Error webpage

[Ray]

Recently, I note that this webpage,
http://www.bestoftheweb.cc/errorpage/ appears quite often
when I visit a web page. Basically, if IE cannot find my
desired web page, it will come out. However, I feel this
page comes out earlier than my desired page. I suspect I
got virus, spyware or some stange behavious on my Windows
XP Pro OS. Can someone have idea what it is and possible
fixes.

Thanks,

Ray

 

[Malke]

Recently, I note that this webpage,
http://www.bestoftheweb.cc/errorpage/ appears quite often
when I visit a web page. Basically, if IE cannot find my
desired web page, it will come out. However, I feel this
page comes out earlier than my desired page. I suspect I
got virus, spyware or some stange behavious on my Windows
XP Pro OS. Can someone have idea what it is and possible
fixes.

It sounds as though you have a browser hijacker on board. As always,
when virus and/or spyware infection is suspected, scan with a current
antivirus program (meaning a version not later than 2002 and using
updated virus definitions). Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy
from www.security.kolla.de and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be
sure to update these programs before running them. It is best to run
antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Malke,

Thanks for your advice. Once I scan my computer with
Spybot, it resumes.

Regards,

Ray

-----Original Message-----

It sounds as though you have a browser hijacker on board. As always,
when virus and/or spyware infection is suspected, scan with a current
antivirus program (meaning a version not later than 2002 and using
updated virus definitions). Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy
from www.security.kolla.de and Ad-aware from

www.lavasoftusa.com. Be

 

[Malke]

Malke,

Thanks for your advice. Once I scan my computer with
Spybot, it resumes.

I'm sorry, Ray, but I don't know what you mean by "it resumes". You mean
the hijacker comes back? Then your machine isn't cleaned off. That's
why I suggest 1) always updating spyware removal tools before running
them; 2) using two spyware removal tools, because Spybot and Ad-aware
seem to catch stuff the other doesn't; 3) running the tools in Safe
Mode so as to foil the memory-resident malware. Another great resource
for spyware issues are the forums on www.spywareinfo.com. You might
want to read through those forums.

Malke