An Alexa toolbar warning for Firefox users!

Having spent the past three days screaming at my computer because Mozilla Firefox will not open as a result of ‘Sparky’ - the much awaited Alexa add-on for Firefox- I strongly suggest that you stear clear of this piece of equipment if Firefox is your primary browser. I had used Alexa before without any problems, even with Firefox, but after downloading Sparky firefox refused to open. I had a heart attack, after using Firefox for a couple of years I cannot even contemplate returning to Internet Explorer, it just doesn’t cut it.

After frantically searching the Internet (using IE, Grrrr) for solutions I have finally managed to rid my computer and Firefox of this sinister piece of malware. I cannot exactly remember how I got rid of it but it involved ending the Firefox process in task manager, opening firefox in safe mode, and then ticking the first two boxes to disable the toolbars. The only problem is that it also disables the use of other toolbars, but as yet this is the best it gets. Until the toolbar can actually be uninstalled there is nothing much else you can do.