How do i stop http://smartsearch.ws from being my home page.

[Guest]

Hi,

Every time i load explorer now my home page defaults to http://smartsearch.ws it should be http://bbc.co.uk, but every time i change it to this this smart search just takes over. Has anyone got any ideas how to block or delete this www addy?

Cheers.

 

[shaun ingram]

hi andrew...i'm haveing the same problem. I've been
looking all morning trying to find out whats going on or
how to correct it. I wrote down your e-mail address and
if i find anything...i'll let you know. I'd appreciate it
if you snet me anything that you find out.
(e-mail address removed)

good luck

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Every time i load explorer now my home page defaults to

http://smartsearch.ws it should be http://bbc.co.uk, but
every time i change it to this this smart search just
takes over. Has anyone got any ideas how to block or
delete this www addy?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

hi andrew...i'm haveing the same problem. I've been
looking all morning trying to find out whats going on or
how to correct it. I wrote down your e-mail address and
if i find anything...i'll let you know. I'd appreciate it
if you snet me anything that you find out.
(e-mail address removed)

good luck


http://smartsearch.ws it should be http://bbc.co.uk, but
every time i change it to this this smart search just
takes over. Has anyone got any ideas how to block or
delete this www addy?

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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Protect Your PC
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[Guest]

Hi Frank

My browser will now not even allow me to access the Lavasoft site, it keeps telling me the page cannot be displayed

I did eventually manage to download the application, however, my system kept switching it off, before it had time to complete any scans

I've followed your initial steps for internet options, but i'm now stuck

Regards

Andrew.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Hi Frank,

My browser will now not even allow me to access the Lavasoft site, it
keeps telling me the page cannot be displayed.

I did eventually manage to download the application, however, my
system kept switching it off, before it had time to complete any
scans.

I've followed your initial steps for internet options, but i'm now
stuck?

Regards,

Andrew.

Run the "Cool Web Shredder"
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
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[Guest]

Hi,

IE will not allow me to access the web page, it just keeps shutting my browser down as soon as i try and do anything connected with spyware or adware.

Would it be possible for you to email me the programme. As soon as i put cwshredder into google the browser just closes again.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Hi,

IE will not allow me to access the web page, it just keeps shutting
my browser down as soon as i try and do anything connected with
spyware or adware.

Would it be possible for you to email me the programme. As soon as i
put cwshredder into google the browser just closes again.

Why are you putting it into Google? I gave a link to download it.
I have mailed you a zipped copy.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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Protect Your PC
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[Guest]

Hi Andrew
There is only one wa
Download Hijack This http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

‘Please’ post your Hijack This Logs, in any of the following “Expert Forumsâ€
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=2
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?s=853f186bf90302d57a6840f00475ff6b&showforum=3
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?s=1413794b9fe306155560c99576acc3a8&showforum=1
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?s=c0d583c0e136d2133506ec492cb6bd40&showforum=4
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1
http://boards.cexx.org/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=0b5c7c42dc70e12ffe32f4a0807ff6a
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/security,

Greetings from Hollan

----- Andrew wrote: ----

Hi

Every time i load explorer now my home page defaults to http://smartsearch.ws it should be http://bbc.co.uk, but every time i change it to this this smart search just takes over. Has anyone got any ideas how to block or delete this www addy

Cheers.

 

[exit]

Hi volks,

you can do this:

1. press Strg+Alt+Del, search for "iexplorer.exe" and kill this
prozess.

2. download http://216.180.233.153/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe and
execute it.

3. now, download this
http://216.180.233.153/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe start it and make
a tick by C:\xxxxx\iexplorer.exe, then fix it.





after a new windows start you should have a clean system



hope this helps


greedings from germany

daniel

 

[vishworks]

Hi guys,
The best way to destroy such killers is to follow the logical
approach:

Use a tool like regmon (to monitor who writes to registry entries).
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml

Set the filter (in the options settings) to search for "smartsearch"

This will give you the name of the program that keeps trying to update
the registry keys with the smartsearch.ws entries. Identify the .exe
program from the regmon results, and kill the .exe program from the
"Task Manager". Then go ahead and manually delete this .exe file (it
will generally be a hidden file). Now manually delete the entries in
the registry.......... and boy .... you're the winner !!!!!

Regards,
Vishy
(In case the above fails (highly unlikely), feel free to contact me.

 

[Damien]

Hi volks,

you can do this:

1. press Strg+Alt+Del, search for "iexplorer.exe" and kill this
prozess.

2. download http://216.180.233.153/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe and
execute it.

3. now, download this
http://216.180.233.153/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe start it and make

a tick by C:\xxxxx\iexplorer.exe, then fix it.

Gooden Morgan Daniel
Thank you so much,
I am some what computer iliterate and could not work out what the heck
was going on. I got rid of this annoying website in a matter of
seconds.
Your help was much appreciated.

OurFeetAreTheSame

Damien

 

[mrossi23]

I have eliminated the smartsearch from the pc; if you have needed ...call me !!!!!

hello !!!