Suspect Google Bar

Discussion in 'Software' started by Craig1957, Jun 29, 2011.

  1. Craig1957

    Craig1957 Private E-2

    This extra bar came up on my Google home page [see PrtScn attachment] and the txt attachment is the code behind it.
    Is this legit cause about the same time it appeared my computer is very slow to start 3-5 minutes as apposed to 1 minute before and when I enter internet
    banking [through sandboxie] it freezes when I go to pay bills but nothing else [may be just temp problem with my bank] also got a blue screen round the same time only thing I caught was aswsp.sys.
     

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  2. mcsmc

    mcsmc MajorGeek

    Hi

    Yes, it's a legit part of Google.com, but I believe it only shows up in Internet Explorer. I can't recall having seen it show up when I'm using Firefox.

    Hope this helps.
     
  3. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

  4. Craig1957

    Craig1957 Private E-2

    Thanks for the help & link to uninstall the toolbar but as many times as I uninstall it, it keeps coming back, any suggestions??????:confused
     
  5. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    If you are talking about the black band in the first screenshot, this is not a google toolbar. Google simply changed the background color from white to black.
    http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=240128

    If you are talking about the words and icons in the gray band, that is part of Internet Explorer and can be eliminated by clicking on View then Toolbars and unchecking/unticking Command Bar.
     
  6. Craig1957

    Craig1957 Private E-2

    When I stated [This extra bar came up on my Google home page] I was referring to the BLUE bar which I never had before & as many times as I click no thanks it keeps coming back, what is it? & is it safe to click SURE.
    You say [the black band in the first screenshot, this is NOT a google toolbar. Google simply changed the background color from white to black] if it is not from Google why did they change the color?, what is it? is it harmfull & if I get rid of it, how do I view videos, maps, images etc.
    The code I attached to the 1st thread is from the blue bar & has a lot of references to somethin called ???.gbar.logger.???
     
    Last edited: Jul 9, 2011
  7. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    1. I've never seen the blue banner and I now know why. I do not use Internet Explorer except to update windows and this latest google promotion only shows up in IE.
    Here is a 4 page thread. Apparently you are not the only person annoyed with google about this.
    http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=519624260e463dc8&hl=en
    Apparently the only way to stop this is; a) change your browser or b) change your search engine.

    2. The black band is from google. It is not what is considered the google toolbar. Why did they change the color? For that, you will have to ask google. I do not think you can eliminate the black band because it is part of google. The thread I linked to has scripts to change the background color back to white. I haven't tried the scrips. I do not like the black color but I'll learn to live with it or change to another search engine.
     
  8. Craig1957

    Craig1957 Private E-2

    Thanks for the help, I can live with both the bars, I was mainly concerned about the blue one being malicious.

    regards from a not too bright Australian plumber.
     
  9. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    You are right to be concerned. I wonder too when I keep clicking something away and it keeps showing up. (Avira AntiVir did that on June 30th and had me really upset). If Google keeps doing these little tricks, like extra annoying bars and changing colors on the old familiar ones, they will start to lose people using the search engine!
     
  10. Craig1957

    Craig1957 Private E-2

    Thanks again mate & too all those giving up their time, cheers
     

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