If you surf the web often, you may have come across various extensions to your web browser such as toolbars, extra link buttons, etc. Or, perhaps you have new buttons and toolbars on Internet Explorer 6 appear without warning and would like to remove them.

If you want to quickly remove these add-ons to your browser without having to go through the "Add/Remove Programs" routine, just click the "Tools" menu and choose "Internet Options". Click the "Advanced" tab on the multi-tabbed dialog box that follows. Scroll down underneath "Browsing" until you find the checkbox "Enable third-party browser extensions". Uncheck this box and press "OK" to close the dialog box.

Finally, close all Internet Explorer browsers and restart them. Voila! The extra toolbars and buttons should now be gone.

If the toolbars reappear, you most likely have spyware on your machine and need to get rid of it. Visit the MalekTips removing spyware and adware page for more information on ridding yourself of these pests.

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