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Hijacked Browser Bullshit

Postby Tuggan » Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:46 am

anyone know how to get rid of these fuckin things? continues to change my options from yahoo.com as my homepage to some shitty about:blank search engine crap. everytime i start up IE i get the search page, and a pop-up telling me i have spyware on my computer, buy such and such to remove it. :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
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Postby Minrott » Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:59 am

http://www.google.com for Spybot Search and Destroy
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Postby Drunnken » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:02 am

i had the same thing and adaware and spybot didn't work

i had to use "hijack this"
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Postby Martrae » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:23 am

Yeah...use Hijack This.
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Postby Tuggan » Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:40 am

Hijack This worked :D thanks
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Postby Harrison » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:11 pm

First step, unplug network cable or phone line.
Next step, never, ever under any circumstances, reinsert.
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Postby veeneedefeesh » Wed Jun 23, 2004 2:56 pm

you may have version of the qhost trojan, if so getting your windows updates...well ...up to date will correct it, there is a removal tool on symantec's website as well
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