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I have a spyware problem... I've scanned with my virus scanner, scanned with Ad-aware, and scanned with Spy-Bot, AND a Shredder program I have... I've searched through my registry a bit and searched my computer for anything that looked suspect with no solution... I wonder if someone can suggest any other spyware programs I might try, or possibly help me figure this out... what the problem is is not that serious I don't think, but it's an annoyance... when I open internet explorer, my main page is changed to this weird search site... one of those things which is disguised to look like a legitimate site, but is really a porno search thing... and immediately after I open explorer, a popup opens telling me about anti-spyware stuff... how ironic huh? Anyways, so I go and close explorer, go into internet properties and change my main page back to what it was... then when I open explorer it's fine... but, I still get the popup, and then when I go to open explorer the second time, it's back to the other page, the disguised porno search page... all it says up in the address bar is "about:blank"... the page also says Home Search up in the top left hand corner, and has what looks like the microsoft windows logo next to that... although I don't think this is a microsoft thing... any help would be appreciated... I've been trying to clear this off all day with no results... |
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try downloading some software that specificly gets rid of homepage hijackers |
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i have exactly the same problem and no spyware removal software has helped at all, and ive tried about 8 or so. but i figured it was a good excuse to stop using IE and move on to firefox. but yeah, nothing has helped, its been this way for months. |
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I think I've found something... |
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run that then run your spyware sweeper after it incase it has some crafty files attched with it =o) |
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that sounds like a virus i had called "StartPage" - it resets your internet explorer page to one of a hacker's choosing. Just a guess, but try an anti-virus scan. |
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Windows XP? Have you tried installing Service Pack 2, or the Google Toolbar to stop the pop-ups, then try Adware SE Personal to get rid of the stuff. I have a load of friends with this problem, this has worked for some of them.... |
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Welcome to the board, Data! |
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Thanks :-) |
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I found the files on ad-aware... got rid of them... but then I scanned again just as a precaution, and they were there again... |
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yeowch find the name of the spyware and google it |
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and why is your toe purple? O_o |
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mozilla is THE solution |
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avoiding a lot of nasty sites might also help.. :P |
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damn, you got a point there! |
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I think I found a possible solution... when I used Ad-aware, the four registry entries, where the spyware added new things to the registry, came up... but, apparently there are two dll files which are also part of this... one of which is supposedly hidden... so, I found instructions on how to remove it, and will give it a go... looks complicated though... pOgO: I sucked on it too much! |
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and it makes sense, cause if I just deleted the registry entries, while the files were still left on my computer, it would make sense that the files would just re-add the entries to the registry... or whatever it does... which is how I figured this was working anyways... now to uncover the files! |
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owowwwwww..... my brain. |
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"hijack this" is a good program for if stuff like your homepage gets taken over. it lets you look at many settings in internet explorer, and reset them. |
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errrrrrr .dll files i'd make sure they aren't important before you delete them. does this webpage have a certain name? if so, you might want to search for a specific remover tool for it. this is the case for certain spyware/crap that can get on your computer. |
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I REFUSE TO BE BEATEN BY THIS BITCH!!!! I WILL DEFEAT IT!!! |
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I AM ON A QUEST!! I MUST FIND THE HIDDEN .DLL!!! |
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AND DESTROY IT!! |
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stop looking at porn! |
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