EZ-Finder webpage taking over..

[Krista Nickerson]

hi there..i am not sure if i am posting in the right place or not but this
ez-finder keeps over taking my main page..i have changed it and rebooted and
it keeps going back to this site..i have tried to run adaware and it doesn't
pick a thing up..does someone know how to get rid of it..it is really
annoying..

thanking you all in advance..

krista

 

[Malke]

hi there..i am not sure if i am posting in the right place or not but
this ez-finder keeps over taking my main page..i have changed it and
rebooted and it keeps going back to this site..i have tried to run
adaware and it doesn't pick a thing up..does someone know how to get
rid of it..it is really annoying..

thanking you all in advance..

krista

Hi, Krista. Ad-aware is great, but you need to run more than one spyware
removal tool. Here are general removal instructions:

Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure
to update these programs before running them. These programs are free,
so run them both since they complement each other. It is best to run
antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode. You may also want to
run CWShredder and HijackThis from http://aumha.org/freeware.htm.
Although CWShredder is no longer being updated, it will still clean
older variants of the CoolWebSearch malware. Please read the
instructions carefully. Also, make sure you've visited Windows Update
and applied all security patches. Do not install driver updates from
Windows Update. Make sure you are running a firewall and have a current
antivirus installed using updated definitions.

Malke

 

[Krista Nickerson]

bump

 

[Rock]

hi there..i am not sure if i am posting in the right place or not but this
ez-finder keeps over taking my main page..i have changed it and rebooted and
it keeps going back to this site..i have tried to run adaware and it doesn't
pick a thing up..does someone know how to get rid of it..it is really
annoying..

thanking you all in advance..

krista

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

If none of the above work then run HijackThis and post the log to one of
the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one:

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

If none of the above work then run HijackThis and post the log to one of
the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one:

 

[Malke]

bump

You don't need to bump this - you got answers. Now you just have to do
the work.

Malke

 

[Krista Nickerson]

Thanks so much..i will try that out and let you know how i make out..