Nightmare toolbar with a difference

[Priesty]

A relative of mine (honestly) went on an innapropriate website and has managed to get me a lovely new toolbar. Whenever I turn my computer on, I get some new additions to my desktop (xxx, gambling, pharmacy icons etc etc), this is even before I connect to the net. I've tried spybot, spydoctor, norton, ad aware, various microsoft virus checkers but the thing is still there. I can't even find the name of the company who put it there. Any suggestions or is my brother gonna have to have my computer surgically removed from his rectum?

[patmore]

I had something similar and tried all the ways you have but McAfee was the only one that removed it for me - I think it was buried in my start up programme.

[halfadaily]

when all else fails I use system restore: Start>accessories>system tools>system restore

Just set a choose a restore date prior to the instalation of the rogue toolbar. I see you have norton, have you tried go-back?

[simsfreq]

Click the start menu button. Go through All Programs/Startup.
In the Startup section you will probably find a program which you don't recognise the name of it. Right click and select delete. Then restart your computer and hopefully the toolbar will be gone!

If this fails press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and click the Processes tab. Sort the processes by User Name and find your logon name (ie. Not LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE or SYSTEM.)
Do a google search for the names of the processes which appear and you'll be able to work out which one it is. Then go into "My Computer" use the "Search" feature and type the name of it. you should then be able to delete it completely.

[Upforit]

Try ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.com/. They have free and paid versions. Also do not get it from anywhere else as there are imitations out there that actually infect your pc with scumware. Try Spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html. Read the documentation and remember to keep the dats up to date.

[alunrw]

Not sure if this is the same problem -(pop ups varying from shopping toholidays to XXX sites) - have a check if it's the MSITStore, it basically hijacks your home page all the time - it was a nuisance, but finally got it removed thanks to
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=161849

I would try what has been suggested above firstly though.