Unwanted Adult Icons

[Guest]

When ever I logon several Adult web site icons populated the desktop, my default web pages changes and I cet short cut in my favorites to adult web sites. I can delete them but the next time I logon again they show up again. I have run the startup with startup files disabled, it made no difference. How can I find what is loading so I can track it down and kill it.

Thanks

 

[Sunny]

Go to :
http://www.lavasoft.de/

Download and install/run the free Ad-Aware (read the help file first.
HTH

When ever I logon several Adult web site icons populated the desktop, my

default web pages changes and I cet short cut in my favorites to adult web
sites. I can delete them but the next time I logon again they show up
again. I have run the startup with startup files disabled, it made no
difference. How can I find what is loading so I can track it down and kill
it.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Also, SpyBot Search&Destroy from
http://www.safer-networking.org/


| Go to :
| http://www.lavasoft.de/
|
| Download and install/run the free Ad-Aware (read the help
file first.
| HTH
|
| | > When ever I logon several Adult web site icons populated
the desktop, my
| default web pages changes and I cet short cut in my
favorites to adult web
| sites. I can delete them but the next time I logon again
they show up
| again. I have run the startup with startup files
disabled, it made no
| difference. How can I find what is loading so I can track
it down and kill
| it.
| >
| > Thanks
|
|

 

[purplehaz]

Sounds like spyware or a home page hijacker.

Run these tools weekly
spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
HiJackThis - http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

 

[Guest]

Try going to download.com or cnet.com and get spybot, it
tracks down spyware and lets you get rid of most of
it... "search and destroy!!!"

-----Original Message-----
When ever I logon several Adult web site icons populated

the desktop, my default web pages changes and I cet short
cut in my favorites to adult web sites. I can delete them
but the next time I logon again they show up again. I
have run the startup with startup files disabled, it made
no difference. How can I find what is loading so I can
track it down and kill it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

When visiting such the sites be careful not to download/install
their allegedly "free" viewers. ;-} To repair the current situation,
uninstall the "viewer(s)" provided and then use Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search and Destroy from
http://security.kolla.de/ to clean up any residue. Both have free
evaluation versions.

You should also try using MSConfig to see if something is being
started each time you reboot.

Additionally, Look in the C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up folders, and in the
system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310560


Bruce Chambers

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When ever I logon several Adult web site icons populated the

desktop, my default web pages changes and I cet short cut in my
favorites to adult web sites. I can delete them but the next time I
logon again they show up again. I have run the startup with startup
files disabled, it made no difference. How can I find what is loading
so I can track it down and kill it.