Can't get rid of "my websearch" browser

Does anyone know how to get rid of the "my websearch" browser. I went to "find any file" but it failed to remove the files it found. When I opened up a "Finde" window, I couldn't find the files under Mac HD. Alternately, if you can give me the names and addresses of the AH's who developed this thing I could take care of it that way..............

Never heard of that browser. Is it something that appears while you use Safari? There are custom toolbars that site can stick in Safari that are simpley not compatible. If it is Saari that's suffering this, repost in the Safari forums here:
Safari
If this is something completely different not involving Safari, grab a screenshot (SHIFT + COMMAND +3) and post it, using the little camera icon in the edit window. Screenshots are save to your desktop, so there are easy to find and link to a post.
"Alternately, if you can give me the names and addresses of the AH's who developed this thing I could take care of it that way.............."
Yeah, Texas! A man takes care of himself! Unfortunately, the developer is likely some guy in Siberia named "Peggy."
Ex-Pat Native Dallasite
Quick EDIT: I just Googled "mywebsearch removal mac" and there are a lot of hits. Apparently affected FireFox as well as Safari. There are numerous places showing removal instructions. Some of the links may tell us where Peggy lives!

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