Unwanted Internet Explorer (11) Addons - Cannot disable or remove

Hi folks - I have two IE add-ons that were installed without my knowledge (Apps-Hat and HDTotal1 - in case it matters) and I cannot disable or remove them (the options to do these are greyed out). Additionally, the folder and the dll files supposedly
associated with these addons no longer exist - I assume this happened when I uninstalled the software or did a system restore to get rid of it.
I don't know if they are doing anything malicious - Malware-bytes and Avira scans do not identify any issues - but I want to disable and remove them.
Is there any way to do this?
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Hi,
These two add-ons might got installed when you install free applications from the internet, such as free softwares,
videos or something else, so be careful when you download these free application.
Run this tool, check if it cna make any differnece
Malicious Software Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx
And make sure no Apps-Hat or HDTotal1 related 3 rd party program is installed in your system, check in Control Panel\Programs and Features
Another chance to disable the add-on is via registry,
locate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings, find the class ID of that add-on (right click the add-on, then "More information", find the class ID), then set “Flags”=dword:00000001 to disable it.
Yolanda Zhu
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