Recently, when I turn on my computer, a little window has been popping under my taskbar, near the clock. It rises when the curser touches it, and seems to be some kinda search function.
There is no exit on the window, so the only way to remove it is by going to Task Manager and Ending Program. It calls itself Desktop Search, and when I check the Processes Running option under XP's Task Manager, it seems to list itself as desktop.exe. At least, that's the one that's there when it's running, and gone when I've End Tasked the sucker.
So.. what is this and how do I get rid of it permanently?
What is Desktop Search?
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What is Desktop Search?
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I've had that one myself. I have no clue what it does or where I got it. It seems to be benign however. Spybot should be able to get rid of it, or how about simply searching for and deleting desktop.exe? I can assure you that there is no such file in a regular Winblows installation so there's no risk of getting the wrong one.
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'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
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Faram
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Google makes a desktop search
Compare your and those screenshots
oogles search can be uninstalled through add/remove programs
Compare your and those screenshots
oogles search can be uninstalled through add/remove programs
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"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
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Nope, not google search, Faram. This is a single-line box hiding behind the taskbar itself, barely peeking over the edge.Faram wrote:Google makes a desktop search
Compare your and those screenshots
oogles search can be uninstalled through add/remove programs
I'll try your suggestion, Bats. Hopefully it'll work.
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
This is weird. I know I saw that listing in the Task Manager: Processes list before I endtasked the program... but the only thing a Search of My Computer finds is AOLondesktop.exe
could it be the same thing?
could it be the same thing?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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Executor32
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Sounds like the iSearch Desktop Search hijacker. The second post here has removal instructions.
どうして？お前が夜に自身お触れるから。
Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
Sounds like an Apple programExecutor32 wrote:Sounds like the iSearch Desktop Search hijacker. The second post here has removal instructions.
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soundslike it.LadyTevar wrote:This is weird. I know I saw that listing in the Task Manager: Processes list before I endtasked the program... but the only thing a Search of My Computer finds is AOLondesktop.exe
could it be the same thing?
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Err-no, I'm afraid. While removing AOL stuff is usually a smart move, if Task Manager DID list a desktop.exe, that means there WAS a desktop.exe. So either that file is still there but hidden or was removed in the meantime.The Yosemite Bear wrote:soundslike it.LadyTevar wrote:This is weird. I know I saw that listing in the Task Manager: Processes list before I endtasked the program... but the only thing a Search of My Computer finds is AOLondesktop.exe
could it be the same thing?
Have you tried looking for hidden/system files, my Lady?
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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Executor32
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I'm 99.99% certain that it's iSearch. It's a real bitch to get rid of if you have it. The second post in the thread I linked to in my previous post has the rather lengthy removal instructions.
どうして？お前が夜に自身お触れるから。
Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
