Don’tcha just hate toolbars that offer no removal option?  Of course you do.  Just renewed Norton Internet Security and though being rather happy with it this toolbar must go immediately.  If there’s anything that makes me feel less secure and more spied upon it’s a toolbar .

Thanks to poster Kev for putting up this simple solution at: 

http://kev.deadsquid.com/?p=663

Here’s my step-by-step instructions on how-to for Windows XP:

1. Close Firefox
2. Go to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components and find the file named “coFFPlgn.dll”
3. Copy and paste that file to a new folder. For example, I made a folder called: C:\norton-toolbar-removed
     and put it there (this will backup the original just in case for some reason you want it later).
4. Now, go back to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components and find the file named “coFFPlgn.dll”
5. Right click ”coFFPlgn.dll”  and choose “Open With.  It will say “Windows cannot open this file” so “select from list”
     and choose “notepad”
6. You will see a page of symbols and code.  Go to Edit -> Select all  then delete all of it.
7.  Then go to File -> Save  and close notepad.
8. Look again at C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components and find the file named “coFFPlgn.dll”
     Right click it and select “Properties”.  At the bottom, check box ”Read only”.
9.  Restart Firefox - toolbar gone!!

Thanks again http://kev.deadsquid.com/?p=663

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