Re: Why is my home page getting redirected?

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Speaking of "Baddies", I've recently noticed the use of the term
"Grayware". Not sure exactly what the threat is - Anyone familiar
with Grayware ?

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OftHhzkEGHA.3024@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
> securitycaution.c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0CE9082B-ED64-400A-BA95-B92B29E1475C@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
>> click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my
>> homepage, google.com, it goes to a website called
>> securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that my computer is
>> infected with spyware. How do I shake this? Thanks
>
> You are infected with malware.
> Malware Removal:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
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> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
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