Re: Internet Hijacked

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From: zod (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 18:48:49 -0700

I got the control thing from a microsoft Knowledgebase Q
file but no biggy, thanks for your help I will try those
sites out and see if I can get rid of it, I know ad aware
hasnt worked but perhaps one of the others will.

Thanks again
>-----Original Message-----
>It's not "Internet has been hijacked". There's no such
thing. It's your
>browser and/or home page has been hijacked. Not sure
what "reg tweak" you
>saw but you do not delete control panel entires in the
registry. If you did
>you may have caused alot more damage than some spyware.
To remove the
>spyware/adware/hijackers:
>You've got spyware, adware, a trojan, a search engine
hijacker, or a home
>page hijacker.
>
>Run these tools weekly
>Spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
>Ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
>CWShredder:
http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
>HiJackThis - http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>
>zod wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Everytime I open up my Internet explorer I get pop
ups, I
>> usually just run something like AD Aware and clear them
>> off but this time it is not helping. A tech on site
told
>> me that my Internet has probably been Hijacked. I
found a
>> couple articles related to Hijack in which I go into
the
>> registry and delete the Control panel folder under the
>> internet section in the registry however this didnt
help.
>>
>> What are my options to fix a Hijacked internet machine
and
>> how can I make sure that it doesnt happen again. Any
>> suggestion is appreciated.Have a great weekend
>>
>> Zod
>
>
>.
>

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