a Puzzle for you Guys

[Guest]

Every time i click on start, i get the balloon saying new programmes installed. A varied amount of old programmes are then highlighted in the menu. The amount and type of programme changes from time to time. I have installed no new programmes that would cause this as far as i am aware...

Second Puzzle...
My 'this page cannot be displayed' Internet error message page has been hijacked by a rogue page which contains search links to spurious sites. How can i change this back....

HEEEELLLLLPPPPP Please MR BURNS

 

[Chuck]

My 'this page cannot be displayed' Internet error message page has been hijacked by a rogue page which contains search links to spurious sites. How can i change this back.....

HEEEELLLLLPPPPP Please MR BURNS

It's spyware or a browser/dns hijack. Get HijackThis
<http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/> and Spybot S&D
<http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download>.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"),
then run a scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all
recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following forums:
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://63.247.79.145/~coyote/forums/index.php?act=idx>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=17>
<http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?s=8a1e9d7c1978cff54ca06a3210c7c1b0&showforum=32>
<http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?s=68ddc23721b063d5411ece09e5ac93f9&showforum=11>
(The latter may or may not respond for you as I have read reports that
the SWI site is currently under DoS attack). All of these forums
appear to be rather busy right now, so be patient.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.