Binkiland and istartsurf

I guess I picked up these things bundled with something - probably some open office programes. I can't uninstall them in control panel.
In the case of Binkiland it tells me to close all Binkiland windows first, or alternatively tells me that I have to wait until the current programme is finished - even if I go direct to the uninstall after booting up before doing anything else.
In the case of istartsurf, Control Panel only lists it as 'uninstall' but selecting it and then the uninstall command gets me nowhere.
Perhaps I need to get into Windows Registry , but I have not discovered how to do this in Windows 8.1.

My web searches suggest all kinds of programmes, many free, but every one I look at seems to bring its own bundle of unwanted stuff, which may take me round in circles.

Help !

 

Hi Geoff, Found this on Google:http://www.lavasoft.com/mylavasoft/company/blog/how-to-remove-binkiland
The explanation on how to remove from W8.1 is way down the page.

http://malwareprotectioncenter.com/2014/10/06/istartsurf/
This is quite a complex removal. You may find easier methods doing a Google. Neil.

 

Have you thought about heading over to the Malware section? Broni is good at what he does.

 

Thank you all ; I followed the advice in the first reply, with complete success. The key - for me - was finding Task manager. The procedure I used to follow - Ctrl/Alt/Del did not work and I thought it must have been scrapped. All's well now.

 

Usually stuff like that will either come with more that you don't know about or will lead to more that you don't know about. It is your choice if you don't want to go to the Malware section. If it was ME, I would.