URL errors and web diallers

[Derick Becker]

I have a major problem. If I type, for example, cnn.com
instead of www.cnn.com (inter alia) my browser will go to
a page not found sort of thing. it has done this for about
3 weeks. Now it does this but then starts downloading some
internet porn web dialler. It is a real pain to remove it
too... I recently upgraded from 5.5 to 6 and the problem
is still there... any suggestions?

 

[Karel]

I have a major problem. If I type, for example, cnn.com
instead of www.cnn.com (inter alia) my browser will go to
a page not found sort of thing. it has done this for about
3 weeks. Now it does this but then starts downloading some
internet porn web dialler. It is a real pain to remove it
too... I recently upgraded from 5.5 to 6 and the problem
is still there... any suggestions?

Download & update:

Spybot
www.security.kolla.de
Spywareblaster
www.wilderssecurity.net
Ad-aware
www.lavasoft.de
HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

 

[siljaline]

I have a major problem. If I type, for example, cnn.com
instead of www.cnn.com (inter alia) my browser will go to
a page not found sort of thing. it has done this for about
3 weeks. Now it does this but then starts downloading some
internet porn web dialler. It is a real pain to remove it
too... I recently upgraded from 5.5 to 6 and the problem
is still there... any suggestions?

Porn web diallers are a definite Spyware threat!

Install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1669/spybotsd12.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.

HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[Mike Burgess]

Derick,
After you get cleaned up (check for Spyware)
Some program (usually spyware\parasite) may have overridden the URL prefix
setting?
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-11-03]
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