My IE has been Hijacked

[Brad Eck]

IE will not access yahoo.com, google.com and other major
locations. I assume I have been hijacked so I went out
and downloaded the free Spybot checker and it did not
resolve it. We downloaded spy sweeper to no avail (it got
rid of some stuff but some stuff is still hijacked). We
downloaded Aluria and it worked but all items returned.
Everything looks clean but we still cannot get to these
sites. Is there a way to force IE to reinstall itself or
something?

 

[Kevin]

These hijackers and other malware can hide in your System Restore Points.
Disable the System Restore feature, keeping in mind that you will wipe out
all the restore points, then reboot and run your anti-spyware and other
security software scans. When your system is clean again, you can enable
System Restore. Have you tried HiJack This! or Spyware Blaster?

 

[Don Varnau]

Brad,
Work through the solutions (CWShredder, Ad-aware, Spybot) at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Don