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Before I send this question I check similar questions but that helped just halveway.Yesterday I received one of those pop ups from an spyware company,threatening me of the risk my computer was.My computers been working OK with some other programs I have (AVG.Cleaner.Optmize).I clicked cancel but instead of going away i took me to a home page of the spyware.The problem is that if I go to Tools-Internet Options and in the upper part I choose my home page (yahoo) I click apply and yahoo comes back and the computer works normaly THE PROBLEM IS THAT whenever I return to Internet the Spyware offer pops up as my home page again.
My computer is DELL Dimension 8300 and I run Win XP.Thanks for your help
I'd download and run Ad-Aware (free) and Spybot Search & Destroy (also free). They each tend to catch different adware - and these are things that AVG won't catch. Good things to run on a regular basis.
I'd download and run Ad-Aware (free) and Spybot Search & Destroy (also free). They each tend to catch different adware - and these are things that AVG won't catch. Good things to run on a regular basis.
Unfortunately after downloading AdAware and using it the add still keeps showing in my home page.Going to tools-internet options still works.Know anything about Malware products?
Any other ideas.Thanks for helping.
Try a system restore. choose a date before the add appeared and simply follow the instructions on the screen.
I tried a system restore,which I`ve done many times,but in this case I was informed that system restore was not possibley from that date?,so I use some 6 different dates but still have the same response.Thanks anyway
Unfortunately after downloading AdAware and using it the add still keeps showing in my home page.Going to tools-internet options still works.Know anything about Malware products?
Any other ideas.Thanks for helping.
I'd also run Spybot S&D, since it can catch other things. Here's a thread from the Spybot forums that may be helpful. Adware may have "locked" your browser's home page - the thread tells you how you can (hopefully) unlock it in Spybot.
Regarding malware products you purchase, for home use I'd recommend McAfee. Steer clear of Norton/Symantec, in my opinion; McAfee is the better choice. Here's why.
I don’t use XP now, I’m using Vista, but when I was using XP and the addy thing kept coming up because the kids had been looking for game cheats and codes. At one point I opened a new usser account, moved my stuff to it and then deleted the old usser account. That meant I set up a new desktop in another name and then after moving everything over, I deleted the old desktop account. That cleared it. Don’t ask me how that worked but it did. It was either that or a serious restore from disc.
I'd also run Spybot S&D, since it can catch other things. Here's a thread from the Spybot forums that may be helpful. Adware may have "locked" your browser's home page - the thread tells you how you can (hopefully) unlock it in Spybot.
Regarding malware products you purchase, for home use I'd recommend McAfee. Steer clear of Norton/Symantec, in my opinion; McAfee is the better choice. Here's why.
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Malware is not anything I bought,thats the name of the add that took my home page.The good news is that using spybot and doing a lot a analysis and accepting and denying some pops ups during thir process I finally got rid of the nasty add.I hopè this will be for good.
Thanks very very much
Malware is not anything I bought,thats the name of the add that took my home page.The good news is that using spybot and doing a lot a analysis and accepting and denying some pops ups during thir process I finally got rid of the nasty add.I hopè this will be for good.
Thanks very very much
Malware is a general term for software that does bad things on your computer (mal = bad). I was referring to programs that remove malware, like the McAfee suite. I'm glad Spybot worked for you ... as I said, it and Ad-Aware tend to find different things. To keep your computer clean, run Spybot, Ad-Aware, and Windows Update once a week, and continue running AVG and keep its virus definitions up to date.
To prevent spware infecting your browser only use
Firefox+Adblock Plus +noscript
Download and run firefox to protect your from future spyware attacks and pop ups which are coming in through internet explorer (Trojan downloaders, win32 ) .Then update your windows through firefox
Browser attacks aren't easy to spot because they piggyback on legitimate traffic that doesn't exhibit many obvious warning signs Security News from the net: spyware fighter essentials
install addition protection into firefox with
Adblock Plus Adblock Plus: Installation
There's a browser safer than Firefox...
...it is Firefox, with NoScript! NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - get it! - InformAction
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