spam is infiltrating Favorites list

[Guest]

I have recently been plagued with the same 5 uninvited websites being added to my list of favorites. I delete them everytime I startup the IE, but they are back the next time I have to start up. Also, my home page gets changed along with this at each start-up to an ininvited site. I have had to go to tools and reset the home page. I use Adware and Spybot for cleaning the system, and although they clean up each time, the effect is temporary until the next start-up
Any ideas on how I might go about removing this intrusion
Thnx

 

[Liz]

get 'hijack this' a free scanning program, then post your
hijack this log to the hijack this forum for help, read
the readme post pinned at the top of the forum before
posting and follow instructions exactly or you probably
won't get help, they are very helpful, when you follow
their protocol.
Hope this helps...
Liz

-----Original Message-----
I have recently been plagued with the same 5 uninvited

websites being added to my list of favorites. I delete
them everytime I startup the IE, but they are back the
next time I have to start up. Also, my home page gets
changed along with this at each start-up to an ininvited
site. I have had to go to tools and reset the home page.
I use Adware and Spybot for cleaning the system, and
although they clean up each time, the effect is temporary
until the next start-up.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I have recently been plagued with the same 5 uninvited websites being
added to my list of favorites. I delete them everytime I startup the
IE, but they are back the next time I have to start up. Also, my home
page gets changed along with this at each start-up to an ininvited
site. I have had to go to tools and reset the home page. I use Adware
and Spybot for cleaning the system, and although they clean up each
time, the effect is temporary until the next start-up. Any ideas on
how I might go about removing this intrusion?
Thnx

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.

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