Unsolicited website

[Jim]

Each time I log onto Explorer and visit any website, this
Outwar.com website automatically pops up. When it does,
it replaces whatever website I'm looking at and I have to
close Explorer to get rid of it. Is there any way to
block this website from popping up automatically without
enabling content advisor?

 

[Brian]

I suggest you download Spybot - Search And Destroy and
run that. I would also suggest using Iolo's "System
Mechanic 4.0". Those two pieces of software together
will help with sooo many computer problems.

 

[ct]

You should go to CNET.COM downloads and download AD-Aware
6.0 and run it to get rid of the problem.

CT

 

[Tom R.]

Check out these two free programs,

Spybot Search and Destroy [free]
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download

Ad Aware: [free]
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

HTH,
Tom

 

[Gene K]

Get: AdAware and/or Spybot, Search and Destroy to rid yourself of such junk.

 

[Michael A.]

I've seen references to DL AD-aware and then "run it". I have DL
Ad-aware but after I let it do a "Smart Scan" I do not know how to
interpret the findings (usually in the Form of a list of "new items"
which after each "new item" is clicked on supplies details that I
cannot interpret, with a one word "Low" "Medium" "High" assessment of
"Risk"). Someimes I get info like "Porn Dialler" (which I would NEVER
knowingly want on my computer) but Ad-aware calls it "Low" (Risk).

Should all "Medium" or "High" risk "new items" be "Quaranteened"
(there is no obvious "delete" option? Does "Quaranteen = Delete"?

Should all "Low" Risk "new" items be kept even if the rest of the
Description ("Porn Dialer" "Malware" "istbar--therre are usually many
"new" istbars") for the items seems ominous? Why doesn't Ad-aware
propose an Action as to each "new" item?

And if an "item" is not picked-up as "new" once I "run" AD-aware, does
that mean it has "snuck" onto my system where it will lurk forever, no
matter what the original "risk"?

Phew!! Sorry and Thanks for any Guidance!!