"Requested page not available offline" message. HELP PLZ!

[Guest]

I just wanted to bring this 2 day old topic to the top. Hope more people see it so I can get help.
Thanks

Dave
When I click on “My computerâ€, “My documentsâ€, “Control panelâ€, “My shared folderâ€or “Recycle binâ€, I get the message “The Web page you requested is not available offline. To view this page, click Connectâ€.
The other option is “Stay offlineâ€. Sometimes I have to keep clicking back and forth on that option and the folder I want to open few times before I can access the folder.
First time I go online after that, I can’t access any website before I click “Connect†on the same window that pops up again, even though I’m already connected
Sometimes, while trying to access any of those folders ofline, a different window pops up and it says “You requested information from www.thko.com. Which connection do you want to use?†I have to click on Cancel this time to stay offline
Anybody knows what the problem here is? Some kind of spyware? Virus
Please help
Thank

CheshireCat
I did a google on "thko". It seems it's something to do with "lob.com" on
of those sites that can hijack your browsing
Download one of the anti spyware pieces of software eg spybot or adaware an
check your system. Warning - after they scan your machine, don't let the
delete anything automatically. Check the list first or you may mess u
applications you installed yourself
Please post back and let us know if that fixes your problem, it'
interestin

Dave
First of all, thanx for helping :
I've had Ad-aware for a couple of months now and it does find what it calls a "possible browser hijack attempt" and its location is: Software/Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" (http://thko.com/passthrough/index.html?http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd={SUB_PRD}&clcid={SUB_CLISD}&pver={SUB_PVER}&ar=home
I delete it every time but it obviously doesn't remove the source, because Ad-aware keeps finding it almost every time I do scanning
So you're right about this thing having something to do with spywares and browser hijacking. The thing is I don't know how to remove it

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Try this link ...

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/lop/index.phtm
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Regards,

Tim

-----Original Message-----
I just wanted to bring this 2 day old topic to the top.

Hope more people see it so I can get help.

Thanks.

Dave:
When I click on â?oMy computerâ?, â?oMy documentsâ?, â?

oControl panelâ?, â?oMy shared folderâ?or â?oRecycle
binâ?, I get the message â?oThe Web page you requested is
not available offline. To view this page, click Connectâ?
.

The other option is â?oStay offlineâ?. Sometimes I have

to keep clicking back and forth on that option and the
folder I want to open few times before I can access the
folder.

First time I go online after that, I canâ?Tt access any

website before I click â?oConnectâ? on the same window
that pops up again, even though Iâ?Tm already connected.

Sometimes, while trying to access any of those folders

ofline, a different window pops up and it says â?oYou
requested information from www.thko.com. Which connection
do you want to use?â? I have to click on Cancel this time
to stay offline.

Anybody knows what the problem here is? Some kind of spyware? Virus?
Please help.
Thanks

CheshireCat:
I did a google on "thko". It seems it's something to do with "lob.com" one
of those sites that can hijack your browsing.
Download one of the anti spyware pieces of software eg spybot or adaware and
check your system. Warning - after they scan your machine, don't let them
delete anything automatically. Check the list first or you may mess up
applications you installed yourself.
Please post back and let us know if that fixes your problem, it's
interesting

Dave:
First of all, thanx for helping
I've had Ad-aware for a couple of months now and it does

find what it calls a "possible browser hijack attempt" and
its location is: Software/Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main "Start Page"
(http://thko.com/passthrough/index.html?
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd={SUB_PRD}
&clcid={SUB_CLISD}&pver={SUB_PVER}&ar=home)

I delete it every time but it obviously doesn't remove

the source, because Ad-aware keeps finding it almost every
time I do scanning.

So you're right about this thing having something to do

with spywares and browser hijacking. The thing is I don't
know how to remove it.

 

[Guest]

In short, I downloaded that Bazooka Spyware Scanner and it seems it found the problem. It's uninstalled and looks like those annoying "not available offline" windows are gone. WOW
Hope that's the end of the story.
Tim....thanks a lot man, i owe you 1.
Thanks to CheshireCat too.

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Hi,

Try this link ...

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/lop/index.phtm
l

Regards,

Tim