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Mywebsearch annoyances

MyWebSearch wants me to change my default program so they can mail me more crap. When I click on OK to keep it the way it is, there is a little pop-up stop to change the default. I’m getting a search change notification. I don’t want to change and when I try closing them, they keep popping up. I have Windows Vista.

Kat Delong What is MyWebSearch

MyWebSearch is the Internet Explorer part of the FunWeb product utilities. While they are not considered spyware by most programs (although Sypbot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware will usually define them as spyware), they can slow the computer down and cause pop ups and other issues. It sounds like MyWebSearch is asking you to set your default search provider for your Internet settings. This is a valid request for the program, as it is trying to figure out how you want to search the Internet. Try changing your default search provider and see if the pop ups go away.

To change your default search provider, follow these steps:

Find the MyWebSearch button on the far left side of the tool bar and click on it.
Select Change Default Search Provider.
Check the box next to the search provider you want - you can choose from Google, Yahoo!, Ask Jeeves and LookSmart.
Click Finished. The one you choose will now be your default search engine.

Removing MyWebSearch

It sounds like you might not be using MyWebSearch, so the best solution for you would be to remove it from your system completely. Follow these steps if you want to uninstall MyWebSearch:

Go to Start and then click on Control Panel.
Choose Add/Remove Programs and find all references to MyWebSearch.
Click Change/Remove to uninstall them.
Make sure you uninstall all related programs including My Way Speedbar, Smiley Central and FWP Products.
Now open My Computer, then go to the C drive.
Click on Programs.
Find FunwebProducts and MyWebSearch entries and right click on them to delete.

Registry Cleanup

There may be some registry entries left over. You can either run a program like Hijack This, RegCure, or an antispyware program to remove the ones that were missed. Missed registry entries don’t generally affect your computer unless the registry is bloated with invalid entries.

The bottom line is that you can either choose a default Internet search program on MyWebSearch or delete it all together if it bothers you.