INTERNET EXPLORER

[Guest]

When I click on Internet Explorer, the warning listed
below keeps coming up. I cannot seem to change my Home
Page from this message. I have done several scans with
my Norton Anti-virus and used Spy Blocker from Total
Access (Earthlink) as well as trying to correct Registry
keys and cannot seem to solve this problem. Any ideas?

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Detected SPYware! System error #384
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Your IP address is 171.75.17.173. Using this address a
remote computer has gained anaccess to your computer and
probably is collecting the information about the sites
you've visited and the files contained in the folder
Temporary Internet Files. Attention! Ask for help or
install the software for deleting secret information
about the sites you visited.

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Your computer is full of evidences!


Your IP address: 171.75.17.173
They know you're using: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE
6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Risk status for further investigation: VERY HIGH RISK




To protect from the Spyware - click here
To prevent information transmission - click here
To delete the history of your activity, click here

 

[TheCrewser]

It's spyware from a company trying to sell you "evidence eliminator"
software.

Download and run Spybot from here:

http://www.safer-networking.org/

Make sure you check for and install updates before you run the scan,
and delete anything it finds.

Good Luck...

GLCrews,MCP

 

[Ionizer]

When I click on Internet Explorer, the warning listed
below keeps coming up. I cannot seem to change my Home
Page from this message. I have done several scans with
my Norton Anti-virus and used Spy Blocker from Total
Access (Earthlink) as well as trying to correct Registry
keys and cannot seem to solve this problem. Any ideas?
To protect from the Spyware - click here
To prevent information transmission - click here
To delete the history of your activity, click here

It sounds like you have an adware component/homepage hijacker running on
your system which is generating these messages. In other words, don't click
on the links provided in the pop-up message because the pop-up message IS
the adware.

Instead, download, install, update and run this effective adware/spyware
remover- AdAware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Regards,
Ian.

 

[CWatters]

Ok don't panic. It looks like something has configured your machine to
redirect everything to a web page designed to scare you into buying
ainti-spyware software that you probably don't need. This trick of
redirecting is commonly referred to as a "Browser hijack".

Try...

For info on this subject...
http://gmpservicesinc.com/Articles/hijack.asp

For repair.. try Ad-aware from...
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/


More general reading...
http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/homepage.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159

http://www.techsupportforum.com/computer/topic/10111-1.html

http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/3087441

http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/freefile/story/0,24330,3486293,00.html

For info.. That web page you are being redirected to contains some simple
code that customises itself specially for you - a bit like that junk mail
you get through the post with your full name inserted in strategic places,
usually in a slightly different font or ink density to the rest of the
letter. In this case the page is telling you what your computer told them
when it connected to their site (eg your IP address, your browser and other
normal info). Don't be tempted to install the software they recommend.

 

[Jack]

use Ad-Ware or Spy Bot...why...cause they WORK...