Re: Default Search Engine
- From: "Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:50:40 -0500
By following the links Frank gave you and download and install the
anti-spyware programs?
Tom
"Derrick" <Derrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Thank you all of your help. Any suggestions on how I can remove malware?
|
| "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" wrote:
|
| > "Derrick" <Derrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:68CEB5D4-0321-4150-B083-B092B635C97D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > > Somehow when I type in a search query into the address bar, hoping to
| > > search
| > > for the site through MSN, I get some another odd search engine. How
can I
| > > change my settings to make MSN my default search engine when searching
| > > from
| > > the address bar?
| >
| > First eliminate any spyware.
| > What You Should Know About Spyware
| > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
| >
| > CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact.
Before
| > you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , download a copy
of
| > LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows
| > versions)
| > http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
| > Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
| > http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
| > Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
| > WinXP:
| > Get WinSockxpFix
| > http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
| > How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
| > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
| > In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
| > CMD
| > In the command window type
| > netsh winsock reset
| >
| > See
| > Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
| > http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
| >
| > 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.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
| > **Post your HijackThis log to
| > http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
| > http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
| > http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
| > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
| > http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 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.
| >
| > See this link for information about malware:
| > http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars
| >
| > If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.
| >
| > --
| > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
| > Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
| > http://www.fjsmjs.com
| > Protect your PC
| > http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
| > http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
| >
| >
| >
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