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girlegirlbeth

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September 8th, 2006 23:00

Need help

Everytime I turn on the computer and access the internet through internet explorer it pops up a bunch of different screens with different sites then some times it changes my home page to gophersearch and I have to go back into my internet tools and change it back.  Is there a way I can stop these sites from popping up?  My pop up blocker is good when I am online it blocks them, but when I first get online the screens go crazy and they are making me crazy....any help is greatly appreciated.  Thank you
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    Posted September 8th, 2006 23:00

    popup blocker only block popups and does not necessarily prevent them. You might need to disable startup item:
    go to run->type msconfig->system configuration utility will comeup
    go to services tab and check options for hide all microsoft services
    go to startup tab and press disable all.
    click ok and restart the computer
    this will disable all startup item (including spyware hopefully)
    This is just a temporary solution. You might need to install/download an antispyware software
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    Posted September 9th, 2006 00:00

    I will try that, thank you!
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    Posted September 9th, 2006 18:00

    From what you said it sounds like you might have a highjacker working in your system

    Let's do this, go to here and download HiJackThis to its own folder that you create on your C:\ drive at C:\HJT.
    After it is downloaded open the program and click Scan and Save to log.

    Post the log that it generates in the HiJackThisForum for analysis.

    Steve
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    Posted September 14th, 2006 11:00

    I will try that when I am at home on the computer, thank you.
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    Posted September 19th, 2006 22:00

    I have posted the log on the highjack this; what do I need to do now?  I appreciate it!!