spy software

[terrance]

my brother downloaded something on my system last night
and now all i get are pop up ads and a different home
page. went under tools and tried to change home page back
but it seems i can not change it. i also checked for any
recent downloads and can't find anything. novice here who
needs help. any thoughts would help. thanks.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

See if this helps:

Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[Guest]

Spybot Search and Destroy is free and easier to use than hijackthis. Hijackthis can let you delete a lot of stuff you might want.

Just google it. There are several mirror sites.