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How do I remove the Spidersearch.com tool bar from Internet Explorer

Asked by david_kelly in Windows XP Operating System

Tags: remove

My Windows XP computer with Internet Explorer version 6 has been corrupted.
Somehow this program called the Spidersearch.com tool bar has been installed on my computer.  I can not remove it.  I can change the view settings so that it does not appear but then everytime I restart Internet Explorer it shows up again.  IT also is doing things in the background that I can not control.  
When I disconnected my internet connection, and executed IE then it showed some funny web site in the url window.  It did not show my normal home page.
It also displays some advertisement for a sex web site every time I launch IE.

I can not stop it or uninstall it.
My norton firewall/virus protection flagged a trojan horse virus called
backdoor.hogle

It said that i could not repair it.  I followed the instructions to remove the virus but it appears not to have infected my computer.  I followed the instructions and it is not there.

I don't think these two issues are related but I am not sure.
I am most concerned about removing this stupid program from my IE installation.

Any urgent response would be appreciated.  I looked at the symantec web site, and microsoft tech. support web site but can not find anything about removing this type of program.
Urgent help would be most appreciated because I think it is doing stuff in the background that I can not control.
Thanks
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