Hijacked browser

[Guest]

I am riddled with Adware. I have NoAdware and it is not cleaning everything
along with Norton Antivirus. Now my IE browser won't go anywhere. I tried the
hosts file but that didn't work either. Any suggestions? THANKS!

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try these programs to check for any spyware that you may have on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I am riddled with Adware. I have NoAdware and it is not cleaning everything
along with Norton Antivirus. Now my IE browser won't go anywhere. I tried the
hosts file but that didn't work either. Any suggestions? THANKS!
.
if you can download adaware 6 or spybot search and

destroy, that would help. if you cant download them, go
to thestore and get an issue of maximum pc magazine those
two items are on the cd in the magazine.

 

[Tom Gaughan]

Here's a good product review - remember - you get what you pay for...
http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000004.html

 

[Rock]

I am riddled with Adware. I have NoAdware and it is not cleaning everything
along with Norton Antivirus. Now my IE browser won't go anywhere. I tried the
hosts file but that didn't work either. Any suggestions? THANKS!

Along with the other advice run these:

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

If all else fails run HijackThis. Post the log to one of the specialty
forums, _NOT_ this one:

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

Forums to Intrepret 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

Check the system for viruses too:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

McAfee Stinger, Downloadable Virus Scanner:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger

Make sure you have a firewall active at all times. If nothing else use
the one built into XP, but there are a variety of free third party ones
that do a better job from Sygate, Zone Alarm or Kerio.

Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=staticcomp_za

Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html

Lastly check your system for vulnerabilities. Make sure you have all
the latest security patches from Windows Update too.

Websites which will check for vulnerabilities:

Browser Security Tests:
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/
www.pcpitstop.com