Starware Removal Instructions and Help

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What is Starware? 
 
Starware is a browser toolbar that adds the current temperature of your local area, price comparisons to popular travel sites, popup blocker, search options, and a reference tool. Unfortunately to me, its just one more toolbar that forced its way onto my browser window.
 
For many people, they may find the features of Starware helpful enough to keep the toolbar, however for the rest of you these instructions should help you remove it completely. I used Hijackthis to show the different browser helper objects and toolbars that Starware installs and how to remove them.
 
 How Do I Know If I Have Starware Installed?
 
 You'll notice the following toolbar in your browser if Starware is installed on your computer.
 
 If you run Hijackthis, you'll also notice the following lines that have been added:
 
 R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://as.starware.com/dp/search?x=wKX1ILEOi+Vh7AfA98Gm4Me69ZMbubcDyUaazwlbdhc
 KnIzKY7FxKirFRj6akwyuOq+meIThh5sLmA/M8uKNP8mBaVrT1SCqLpCttfpm8va3nY6r63xiiM
 gs5A6d0b2b3JCcQHSRAfYQXCwce0ua8x+JZvg/7TerIx4jSpMZl8LNFn900uTfCYrSjrbDTazn
 
 O2 - BHO: (no name) - { 45A4902E-4479-4EAE-A186-8D0F7E4C78DE} - C:\Program Files\Starware305\bin\Starware305.dll
 
 
 O3 - Toolbar: Starware305 - { 9FB3908C-6565-4CB0-95F8-E9F85258723C} - C:\Program Files\Starware305\bin\Starware305.dll
 
 
 How Do I Remove Starware?
 
 First, uninstall the Starware option from Add/Remove Programs
 
 1) Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel
 
 2) Double click on Add/Remove Programs
 
 3) Find "Starware" in the list of installed programs and click on Change/Remove to uninstall it.
 
 4) Reboot your Computer and run HijackThis
 
 5) With HijackThis, scan for and fix any of the entries shown above that may be remaining.
 
 6) Next, open My Computer, Drive C, and double-click on the Windows folder, then doubleclick on the Prefetch folder
 
 7) Right-click and delete the following file:
 
 STARWARE305UNINSTALL.EXE-37ACC76F.pf
 
 8) Starware should now be completely uninstalled from your computer.