Spyware

[Navneet]

It is some sort of virus or bug or spyware which seems to
have hijacked my Internet Explorer. One web page which do
not seems to have any web address has installed itself
within my Internet Explorer. When ever I open my Internet
Explorer this web page titled as "SEARCH FOR" and then
having links to many sites, comes up. Nothing works in
removing it, because it has opened its own window within
my Internet Explorer window. This specially works within
Yahoo site. The moment I open Yahoo mail, half of the web
page get vanished and this Search page past itself on the
Yahoo page which just doesn't seem to go. And then the
other nightmare starts with multiple pop up windows
showing ad as to how to remove spyware, or increase your
windows speed. I use good Anti Virus Software which is
regularly updated but it seems its not the problem of a
virus because it doesn't detect it.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Go here:

http://www.aumha.org/free.htm

Find HijackThis in the left column and click on it.

Read the explanatory text, taking special note of the link to the tutorial
and the link ("here") to the forum where you can post your log.

Make a HijackThis log, read the forum instructions about how to post, and
post it to the forum. They'll help you out.

 

[fernando]

-----Original Message-----
It is some sort of virus or bug or spyware which seems to
have hijacked my Internet Explorer. One web page which do
not seems to have any web address has installed itself
within my Internet Explorer. When ever I open my Internet
Explorer this web page titled as "SEARCH FOR" and then
having links to many sites, comes up. Nothing works in
removing it, because it has opened its own window within
my Internet Explorer window. This specially works within
Yahoo site. The moment I open Yahoo mail, half of the web
page get vanished and this Search page past itself on the
Yahoo page which just doesn't seem to go. And then the
other nightmare starts with multiple pop up windows
showing ad as to how to remove spyware, or increase your
windows speed. I use good Anti Virus Software which is
regularly updated but it seems its not the problem of a
virus because it doesn't detect it.
.
hi rob

I have some problems like you. I went to the windows
update and downloaded 2 pgrs: Ad-Aware and SpyBot which
are free. These helped alot though didn´t solve the main
problem: my antivirus deteted a trojan called hhk.dl but
was unable to quarintine it.
maybe this heps, regards fdo.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

If your antivirus cannot cope in normal mode, try restarting in safe mode,
by pressing the F8 function key before the first Windows screen appears.

Scan with both your up-to-date Antivirus and Microsoft Antispyware. Keep
scanning until a scan with each product comes through clean.

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-----Original Message-----
It is some sort of virus or bug or spyware which seems to
have hijacked my Internet Explorer. One web page which do
not seems to have any web address has installed itself
within my Internet Explorer. When ever I open my Internet
Explorer this web page titled as "SEARCH FOR" and then
having links to many sites, comes up. Nothing works in
removing it, because it has opened its own window within
my Internet Explorer window. This specially works within
Yahoo site. The moment I open Yahoo mail, half of the web
page get vanished and this Search page past itself on the
Yahoo page which just doesn't seem to go. And then the
other nightmare starts with multiple pop up windows
showing ad as to how to remove spyware, or increase your
windows speed. I use good Anti Virus Software which is
regularly updated but it seems its not the problem of a
virus because it doesn't detect it.
.
hi rob

I have some problems like you. I went to the windows
update and downloaded 2 pgrs: Ad-Aware and SpyBot which
are free. These helped alot though didn´t solve the main
problem: my antivirus deteted a trojan called hhk.dl but
was unable to quarintine it.
maybe this heps, regards fdo.

 

[Dave Bolt]

Bill,
Just a quick note; Norton/Symantec seems to be going a route whereby their
antivirus programs may not run in safe mode, even on a guaranteed clean
machine. I think it is something to do with services. I do not know if this
is a (possibly misplaced) trust that in normal mode they can detect
everything, an oversight or what. I also notice that most of their support
documents for removing specific viruses that I have been to look at still
say run the virus scanner in safe mode.
Go figure.
Regards,
Dave

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I guess I'm behind the times. Restart in safe mode and scan used to be
their standard fall-back instruction as part of a cleaning regimen.

Some others have been problematic in safe mode as well--AVG's older version.

There's a great recipe for a "clean boot" which leaves more services running
than safe mode from another MVP here--we may need to post that as a
substitute.

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