search4top

[mummy_bear67]

hi can u help me plz. when i open internet explorer and type in a web page,
it keeps taking me to a web site called search4top. does anyone know y and
how to stop it doing this. thanks, julie.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

IE, Tools menu, Options,General tab, Search area, 'Settings' button, set
search preferences.

 

[mummy_bear67]

IE, Tools menu, Options,General tab, Search area, 'Settings' button, set
search preferences.
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Mark L. Ferguson
thanks for ur advice, unfortunately it didnt work. does anyone have any other ideas? thanks.

 

[mummy_bear67]

thanks for ur advice, unfortunately it didnt work. does anyone have any
other ideas? thanks.

 

[Elmo]

thanks for your advice, unfortunately it didn't work. does anyone have any
other ideas? thanks.

You've been hijacked by an add-on or other spyware.

First try turning off Add-ons that might be causing the problem. To do
that, open IE, click Tools, Manage Add-ons. Scroll through the list,
and when you find suspicious Add-ons, click to highlight, click
"Disable" and continue the search. Close all IE windows, reopen one and
try again.

If that doesn't help, run some antispyware software:

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
SpyBot S&D guide
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~network/spybot/

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.lavasoft.nu/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.net-integration.net/tools/spywareblaster.html

CWShredder (CoolWebSearch remover)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

 

[Patrick Keenan]

hi can u help me plz. when i open internet explorer and type in a web
page,
it keeps taking me to a web site called search4top. does anyone know y and
how to stop it doing this. thanks, julie.

This is called a "browser hijack", and it hints, but does not necessarily
mean for sure, that your system has other malware/virus problems.
Search4Top is an installed program that will simply take control of your
browser after you've made changes. You have to remove the program and its
loader references.

Fixing this can be a little technical, and is easiest done with a tool
called "HiJackThis". You have to read all the screens carefully.

This page gives some fairly in-depth direction:
http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/computer-threats/how-to-fix-browser-hijack.html

You may find that you need hands-on help from someone who is familiar with
fixing these things.

HTH
-pk