Remove ALOT toolbar. Removal instructions
ALOT Toolbar should be categorized as unwanted application, adware, that returns modified results filled with various commercials and pop-up messages. It will also initiate annoying redirections to websites that have nothing to do with real results you normally get from your search engine. The most common way to get this program, presented as Browser Helper Object in most if the cases, is manual installation or together with other applications you can get on insecure websites. Usually, ALOT toolbar changes user’s homepage to ask.com or alot.com and starts unwanted redirections to websites that need your traffic.
As you can see, ALOT toolbar is potentially unwanted application that should be removed instead of keeping it on your machine. In order to remove ALOT, click start->control panel-> Add/Remove Programs and uninstall this app from there. In addition, if you still have this toolbar on your computer, run reliable anti-spyware after updating which will help you find all the files that belong to it.
Automatic ALOT toolbar removal:
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ALOT toolbar manual removal:
Kill processes:
alotUninst.exe
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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler\{5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7}
Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7}
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Information updated: 2012-02-01 09:28:32