Start with this - http://it-help.info/how-to/toolbars/1268-how-to-remove-directionsace-effectively - to get rid of that garbage which is installed Windows. ''Skip that and it's liable to re-install itself the next time Windows is booted.'' Then when it comes to using a "Removal Tool" - '''don't''' use the one recommended there. You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software, ''which is what we here at SuMO recommend. * [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner] * [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware] * [http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/disinfection/5350 Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller] * [http://general-changelog-team.fr/en/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner AdwCleaner] (for more info, see this [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ alternate AdwCleaner download page]) * [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro] * [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner] [http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus [http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/windows8.aspx#antivirus built-in] already. Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.

There are a couple of articles I have come across that although slightly dated have specific instructions, for directionsace removal and use only free and reputable tools * https://forums.malwarebytes.org/topic/175177-removal-instructions-for-directionsace/ * http://malwarefixes.com/remove-directionsace-toolbar/