I removed Google Chrome and the Google toolbar from my PC and now cannot get online. I use Windows XP, and was using Internet Explorer prior to using Google Chrome. Now Internet Explorer seems dormant, and can't be activated.

To uninstall Ask toolbar from your computer, you can follow the steps below:
1.To uninstall "Ask Toolbar" program from Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, click the "Start" button, then click on "Control Panel". If you are using Windows 8, drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select "Search" from the list and search for "Control Panel".
2.When the "Control Panel" window opens click on the "Uninstall a program" option under "Programs" category.
(Note: If you are using the "Classic View" of the Control Panel, then you need to double-click on the "Programs and Features" icon instead.)
3.When the "Programs and Features" or the "Uninstall a Program" screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall "Ask Toolbar, Ask Toolbar Updater, Ask Updater" and any other recently installed or unknown programs.
Once you have successfully uninstalled the above mentioned applications from your system, you also need to reset your browser to remove Ask toolbar and Ask.com from the respective browser. To do this, refer to the steps listed below:
(Important: While resetting your browser(s), go through the on-screen instructions very carefully to understand what all changes will be made in your browser once it is reset.)

To reset Internet Explorer:
1.Open Internet Explorer, click on the "gear icon" in the upper right part of your browser, and then click on "Internet Options".
2.In the "Internet Options" dialog box, click on the "Advanced" tab, then click on the "Reset" button.
3.In the "Reset Internet Explorer settings" section, select the "Delete personal settings" check box, then click on the "Reset" button.
4.When Internet Explorer has completed its task, click on the "Close" button in the confirmation dialogue box. You will now need to close your browser, and then you can open Internet Explorer again.

To reset Mozilla Firefox:
1.In the upper-right corner of the Firefox window, click the Firefox menu button ( ), and then click on the "Help" ( ) button.
2.From the "Help" menu, choose "Troubleshooting Information".
(Note: If you're unable to access the Help menu, type about:support in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting information page.)
3.Click the "Reset Firefox" button in the upper-right corner of the "Troubleshooting Information" page.
4.To continue, click on the "Reset Firefox" button in the new confirmation window that opens.
5.Firefox will close itself and will revert to its default settings. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click on the "Finish".
(Important: Your old Firefox profile will be placed on your desktop in a folder named "Old Firefox Data". If the reset didn't fix your problem you can restore some of the information not saved by copying files to the new profile that was created. If you don't need this folder any longer, you should delete it as it contains sensitive information.)

To reset Google Chrome:
Before resetting Google Chrome, you first need to remove Ask toolbar extensions from it, change your default search engine, and also change the homepage. To do this, refer to the following steps:
To remove Ask toolbar extensions:
1.Click the Chrome menu button on the browser toolbar, select "Tools" and then click on "Extensions".
2.In the "Extensions" tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin) the Ask Toolbar and any other unknown extensions from Google Chrome.
To change default search engine:
1.Click the Chrome menu button, then select "Settings", and click on "Manage search engines" in the "Search" section.
3.In the "Search Engines" dialog that appears, select "Google" and click the "Make Default" button that appears in the row.
4.Search for "Ask.com" in the Search Engines list, and click the "X" that appears at the end of the row.

To change default Homepage:
1.Click the Chrome menu button, and then select "Settings"
2.Go to "On Startup" section and select "Open the New Tab page"
To reset Google Chrome:
1.Click the Chrome menu button, and then select "Settings"
2.Click on "Show advanced settings" at the end of the page and go to "Reset Browser Settings" at the bottom of the page
3.On the dialogue box that opens, click on "Reset"

Step 1:
To uninstall Ask Toolbar program from your computer,click the Start button, click on Control Panel, then select Uninstall a program. (Add or Remove Programs for Windows XP users).
If you are a Windows 8 user, you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control panel from there, then select Uninstall a program.

Search and uninstall Ask Toolbar Updater and Ask Toolbar from your computer.

On some computers these programs might be renamed or missing, search for any program developed by Ask or unknown applications, and uninstall them from your computer.

Step 2:

Remove the Ask Toolbar residual damage from your browser

Ask Toolbar has installed several browser extensions, has changed your homepage to nl.ask.com, and has changed your default search engine.

Remove Ask Toolbar and Ask.com from Internet Explorer

1. Remove Ask Toolbar add-ons from Internet Explorer. Open Internet Explorer, then click on the gear icon Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right) and then select Manage add-ons.

