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I don't need no answers! <SOLVED>

FrostyAlphaWolfFrostyAlphaWolf Registered User regular
edited May 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm guessing I can stick this here, as opposed to G/T..

I don't know when I got it, but when I right-click anywhere in my internet browser, at the very bottom I have an option of "Look up on Answers.com." I haven't noticed until recently; for some reason, it likes to randomly search without me even right-clicking anything. I may be typing in a password, or searching for something in a text box, or typing a response here, and it randomly triggers and searches for w/e my last word typed was. Question I have is if there is a way to turn off/delete the option. I've already looked through my internet options, and didn't find anything on it there. I don't know if it's a Firefox addon or what. I'll put up a pic in a minute, but it's pretty self-explanatory...

TL;DR How do I turn off the auto-run "Look up on Answers.com" option under my right click menu?

Edit: Piccy:
answers.jpg

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  • AurinAurin Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    That looks like spyware to me, done a scan lately?

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  • FrostyAlphaWolfFrostyAlphaWolf Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Earlier this afternoon actually, with ZoneLabs Security Suite. It only pulled out 4 spyware files and deleted them, nothing above average =/

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  • HiredGunHiredGun Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    if you're on a PC, have you checked in your list of installed programs? It's under 'Add/Remove Programs' in the Control Panel. If you look through the list carefully you might find some sort of Answers.com browser gadget in there.

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  • VoroVoro Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Are you using Firefox? Double check your addons list, and also any Greasemonkey scripts if you've got that addon. I saw this addon in one of those "must have" extension articles, so that might be the problem.

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  • FrostyAlphaWolfFrostyAlphaWolf Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Aha, found the bugger in Add/Remove programs. I sure don't remember downloading anything for that (seems like a dumb tool) but whatever, it's gone now. Thanks everyone :D

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