Im having trouble with my internet explorer. I was looking on the web when a page opened about dialing into a s*x site. i managed to close it but had to restart my computer. I then scaned it with Ad-aware and it found loads of stuff which i deleted. I then opened internet explorer and my home page has changed. and i can change it back. also when i open IE all the stuff ad-aware found goes back and i cant get rid of it. Does anybody know what i can do to clean my system?
Congratulations you have been highjacked. Go to
www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html and download the program there. Run it then post the results to the virus and spyware board in the software section on this forum. You will then get assistance in finding out what to remove to fix your problem.
Message Edited by MadThinker on 12-23-2004 09:50 AM
click on the link "Essential spyware removal steps and other hijackthis help forums" below and follow all the instructions (Step 1-5) and post the hijackthis log(in the spyware forum) after reading (Instructions a/b/c) after downloading/running all the programs mentioned there alongwith the Online anti-virus scans .Update all the programs ie spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/update.html ,AND adaware http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/information/technology/updates/ad-awareusage.html
before logging into safe mode to run it .Try using firefox when to prevent the home pagegetting hijacked.
MadThinker
516 Posts
302
0
Posted December 23rd, 2004 13:00
Message Edited by MadThinker on 12-23-2004 09:50 AM