Re: Browser hijacker?
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Date: 03/31/04
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:42:54 -0800
thanks man, sorted it out perfect. thankyou very much for
the indepth support.
>-----Original Message-----
>Check out the following to get rid of your problem.
>
>Get this file:
>
>http://www.kellys-korner-
xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
>After downloading it, right click it and choose Merge.
>
>Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
>http://www.merijn.org/
>
>For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
>http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
>
>Download/install/run Ad-Aware from:
>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>This will detect any spyware on your system. When you run
Ad-Aware, click on
>the ref update to get the latest up-to-date ref file, run
Ad-Aware and
>delete everything it finds.
>
>You can also download/install/run:
>Spybot - Search & Destroy from :
>http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
>Sometimes this will find problems that are not found in
Ad Aware.
>This program has two entries to it (Easy and Advanced).
Unless you know what
>you are doing, run it in Easy mode and also select
Immunize after it is run.
>Make sure you read the help on this first.
>
>If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
>http://www.merijn.org/
> Be very careful with this program though. Do not remove
anything that is
>referenced by it until you get advice on what to remove
as it will list some
>good items as well as bad ones.
> See http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick and read the quick
start on how to
>create a log file that can be sent to a forum that can
provide assistance on
>removal of unwanted problems.
> Post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they
specialize in
>spyware/hijacker removal:
>http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
>
>There are many Forums that offer Free "Hijack This" log
review.
>http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security,1
>http://www.computercops.biz/forums.html
>http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/index.php
>http://boards.cexx.org/
>http://forums.net-integration.net/
>http://forum.mvps.org/
>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php
>http://www.lavasoftsupport.com
>
>Take your pick - they all offer excellent support -
>
>At the very least you should have Ad Aware present on
your machine and run
>it periodically.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Martin
>
>
>"S .Trinder" <bassplayindud86@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>news:1589901c415c9$62fe0180$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I foolishly clicked on a 'free iq test' link and it
>> appears to have downlaoded a 'secure content browser'.
Not
>> just this, its created desktop shortcuts and some files
>> involving filename- 'erotic_hot' (icon of lips) and
>> filename 'iq_test' (icon of einstien.) in my documents.
i
>> have deleted these files but there still appears links
>> (erotic... and IQ test...) in the 'tools' dropdown menu
>> in ie. how come this still appears in the tools and how
>> come the secure content browser is still installed, even
>> though i have deleted the obvious files. Ive run both
>> Mcaffee and adaware but theyve come up with nothing. how
>> do i unintsall this annoyance and make the icons
dissapear
>> from the tools dropdown menu? is this a known bug?
>> Please help,
>> Best regards,
>> S.Trinder
>
>
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