spyware infected explorer

[George]

I have a spyware problem, and am using Ad-aware and a
watchful eye to try and combat it. Now, my internet
explorer won't let me surf onto any password sites
(hotmail, my school email, etc.) - what is the problem?
I've reinstalled IE6 (it didn't work in the old version
either.) Any suggestions?

 

[JR]

Hi George,
Ad-aware only will not be enough, you need to run spybot
as well. It will find things that Ad-aware doesn't.
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items
listed in red.)

Additional information at:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note the security recommendations.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I have a spyware problem, and am using Ad-aware and a
watchful eye to try and combat it. Now, my internet
explorer won't let me surf onto any password sites
(hotmail, my school email, etc.) - what is the problem?
I've reinstalled IE6 (it didn't work in the old version
either.) Any suggestions?

There's a lot more to try here:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
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