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oggy
Aug 29, 2004, 03:15 AM
I have big problem with my home page... when I start up my comp it is always same home page ------------------------------>go.targetsearch... a can fix it in internet tools but if I turn off my comp an again turn on----again that page??
Please help...
This is probably the most frustration I've experienced with my PC... and I want to fix it!!
Please help...

totalpcnoob
Aug 29, 2004, 04:26 AM
Sounds like you have spyware, which can display ads, report back your browsing habits to websites and change your home page etc.

To remove spyware free there are 3 good scanners (which also remove the spyware too) It's best to get all 3 instead of one, as they find different things which the others sometimes don't get picked up.

Don't be alarmed if you get hundred's of results, if you've never spyware scanned, you probably doi have a lot, but the majority will probably be tracking cookies which aren't too bad -but remove them anyway.

Here are the 3 I recommend:

AdAwareSE - http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button (2.49mb)

Spybot: Search and destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Spy Sweeper - http://www.spysweeper.com/spyware-remover-download.html

With adaware and spybot, always (every time you scan) remember to update their reference files All you do, is click on the search for updates before every scan and it'll tell you if there are any to download.

With spy sweeper, it has shields which can protect you from spyware trying to get in, it can disable running spyware and it alerts you when necessary. I stays running the whole time your PC is on to protect you.

Hope this helps

Jamie

(I may be a n00b, but I've had a load of trouble with spyware and I have a friend who's shown me a lot)