From the Toolbars and Extensions tab, select Ask Toolbar, ask Bar BHO and any other unknown extensions, then click on Disable.

Set Internet Explorer default search engine from Ask Search to Bing or Google.
To change your default search engine, click on the gear icon Manage Add-ons, and then, under Add-on Types, click Search Providers.
Select Bing or Google and click on Set Default.

Search for Ask.com in the Search Providers list, and click on Remove to get rid of this search engine.

Change your Internet Explorer home page from ask.com to its default
To change your home page, click on the gear icon General tab, under the Home page section, click on Use default to restore Internet Explorer default home page.

Remove Ask Toolbar and Ask.com from Mozilla Firefox

1. Remove Ask Toolbar extension from Firefox.
   At the top of the Firefox window, click the orange Firefox button, then select Add-ons.

Select the Extensions tab, then remove Ask Toolbar and any other unknown extensions from Mozilla Firefox.

Reset your default search engine and home page from Ask.com to their default.
To reset your search engine and homepage to their defaults, we will use the SearchResetextension. This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.
You can download Search Reset from the below link, and then we will just need to install it to revert Firefox to its default settings.
SEARCHRESET DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open another web page from where you can download the Search Reset Firefox extension)

Remove Ask Toolbar and Ask.com from Google Chrome

1. Remove Ask Toolbar extensions from Google Chrome.
   Click the Chrome menu button on the browser toolbar, select Tools and then click on Extensions.

In the Extensions tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin) the Ask Toolbar and any other unknown extensions from Google Chrome.

2. Set Google Chrome default search engine from ask.com to google.com .
Click the Chrome menu button, then select Settings and click on Manage search engines in the Search section.
In the Search Engines dialog that appears, select Google and click the Make Default button that appears in the row.

Search for Ask.com in the Search Engines list, and click the X that appears at the end of the row.

Change Google Chrome homepage from ask.com to its default.
The Ask Toolbar has modified your Google settings to open their web page whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.
Click the Chrome menu button, then select Settings and click on One the New Tab page in the On Startup section.

STEP 3: Remove Ask Toolbar registry keys with AdwCleaner.

1. You can download AdwCleaner from the below link.
   ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer)
2. Before starting this utility, close all open programs and internet browsers.
3. Double click on adwcleaner.exe to run the tool.
4. Click on Delete, then confirm each time with Ok.
5. Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.
6. NEXT, double click on adwcleaner.exe to run the tool.
7. Click on Uninstall, then confirm with yes to remove this utility from your computer.

STEP 4: Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

1. You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free from the below link, then double click on it to install this program.
   MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)
2. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the setup process. DO NOT make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware checked, then click on the Finish button.
3. On the Scanner tab, select Perform quick scan and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer.
4. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.
5. When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed, click on Show Result.
6. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image. Make sure that everything is Checked (ticked) and click on the Remove Selected button.

STEP 5: Run a computer scan with HitmanPro

1. Download HitmanPro from the below link, then double click on it to start this program.
   HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)
2. HitmanPro will start and you'll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the Next button) to start a system scan with this program.
3. HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for malware, as seen in the image below.
4. Once the scan is complete,you'll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you'll need to click on Next to remove these malicious files.
5. Click Activate free license to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.

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You need to remove it from your browser too. See Remove Delta Search Below.
I would also do a Malwarebytes scan in Windows Safe Mode
1st Update Malwarebytes Anti-Malware or reinstall it from here
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Watch How to download, install and use MalwareBytes 2.0 at
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How to Enter Windows Safe Mode: Click Start then All Programs then Accessories select Run type msconfig and hit enter.
Select the Boot tab, select Safe boot and Minimal then Apply and OK.

Restart the computer and you'll enter safe mode.The screen will look odd, with no desktop wallpaper and large icons. Open Malwarebytes and run a scan.When your done with MalwareBytes 2.0 scan in safe mode, Click Start then All Programs then Accessories select Run type msconfig and hit enter.
Select the Boot tab, uncheck Safe boot then click Apply and OK
Restart the computer and it will boot back to normal Windows mode.

Remove Delta Search from Internet Explorer

1. Remove Delta Search add-ons from Internet Explorer.
   Open Internet Explorer,then click on the gear icon " src="http://malwaretips.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/icongear.jpg" ]="" (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right) and then select Manage add-ons.
   
