Kain Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Everytime I start up my IE, it goes to the same page: http://www.smart-finder.biz/1525/ even when I set it for yahoo or msn. Now, I type yahoo.com or msn.com into my adress bar and it stays at that god damn site. WTF IS GOING ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpTheHotrod Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 download SpyBot - Search & Destroy update immunize scan fix problems that should do the trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Grab Adaware as well. If you need to start up a browser without it loading that page just drag a shortcut onto your desktop and change the target to: ""C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -blank" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 So its spyware and not a virus right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yes more than likely spyware. Maybe just a hijacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yep thats what it is. Hijack This(a program my bro uses)told me what it all is, but not the source. I can't pay for SpyBot, I ain't got no money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--ZeeMan-- Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 :-\ kain talk to rpthehotrod or me if you see us online and we can send spybot to you :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 Christ it works for awhile but when I reboot it messes up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I'm also having a similar problem. I tried Adaware, but it didn't work. I reinstalled Windows, still no effect. However, if you run scandisk, it works, but only for sometime, maybve 2-3 boots. I need a solution! Boo Hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpTheHotrod Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 yeah...msg me on AIM or Zeeman [zazeeman] (I sent him the program, as well). It's somewhat of a small file, but goes a LONG way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Can you send it by e-mail to hotep_999@hotmail.com? I haven't got AIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Heh, it sometimes goes to on online search, then goes to the site I want ^^ Wait, I just didn't spell the url right... But lately I've been getting a ****load of popups... very strange.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa_0 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yea you should check ur system for spyware. And you may also have went to a site that automatically sets something as ur home page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 Heres what I did. I got CWShredder and let it do its thing, then I rebooted and it worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MennoniteHobbit Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 I thought that Spybot S & D was free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 The creator of Spybot asks for voluntary donations when you download the program, but they aren't required to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 9, 2004 Author Share Posted April 9, 2004 Originally posted by MennoniteHobbit I thought that Spybot S & D was free... Yea, I downloaded the wrong thing. Stupid me:fist: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Just to add my input, Kain - Remember to get either Spybot or Adaware, but DON'T get both. They don't work well together, trust me. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Maybe this is your computer's way of telling you to stop looking at those dirty pictures on the internet. I use Adaware like Rhett suggested, and it's a life saver, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_One Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I got something the other day that hijacked my browser and made certain words into links to ntsearch.com or something. It also wouldn't let me access certain sites (like LF). I did a bit of digging on google.com and came up with this: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip I think someone mentioned it a few posts ago, actually. Anyway, download and run it - should get rid of the kind of stuff you specify above... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Originally posted by joetheeskimo5 ... get either Spybot or Adaware, but DON'T get both. They don't work well together, trust me. Err... Huh? I use both together all the time, as well as a couple of other spyware hunters/ preventers. It seems they compliment each other well... what one finds and kills seems to be the area the other is weak in, and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 There is no way s&d and adaware are antagonists...BUT when one finds spyware it puts it in its quarentine folder in case you wish to backup. The other program detects the spyware in the quarentine and reports it, so if you want to backup you should look at what you're deleting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I use webroots spy sweeper. It's a very good program, but sweeps take around 45 minutes to complete if you have programs running. I also use adaware. They all work very well. Obi- what are you trying to say? what are these "dirty pictures"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 12, 2004 Author Share Posted April 12, 2004 Originally posted by obi-wan13 Maybe this is your computer's way of telling you to stop looking at those dirty pictures on the internet. I got a fiance for that stuff. Go get beat with a pipe or somethin:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_One Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Originally posted by Kain I got a fiance for that stuff. Go get beat with a pipe or somethin:D You have a fiancé who looks at "dirty pictures" for you? How lazy are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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