Redirects

[John]

This started yesterday, whenever I click on a link outside
IE I was being redirected to a porn cam site, I complained
to the provider and the site is not down but now I am
being redirected to the host site for that porn site.
Where was this written into the registry or wherever else
that would keep redirecting my hyper links and please help
me to get rid of it.

Thanks

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

This started yesterday, whenever I click on a link outside
IE I was being redirected to a porn cam site, I complained
to the provider and the site is not down but now I am
being redirected to the host site for that porn site.
Where was this written into the registry or wherever else
that would keep redirecting my hyper links and please help
me to get rid of it.

Thanks

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

 

[John Lanza]

Ok finaly after running several differant scans I found the culprit, so now
when I am in Outlook express and and I click on a link nothing happens, this
is better than getting redirected but is there anyway to reactivate that.

This started yesterday, whenever I click on a link outside
IE I was being redirected to a porn cam site, I complained
to the provider and the site is not down but now I am
being redirected to the host site for that porn site.
Where was this written into the registry or wherever else
that would keep redirecting my hyper links and please help
me to get rid of it.

Thanks

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

 

[Mike Burgess]

John,
OLEXP: Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not Start Web Browser
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=177054
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Some program (usually spyware\parasite) may have overridden the URL prefix
setting?
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Includes: Repair the corrupted or altered (spyware) HTTP prefixes
See section: Various Registry Fixes = "RepairDefaultPrefix.reg"
[or - manually]
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-08-03]
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