@^ thing.

 

You don't happen to use Messenger Plus! 3, do you? It installs LOP.

Please post a fresh HijackThis Log. Be sure to follow the instructions below:

Note that your HijackThis should be up-to-date (v1.99.1) and MUST be extracted to its own safe folder – C:\Program Files\HijackThis!
Should you need a Fresh Download of HJT, get it HERE: HijackThis v1.99.1

Also note that, before you scan, you MUST close all running programs including your web browser, e-mail and items in the system tray.

Please save your HJT Log as a .txt File and attach it via the "Manage Attachments" tool in the Additional Options section when you post.

I’ve been tied up with work lately and cannot visit this forum too often these days, but somebody will try to take a look when they get a chance.

PP

 

Hi, Please accept my apologies if I inadvertently caused this thread to go a bit 'pear shaped'!

I waited a little while for a reply but gave up in the end.

Unfortunatley, I still have the LOP.COM toolbar at the bottom of my screen and my computer now runs like a tractor!

I have tried:
Ad-aware, Hijack this, Spybot search and destroy, A2Squared, BHO Demon, CrapwareCleaner, EZAntivirus - plus others all to no avail. I get an Altnet and Grockster warning when I scan my computer but the software I ahve cannot eliminate either. I think my computer got these when my two sons downloaded Blubster and Kazaa without my knowledge!

If anyone out there could still help me I would be extremely grateful.

Many thanks

Slicknick

 

Hi Nick,

How many User Accounts on your machine?

Please attach a HJT log as per the instructions in Post #7 for all user accounts and somebody will take a look as time permits.

PP

 

Hi PP,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

There are four user accounts in total on my machine.

Please find attached a Hijackthis log for someone to take a look at when convenient.

Many thanks

Nick

 

Hi PP,

Many thanks for looking at this for me.

I have removed Spyware Doctor using Unistall4good.

I have also removed everything else you suggested including the Limewire connection (I was assured by my son that this came on the software for his iPOD but I'm not so sure!)

The good news is the LOP.com toolbar has now disappeared - do you think it will re-emergence again - perhaps through some hidden file at startup?

Please find attached a further HJT log.

Many thanks again.

Kind regards

Nick (UK)