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∟IE Addon Program Listing and Removal

This happens when /Applications/Slack.app is owned by root, rather than the user. Chown the app to directory to your user, and this should go away. Slack claims to be working on a fix, maybe for 2.3.5, but their currently suggested fix of removing and re-installing from the app store only works because it. I have Skype installed on Mac OS 10.14.1. This also was happening on previous versions of the OS. When there is an update available for Skype and a standard user is logged in, they get prompted with 'Skype is trying to add a new helper tool. Enter an administrator's name and password to allow this.' I followed the suggestions elsewhere.

∟Removing IE Addon 'Skype Browser Helper'

This section provides a tutorial example on how to disable and remove 'Skype Browser Helper' addon from Internet Explorer.

'Skype Browser Helper' is a special IE addon that allows you to call any phone number displayed on a Web pageusing the Skype application by clicking the Skype icon next to the phone number.

However, you should consider to disable and remove it if you concerned about performance and security.Here is what I did with IE 10:

1. Click menu: Tools > Manage add-ons.You see the Manage Add-ons dialog box showing up.

2. Locate and click 'Skype Browser Helper' in the addon list.Then click the 'Disable' button.

3. Double-click 'Skype Browser Helper'.You more details showing up on this addon:

If you want to permanently remove 'Skype Browser Helper', you can run Control Panel > Programs and Features and uninstall 'Skype Click to Call'from the computer.

Thanks to Thomas for pointing out the 'PDF Link Helper' typo. It's been corrected now.

Table of Contents

About This Book

Introduction to Microsoft Windows

Introduction to Windows Explorer

Introduction to Internet Explorer

'Paint' Program and Computer Graphics

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program

JPEG Image File Format Quality and Size

GIF Image File Format and Transparent Background

'WinZip' - ZIP File Compression Tool

'WinRAR' - RAR and ZIP File Compression Tool

FTP Server, Client and Commands

'FileZilla' - Free FTP Client and Server

Web Server Log Files and Analysis Tool - 'Analog'

Spyware Adware Detection and Removal

►IE Addon Program Listing and Removal

What Is an IE Addon

Removing IE Search Provider Addons

Disabling IE Addon 'Google Toolbar'

Removing IE Addon 'Google Toolbar'

Disabling IE Addon 'Yahoo! Toolbar'

Removing IE Addon 'Yahoo! Toolbar'

Disabling IE Addon 'Bing Toolbar'

Removing IE Addon 'Bing Toolbar'

Removing IE Addon 'PDF Link Helper'

►Removing IE Addon 'Skype Browser Helper'

Removing IE Addon 'Lync Browser Helper'

Removing IE Addon 'Java Plug in SSV Helper'

Removing IE Addon 'Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper'

Removing IE Addon 'Shockwave Flash Object'

Removing IE Addon 'Groove GFS Browser Helper'

Removing IE Addon 'Office Document Cache Handler'

Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal

Trojan and Malware 'Puper' Description and Removal

VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal

Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal

Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network

Home Network Gateway - DSL Modem/Wireless Router

Windows Task Manager - The System Performance Tool

'tasklist' Command Line Tool to List Process Information

'msconfig' - System Configuration Tool

Configuring and Managing System Services

Windows Registry Key and Value Management Tools

Startup Programs Removal for Better System Performance

Winsock - Windows Sockets API

Java on Windows

Glossary of Terms

Outdated Tutorials

References

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I have used Skype on my Mac for years. However when I turned my machine off and on last week a new version of Skype was automatically installed / updated on my Mac. It had a complete different interface that does not show my favourites and appears to have a different interface that completely changed the way I use Skype. To be truthful I hate it.

Not only that, every few minutes I have a pop-up appears asking me to install a helper tool. I enter my password to install the helper tool... and guess what - a few minutes later the pop-up appears again. I enter my password again wondering if 'I' made a mistake to find only minutes later the pop-up appears again.

This got me suspicious wondering if I had malware on my computer. So I use ESET to do a malware search and clean on my Mac but it finds nothing. I do a Google search for the Helper Tool message that comes up on my Mac and find a few threads saying this problem has occurred connected to a Microsoft update that (according to several people) Microsoft will not acknowledge as an error in the new update. I can't validate this as being true - as I personally have not been in touch with MS.

But this annoying helper pop-up is getting so bad I want to remove Skype altogether. (Note my Mac's are using High Sierra 10.13.5)

So this morning - thinking logically (instead of emotionally) - I thought - 'if many people are reporting this as an error from the new MS update - then what would happen if I installed the older version of Skype?'

SO I did a search for 'old skype versions mac' - and found: ********

I downloaded version 7.58.501 - installed it... and 'voila' I have the skype interface I am used to and prefer and the 'helper pop-ups' have stopped altogether.

I am no expert but it does appear that the helper pop-ups are 100% related to the new update 8.21.0.7 which is 90mb as a download compared to the previous traditional skype version that has always been between 42mb to 45mb as a download. I am guessing MS has included another 45mb of coding in the new version (doubling it's size) and must have a lot of extra less that useful stuff bundled in the background that is sadly creating problems.

If you are suffering from the endless 'helper pop-ups' - until MS sort the problems out - I'd suggest re-installing the previous version 7.58.501

Skype Helper Tool Prompt Windows 10

I am now back to my happy days in using Skype.

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