# Google Advert Bug/Spyware?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-advert-bug-spyware/101995>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 18, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-advert-bug-spyware/101995 "2004-02-18T18:34:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cybergold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cybergold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cybergold)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-advert-bug-spyware/101995/1 "2004-02-18T18:34:12Z")

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Hi, i just noticed this google ‘toolbar’ jpg advert on google whenever i visit it at home, but on every other computer, it is not there. Could this possibly be a bug or spyware? I remember seeing someone else post about this, and it was something different, google looked kind of different, i cleared cookies, but the advert is still there, and not on any other computers. If this is spyware, how can i get rid of it?? 🙂 Thanks (tell me if you’ve ever had the same problem, a long yellow advertisement of the google toolbar and also google having bold text and looking out of shape ):hair:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-advert-bug-spyware/101995/2 "2004-02-18T19:04:09Z")

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Might well be spyware. As for clearing it out:

[http://security.kolla.de](http://security.kolla.de)