Re: Unwanted Homepages

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From: Mike Burgess (winhelp2002_at_spamthis.com)
Date: 04/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 07:34:30 -0400

Hi,
I'm not sure why you can't post there ......

I know their servers have been overloaded lately ....
Try this:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
[or]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Other
Then post back with the URL of your post
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-15-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid 

--
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03ad01c4246b$0b99b5a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Well I downloaded adware spybot and now HiJackThis and
> scanned my system I saved the log and went to the site
> that you suggested "http://computercops.biz/forums.html"
> and created an account but when I try to post a new
> message on any topic on the board it bounces me back out
> to the login. So I have no idea what to do with this log
> file now. I checked to make sure I was logged in several
> ways it says I have an account and I received my email and
> password it also says its a valid password.. if I put it
> in correctly though it just stays on the same page asking
> for my login/pass, and if I put it in incorrectly the top
> of the applet says incorrect login/pass and bounces me
> back to the same place. I don't know if there is someplace
> else I can have someone help me with these logs but I
> can't seem to beable to post at the other site.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >Go to:
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#HijackThis!
> >Download "Hijack This!" [freeware]
> >
> >Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".
> >
> >When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change
> into a "Save Log"
> >button.
> >Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")
> >
> >Next, go to the below location:
> >http://computercops.biz/forums.html
> >
> >Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal"
> section.
> >Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into
> your new message.
> >
> >Post back with the URL where you posted if you want help
> with your log.
> >__________________________________________________________
> __
> >Mike Burgess  [MVP Windows Shell\User]
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
> >Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans,
> with a HOSTS file
> >http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-15-
> 04]
> >Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is
> invalid
> >--
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:030801c42451$6171b7d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >"Slim" <slimwhitman@ahotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:1d4ba01c4237a$dd706750$a301280a@phx.gbl
> >> >> Recently I was misdirected to an unwanted page and
> now
> >> >> that page is stuck as my home page. If I change the
> >> >> homepage it changes itself back next time I open a
> page.
> >> >> I've deleted my cookies and cleared my temp files
> but I
> >> >> can't find whats doing this. I'm running XP and IE6.0
> >> any
> >> >> help on this would be great thanks.
> >> >
> >> >First eliminate any scumware.
> >> >See
> >> >Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and
> >> Search Engines
> >> >http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> >> >especially
> >> >http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch
> >> >
> >> >Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some
> >> things the other
> >> >won't.  Also, each needs to be updated with the
> program's
> >> update function
> >> >before every use, even when just downloaded.  There's
> >> also a lot more to do
> >> >than just those two programs.  CWShredder is also
> >> available here:
> >> >http://www.kellys-korner-
> xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
> >> >**Post your HijackThis log to
> >> >http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
> >> >http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not
> here.**
> >> >Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot,
> >> HijackThis and CWShredder
> >> >may be found on this page:
> >> >http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
> >> >If trying everything at that site does not fix the
> >> problem please post back
> >> >in the same thread.
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> >> >Please respond in Newsgroup.  Do not send email
> >> >http://www.fjsmjs.com
> >> >Protect your PC
> >> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >Well I downloaded the Spybot program and I've done alot
> >> of reading.. I'm kinda new to all this and I'm trying to
> >> catch up.. when I ran spybot it found a bunch of
> varrious
> >> things that were flagged I had it fix them but it won't
> >> get rid of 2 of them.. they seem to be what my problem
> is
> >> because every time I load my browser its still sending
> me
> >> to some porno search page. and when I looked around on
> the
> >> page it mentioned the same directory and suggests
> >> downloading an executable file to get rid of them as my
> >> home page. I figured that was a bad idea and came back
> >> here. anyway here are the ones spybot found but can't
> seem
> >> to get rid of... even if it fixes them they are there if
> >> you rescan.
> >> Common hijacker: Prefix change (Registry change, nothing
> >> done)
> >>
> >>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
> >> n\URL\Prefixes\www=http://
> >>
> >> Common hijacker: Prefix change (Registry change, nothing
> >> done)
> >>
> >>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
> >> n\URL\DefaultPrefix\=http://
> >>
> >> Any help you can give to get rid of this would be
> awesome.
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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