mummy_bear67 said:
when i open my internet browser page it goes straight to internet security
and wont change back to yahoo when i try to change it in internet options.
do u have any ideas please. thanks, julie.
It's hard to tell for sure because you don't mention the precise page you
are taken to, but it sounds like, yes, your browser's been hijacked.
Related to this, there are probably a couple of files in the /system32
directory marked system and hidden, and a few other entries as well.
this page and the tool it mentions can help:
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php
To effectively use this tool, you must also restart in Safe Mode. An easy
way to do that is to go to Start, Run, type msconfig and press enter; on the
boot.ini page check off '/safeboot'. When the sytem restarts, it will be
in safe mode. To go back to normal mode, re-run msconfig and remove that
checkmark. Alternately, pressing F8 while the system starts should present
you with the boot selection page from which you can specify Safe Mode.
Also, be sure to thorougly clean temporary files (ccleaner -
www.ccleaner.com) helps greatly.
HTH
-pk