Re: Start Page

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: siljaline (siljaline_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/29/04


Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:20:30 -0400


"maxtothemax" <maxtothemax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Everytime i start internet explorer, the website xxx.searchweb2.com comes up, and
toolbar gets loaded and adds all these links on my desktop. I delete the links,
disable the browser and change the start page to blank and close the browser, and it
comes up again.
> I dont understand what this is

The site is a C2Media/Lop Spyware Parasite Affiliate.
SpyBot Search & Destroy should dispose of it for you.
http://www.safer-networking.org

HTH
Silj

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