   From the Toolbars and Extensions tab, select Delta Toolbar, Delta Helper Object, and Yontoo add-ons, and click on Disable.
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2. Set Internet Explorer default search engine from Delta Search (delta-search.com) to Bing.
   To change your default search engine, click on the gear icon " src="http://malwaretips.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/icongear.jpg" ]="" ,="" select="" Manage Add-ons, and then, under Add-on Types, click Search Providers.
   Select Bing and on click the Set Default button.
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   To remove delta-search.com from Internet Explorer, select Delta Search and click on Remove.
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3. Change your Internet Explorer homepage from delta-search.com to its default
   To change your homepage, click on the gear icon " src="http://malwaretips.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/icongear.jpg" ]="" ,="" select="" internet="" explore="" options,="" and="" in="" the="" General tab,under the Home page section, click on Use default to restore Internet Explorer default home page.
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Remove Delta Search from Mozilla Firefox

1. Remove Delta Search extensions from Internet Explorer.
   At the top of the Firefox window, click the orange Firefox button, then select Add-ons.
   
   Select the Extensions tab, then remove Delta Toolbar, BitGuard, Mixi.DJ and Yontoo extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
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2. Reset your default search engine and home page from delta-search.com to their default.
   To reset your search engine and homepage to their default, we will use the SearchReset extension.This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.
   You can download SearchReset from the below link, and then we will just need to install it to revert Firefox to its default settings.
   SEARCHRESET DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open another web page from where you can download the SearchReset Firefox extension)
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Remove Delta Search from Google Chrome

1. Remove Delta Search extensions from Google Chrome.
   Click the Chrome menu button on the browser toolbar, select Tools and then click on Extensions.
   In the Extensions tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin) the Delta Toolbar, Mixi.DJ and BitGuard and any other unknown extensions by clicking the trash can " src="http://malwaretips.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Trash-Can-Chrome.png" ]="" icon.
   Basically, if you have not installed an extension, you should remove it from your web browser.
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2. Set Google Chrome default search engine from Delta Search to Google.
   Click the Chrome menu button, then select Settings and click on Manage search engines in the Search section.
   In the Search Engines dialog that appears, select Google and click the Make Default button that appears in the row.
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   Search for Delta Search in the Search Engines list, and click the X button that appears at the end of the row.
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3. Change Google Chrome homepage from delta-search.com to its default.
   Delta Search has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.
   Click the Chrome menu button, then select Settings and click on One the New Tab page in the On Startup section.
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Hi Lance,
I have 2 links for you on how to remove toolbar using Google chrome and IE. Hope it helps.
Uninstall Google Toolbar
How to Remove Toolbars

Go to your settings on google chrome and locate the extensions section. Find and remove Ask toolbar, if it exists.

Then go to the control panel for windows and locate the Add-Remove Programs (windows XP) or Programs and Features (windows vista and 7) and locate any instance of Ask toolbar and uninstall it.

Reset your web browser.
If you are using Internet Explorer
Steps to follow. To use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature from Control Panel, follow these steps:

1. Exit all programs, including Internet Explorer (if it is running).
2. If you use Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER: inetcpl.cplIf you use Windows Vista, click Start . Type the following command in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER: inetcpl.cplThe Internet Options dialog box appears.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Reset Internet Explorer settings, click Reset. Then click Reset again.
5. When Internet Explorer finishes resetting the settings, click Close in the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box.
6. Start Internet Explorer again.

After this if you are still not able to open facebook try downloading some third party broswer such Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
You can download them from following links. Google Chrome : http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/make/download.html?brand=CHKZ
Mozilla firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

Hi User ,

This is a usual problem that occurs when Toolbars are installed in the background of internet explorer , Follow the steps to resolve your problem .

1.Go to Start - Control panel - Add or Remove Program

2 . Look for anything that says toolbar (in your case Panda toolbar )

3. Uninstall the toolbar and try the internet explorer again .

Please let me know if it worked

Thanks and regards
Aboobacker sidiq
Internet explorer Specialist

You might try :
-clearing your cookies and caches/temporary internet files.
-removing any installed toolbars
-resetting internet explorer to all of it's defaults
-if using internet explorer 6 or 7, update to version 8
-if using spybot search and destroy, un-immunize your system
-try using firefox, safari, opera or google chrome as an alternate browser
-remove and reinstall java
-remove and reinstall adobe flash