I need help.. I'm not really computer smart... but I also have the "SearchV" homepage... and I can't get it to go away. I just need some guidance so I can get rid of it. I don't want to start deleting things because with my luck, I'll start deleting important stuff. If someone could help me out, that would be great :)
Steve, cwshredder has been recently updated, and so will probably be able to cure this problem.
EMsweetgrl1, Try the following:- -------------------------- Use these to remove Malware (Spyware and Adware). Spybot S&D Ad-Aware Cwshredder With all of these download them, install (after unzip if required), download the latest signature file, run, delete all that they find.
I am in all those sites as ChrisRLG. You might get me, but any of the more problematic ones are handled by the experts. If you get a 'advanced member' like me, we have other ways of asking for advice from the experts, to pass on to you.
You could post your log here in this thread (if in the Virus Information and Removal Board - if not post in that board not in this thread), and I will have a go at giving advice, but if you go to one of the more specalist forums more experts will be able to help.
Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever be able to keep up with this crud. It seems like everytime an effective tool becomes available the perpetrators just come up with new ways to hijack, spy, and wreck people's computers.
Friend of mine has been tearing his hair out for a few days over this problem, thanks to your suggestions, and others on this site, which I referred him to, he has now completely removed all traces, wishes to pass on his thanks.
Here is how he did it
H-Key Common User\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{C4EE31F3-4768-11D2-BE5C-00A0C9A83DA1}\Na
Perhaps you might like to post my success to that site and let them know how it unfolded? It might help someone else similarly afflicted.
I ran a series of individual searches with Start> Run> Regedit> Edit> Find (and Find Next) for each of winshow, MSUpdater, sys.reg, and winlogon.exe. Most importantly, I rebooted after each search.
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See the following in the Spywareinfo forums:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=13977
and also see the following:
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/s/searchv.asp
Steve
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See the following:
http://forums.techguy.org/t172387/s189d7ed402318e84d02d26b54f26a989.html
Steve
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November 16th, 2003 19:00
I need help.. I'm not really computer smart... but I also have the "SearchV" homepage... and I can't get it to go away. I just need some guidance so I can get rid of it. I don't want to start deleting things because with my luck, I'll start deleting important stuff. If someone could help me out, that would be great :)
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November 16th, 2003 21:00
Steve, cwshredder has been recently updated, and so will probably be able to cure this problem.
EMsweetgrl1, Try the following:-
--------------------------
Use these to remove Malware (Spyware and Adware).
Spybot S&D
Ad-Aware
Cwshredder
With all of these download them, install (after unzip if required), download the latest signature file, run, delete all that they find.
Failing those solving your problems a post of a hijackthis log for the experts to advise.
HijackThis From Here
Download, run, scan, save log, then in notepad copy the FULL log by copy and paste to a post in one of these specialist spyware removal forums:-
http://tomcoyote.org/forums/index.php
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
http://boards.cexx.org/index.php
DO NOT FIX ANYTHING WITH HIJACKTHIS WITHOUT EXPERT ADVICE, most of what it finds you need for normal MS Windows tasks.
Do read the sites FAQ before posting, and advise your problem and what steps you have already done to try to cure your problem.
I am in all those sites as ChrisRLG. You might get me, but any of the more problematic ones are handled by the experts. If you get a 'advanced member' like me, we have other ways of asking for advice from the experts, to pass on to you.
You could post your log here in this thread (if in the Virus Information and Removal Board - if not post in that board not in this thread), and I will have a go at giving advice, but if you go to one of the more specalist forums more experts will be able to help.
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November 16th, 2003 22:00
volcano11
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Thanks Chris,
Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever be able to keep up with this crud. It seems like everytime an effective tool becomes available the perpetrators just come up with new ways to hijack, spy, and wreck people's computers.
Steve
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Volcano
Friend of mine has been tearing his hair out for a few days over this problem, thanks to your suggestions, and others on this site, which I referred him to, he has now completely removed all traces, wishes to pass on his thanks.
Here is how he did it
H-Key Common User\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{C4EE31F3-4768-11D2-BE5C-00A0C9A83DA1}\Na
Perhaps you might like to post my success to that site and let them know how it unfolded? It might help someone else similarly afflicted.
I ran a series of individual searches with Start> Run> Regedit> Edit> Find (and Find Next) for each of winshow, MSUpdater, sys.reg, and winlogon.exe.
Most importantly, I rebooted after each search.