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[Guest]

Hi

I was just surfing the net, when suddenly all my Internet Explorer windows
closed. When I started running IE again, my homepage (which was just
about:blank) had changed to some other page. I checked the options, but it
still had about:blank.

Obviously some kind of virus or spyware thing got into my PC

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

Paolo

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
You're right, you have been infected by some variety of trojan, hijacker,
parasite, spyware, etc. No one program can remove all malware. Start by
downloading and running CWShredder, Ad-aware and Spybot. Check for updates
before running Ad-aware or Spybot.
See: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Also note the security tips and other important information on that page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywarewhat.mspx

If unsuccessful with those programs, you may have to post a HijackThis log
for analysis. Start at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 Then go to
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through the preliminary cleaning
steps then post a HijackThis log to the forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30

Be patient. It's a busy forum.

HijackThis logs are also analyzed at these (and other) forums. Look for the
proper forum and an "Important- Read This First" message so that you follow
proper procedure.
http://castlecops.com/forums.html
http://tomcoyote.com/forums/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forum.iamnotageek.com/index.php
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php
http://temerc.com/phpBB2/

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

 

[Donny Broome]

This page discusses some removal options:

http://www.broomeman.com/spyware/