Re: Home Page Hijacked

From: Philip Herlihy (foof8501_at_herlihy.eu.veil.com)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:30:29 +0100

These can be very difficult to get rid of, I'm afraid.

The usual procedure is to run
* Adaware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
* Spybot Search & Destroy
   http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
* Hijack This (and get an expert to interpret).
    http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10227352.html?tag=lst-0-5

A jumble of Resources:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.dougknox.com/utility/scripts_desc/unbrand.htm - will be trying
this later today!
http://www.hsremove.com/
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.php
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.php
http://www.spywareinfo.com/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html - unavailable this morning
http://pestpatrol.com/

Non-technical users may be able to run Adaware, but the later steps are
usually considered the province of more advanced users.

The newest antivirus programs are getting steadily better at preventing and
even cleaning some of these nasties. 

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"CJ" <solomon500@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uFkq8fDeEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> "J Prentice" <J Prentice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CDD7C99B-F171-4A1F-96FD-BF21A2971134@microsoft.com...
> > Beginning a few days ago, every time I connect with the internet through
> my service provider, "about:blank" is the webpage displayed followed by
> popups indicating spyware has been detected in my computer.  I go to
> internet options and specify my desired home page as
"www.worldnet.att.net".
> Next time I connect and Internet Explorer opens, there is "about:blank"
> again.  My default home page has been hijacked.  What's going on and how
to
> I resolve the problem?  Thanks in advance for the help.
> > Mines doing the exact same thing?!!
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Home page
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    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: Serious Spyware issues ...
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    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Annoying Pop-Ups on Desktop
    ... >> Hijack This! ... >> Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to ... >> Google Toolbar. ... >> tab for things you DON'T want to startup! ...
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  • Listing of Major Spyware Threats
    ... The list below depicts the spyware threats most frequently identified ... Description: CoolWebSearch may hijack any of the following: Web ... searches, home page, and other Internet Explorer settings. ... and dial toll numbers that access paid, pornographic Web sites. ...
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