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  • Oct 13, 2008, 01:25 AM
    heehsafra
    Internet Explorer Home Page hijacked by malware
    I Cannot change my Home page in Internet explorer. It is displaying some indecent pictures of nude women and this is making the internet unusable by my 3 daughters. It is a hijack by some malware/virus but I am not sure how to get rid of it. Is there any free software I can download and use to clean-up?
    Your help will be greatly appreciated.

    Heehsafra.
  • Oct 13, 2008, 11:43 AM
    JBeaucaire

    www.Malwarebytes.com

    Then, read this page thoroughly!
    After the Storm (the virus is gone)
  • Oct 14, 2008, 01:02 AM
    heehsafra
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JBeaucaire View Post
    Malwarebytes.org

    Then, read this page thoroughly!
    After the Storm (the virus is gone)

    Thank you for your pointing me in the riht direction. I will give it a go. But isn't it assumed (After the storm... ) that those steps are to be taken once the cleanup process has taken place? I have not actively got rid of the virus if there was one. All I have done is I stopped using IE and started using Mozilla Firefox instead.
  • Oct 14, 2008, 03:17 AM
    JBeaucaire

    You still need to download and implement the Malwarebytes tool. Then we'll see.

    Switching to FireFox was a brilliant step. Life for you got a LOT easier.

    Then, if your system is behaving itself right now, go through the "inoculation" steps outlined in After the Storm. You may be fine.
  • Oct 14, 2008, 03:25 AM
    heehsafra
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JBeaucaire View Post
    You still need to download and implement the Malwarebytes tool. Then we'll see.

    Switching to FireFox was a brilliant step. Life for you got a LOT easier.

    Then, if your system is behaving itself right now, go ahead and go through the "inoculation" steps outlined in After the Storm. You may be fine.

    Thanks a lot. I'll let you know how I got on.

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