I made the mistake of installing Freerecorder, now I can't get rid of it. After uninstalling the icon is still there, it's ads still appear. How do I nuke??

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I previously installed Ad block plus BTW.
For instance when I log into Yahoo e-mail the first couple of lines are an empty box (thank you, Ad block!) but still has a "ads by Freerecorder" line. Until I figured out how to turn off the "feature" Freerecorder would open a new window almost every time I clicked on a link so both the desired link and an ad would open in separate windows. I uninstalled not only Freerecorder but Firefox a well and re-installed Firefox but *not* Freerecorder but it still happens as if Freerecorder has a cookoo in the Firefox folder. The Freerecorder icon also appears in the upper right, next to the "home" button, if clicked it goes to a page trying to sell me, you guessed it, Freerecorder.
Let me know if it would help to somehow post screen captures.

Answer 1

Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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