Re: hotsearchbox

From: Don Varnau (don_04[at]varnau[dot]org)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:20:57 -0600

Edd,
Try this first. Go to http://www.hotsearchbox.com/ At the bottom of the
page, click on "Reset your Search page back to MSN Click Here"

If unsuccessful with that:
Download and run Run CWShredder from
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Then download, install, *update* and run both of these programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red-others are
optional.)
Both programs should be updated after installation- before use.

Then note the security tips and other useful information at:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Don 

-- 
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.
"Edd"  wrote in message news:15dc301c416a8$81f4aff0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> When starting the browser for the first time, it gets
> taken over by a search site (www.hotsearchbox.com -
> Microsoft Internet Explorer). After this loads you can
> close it by clicking on the X close box, then at some
> later point it will automatically fire up again.  This is
> really bad if I am playing poker on line at the time.
> Could even cost me a big pot.
>
> I have enabled the selective content feature, entered the
> site address, and chosen to "never allow" the page/site.
> This did not help.
>
> Can anyone help me get rid of this trap site forever?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Edd
> evallen[at]direcway.com

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