Sharon said:
Two windows open (as well as my default home page [Google])
and they are both exactly the same: ads for illegal oed
software. at this address:
http://64.225.155.162/
I cannot stop my browser from going to these sites, but
once I close the windows everything is normal. I can open
IE again and it is normal. The windows don't show up again
until I restart my computer. I have used Adaware , and
spybot search and destroy as well as one for hijacked
browsers and gozilla! (sp?). I think there must be a line
of code in the registry. Can anyone help?
It sounds as if you have been hijacked. Download and run the HijackThis
program and see if this will resolve the problem. It is also possible have
parasites, spy, ad or malware on your system causing the problem. Download,
install, update the programs to be sure they have the latest definitions,
then run the other two programs below. They are free and very effective. Be
sure to run both SpyBot and Adaware, as what one does not detect the other
may. Follow the directions carefully:
HiJackThis: - Free
Go to
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
or
http://tinyurl.com/2oce8
or
http://tinyurl.com/2atxk
and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the
Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".
When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button. Press that, save the log some place you remember where it is. Most
of
what it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO NOT fix anything yet.
Open a the copy of your log in NotePad and made a copy. Then you can go here
to post you log:
http://forum.aumha.org/
Go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to open. You can
post as a guest. It's also a good site to keep for reference. The experts
there will analyze the log and report back the results. Please allow at
least a few hours or a days time for a response.
Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your answer. It is a good
idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an electronic
notification by e-mail to let you know when a response has been posted.
But, you must still return to the site of your answer
Help with Hijackware & Scumware Information - Free
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
SpyBot Search & Destroy: Free
http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2
or
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
AdAware: Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
HTH
Jan
