How to Change Your Firefox Location Bar Search Engine - II

In response to a comment by Joanne, dated Jan. 30, 20101 (See: How to Change Your Firefox Location Bar Search Engine dated 2009-12-20), I have posted the following:

Not sure what might be causing your problem. Here is a suggestion (for Windows XP):

1. Click [Start].
2. Choose [Control Panel].
3. Click [Add or Remove Programs].
4. Choose [Change or Remove Programs].
5. Scroll down and choose [Yahoo! Toolbar] and click [Remove].
6. After removal, you might have to reboot your computer.
7. Now, follow the steps again listed in blog entry above.

Another resource that might prove helpful is to download and install the free program called CCleaner:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner

Download and install the latest version (see link in the upper-right corner of your browser window).

Installing CCleaner:

1. Click the link.

2. Choose [Save File]. The file will be something like "ccsetup228.exe" (as of Jan. 30, 2010).

3. Choose a folder to download the file to. I normally just download this program to my Desktop.

4. Click [Save].

5. Locate the file on your hard disk (open the folder you created or find it on your Desktop. In Firefox, you can right-click the listed file name in the Downloads windows (Ctrl-J) and choose [Open Containing Folder].

6. Close Firefox.

7. Double-click the downloaded file (i.e. ccsetup228.exe).

8. Choose Run.

9. Select a language.

10. Click [Next].

11. Click [I Agree].

12. Click [Next].

13. Click "Add CCleaner Yahoo! Toolbar and use CCleaner from your browser" to UNSELECT. CCleaner will add this toolbar as a default setting so be sure to clear the check for this option.

14. Confirm that "Add CCleaner Yahoo! Toolbar and use CCleaner from your browser" is NOT selected. Then, click [Install].

15. The "Run CCleaner v2.28" (or similar version number) will already be selected. Click [Finish].

16. Choose [Cleaner] on the left side of the CCleaner window. Click [Analyze]. When finished, click [Run Cleaner].

17. Choose [Registry] on the left side fo the CCleaner window. Click [Scan for Issues]. Then click [Fix selected issues...]. CCleaner will prompt you to backup your registry. Choose [Yes]. Click [Save].

18. Click [Fix All Selected Issues]. Click [Close].

19. Choose [Tools] on the left side of the CCleaner window. Choose [Startup]. Confirm that there is no Yahoo! toolbar program set to run at start up. If there is one, click the line indicated Yahoo! toolbar and choose [Disable] or [Delete] at the bottom of the CCleaner window.

See my screenshots for suggested CCleaner settings.



This program is quite useful in preventing and cleaning up any unwanted programs that are running on your computer. Needless to say, make you sure you update and run a current version of your antivirus software. It's also a good idea to run at least two or three anti-malware programs on your computer simultaneously. (Only one antivirus program can run at any time on your computer. You can run as many anti-malware programs as you like. I use Windows Defender, CA Security, and Ad-Aware.)

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Apple and American Red Cross Accepting Haiti Relief Donations thru iTunes

Sadly, the news coverage of the Haiti earthquake has been miniscule in Japan. Conversely, coverage of the disaster has been quite extensive on a daily basis in the States. I wonder why the disparity?

For those of us who live in Japan, we can now send donations via the iTunes store in amounts of Y500, Y1,000, Y2,500, Y5,000, Y10,000, and Y20,000.

The donation will be charged to the credit card that you have registered with your iTunes Store account. Your donation will be sent to the American Red Cross. Rest assured that the American Red Cross is a reputable organization that you can trust. If you haven't already, I encourage all my friends, students, and colleagues in Japan to donate.

More information in Japanese is available at these links:

iTunes Storeでハイチ地震救援募金受付：
https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/buyCharityGiftWizard

広田稔／ASCII.jp編集部：
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/490/490581/

ハイチ大地震に便乗したオンライン詐欺、シマンテックが注意喚起
http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20100115_342594.html

ヤフーやニフティなど、ハイチ地震の被災者への募金を受け付け
http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20100115_342613.html

ハイチ地震救援金
http://volunteer.yahoo.co.jp/donation/detail/1301013/index.html

ハイチ大地震被害の救援金を受付けます
http://www.jrc.or.jp/contribution/l3/Vcms3_00001446.html

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Facebook Trojan

Be careful folks--the following email is being sent out with a trojan. Make sure your antivirus and anti-malware software programs are up-to-date! Fortunately, avast! caught the trojan file that was attached to my email and deleted it for me:

Sign of "Win32:Bredolab-BL [Trj]" has been found in "Incoming email 'Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Customer Support.' From: "Facebook Security" , To: \Facebook_password_32835.zip#2058127197\Facebook_password_32835.exe" file.

Here is a copy of the email that I received:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Customer Support.
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:07:41 -0600
From: Facebook Security
To:

Dear user of facebook,

Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed.
You can find your new password in attached document.

Thanks,
Your Facebook.

Be careful folks. Remember, you should run only 1 antivirus program on your computer, but at least have 2 or 3 anti-spyware/anti-malware programs running at the same time. Here is a list of the software programs I use on my Windows XP systems:

Antivirus Software: avast!

• Free for home-use. Available in Japanese or English.

Anti-malware Software: Windows Defender

• Free for all Windows users. Comes pre-installed for Windows Vista. Available in English or Japanese.

Anti-malware Software: Lavasoft Ad-Aware

• Free for home-use. Available in English or Japanese.

Anti-malware Software: CA Anti-Spyware 2009

• No longer available at the Computer Associates website. You can find an older version though for about 40 dollars here in English.

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Portal Page for ANMIWEB

I have created a portal page for the ANMI Group services. Feel free to visit the portal page at www.anmiweb.com. (Please let me know if you find any mistakes in my Japanese. Thanks!)

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