Explorer has new link under "Tools" that I can't get rid of

[dumbboy]

In the "Tools" drop down menu of IE I noticed a new line added with "????????????". Clicking it directs the browser to a website I would like to remove.
I've tried clearing the Temporary Internet folder, cookies, and history, but this keeps showing up. I also installed the IE 6 upgrade and the media player security patch from 6-26-02.
Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[joegz]

I would first think that it is coming from a registry setting. Have you tried doing a search in the registry for that entry to see what is found? joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."

 

[TheOldMan346]

Yeah, as joegz says, it's probably coming from a registry entry put there by some spyware or scumware. If you do not wantr to play around in the registry, download and install/run AdAware from Lavasoft. It will find that and any other pests on the computer. You can get it from Download.com. It's free and very effective.

Good luck.
The Old Man