CustomToolbar Description:
CustomToolbar is an Internet Explorer toolbar
made using toolbar creation software from
customtoolbar.com.
CustomToolbar/Mojo is an adware toolbar
written and distributed by mojo.com (its
controlling server).
There are other CustomToolbar variants but
none are known to be installed by underhand
methods; they are not known to be harmful and are
not detected by the script at this site.
The Mojo variant is installed by ActiveX
drive-by download on pop-up ads served through
Standard Internet. It is known to have used an
Internet Explorer security exploit to install
automatically without prompting; some anti-virus
software may detect this exploit as JS.Exception.
CustomToolbar Automatic Removal:
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CustomToolbar Manual Removal:
Open a DOS command prompt window (from
Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the
following commands:
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u ..\ctb\CustomToolbar.dll
regsvr32 /u Actbar2.ocx
Restart the computer and you should be to
delete the 'ctb' folder inside the Windows
folder, and the 'Actbar2.ocx' file inside the
System folder (which is also inside the Windows
folder, and called 'System32' on Windows
NT/2000/XP or just 'System' on Windows 95/98/Me).
Then open the 'Downloaded Program Files' folder
in the Windows folder, and delete the 'CustomToolbar
Setup' entry.
Now check your security settings ?if Mojo
installed through the IE exploit then not only do
you need to fix that hole, but you also need to
undo the damage done to your ActiveX security
settings, which will be wide open. Go to the
Security tab of Internet Options, choose the
Internet Zone, click 'Custom Settings' and make
sure the following options are set:
- 'Download signed ActiveX controls' to Prompt
(or Disable);
- 'Download unsigned ActiveX controls' to
Disable;
- 'Initialize and script ActiveX controls not
marked as safe for scripting' to Disable;
To fix the exploit that allowed Mojo to load,
you will need to get a newer version of the
Microsoft Java VM. Windows 2000 users can find a patch
for it; for everyone else there is only the
somewhat temperamental Windows
Update . (Or alternatively, using Sun's
Java VM , or disabling Java altogether.)
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