Unwanted Links

[Kyory]

i dont know much about computers, but while going to a
site a pop up appeared and now the link for the website
is on the menu that appears when i right mouse click on
internet explorer. i dont know how to take it out, and it
is becoming annoying. please help!

 

[LuckyStrike]

Kyory -

And what, pray tell, is the item in that context menu? Without a modicum of
info, it will be hard to prescribe the proper "medicine".
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[Guest]

well if ya wanna know whats in it go to newgrounds. if
you havent been to newgrounds before,its a website with
many games and flash movies. however, its not a kid site
and has many "adult" sponsers. one of the sponsers sent a
popup for their website and when you close the window it
automatically sets your homepage to that site and adds it
into the menu when you right mouse click.i see the site
under "delete" or "refresh"

Kyory

 

[Guest]

oh yeah. if you need more information, my e-mail is
(e-mail address removed) and my screen name for AIM is
Kyouryotsu.

 

[LuckyStrike]

Newgrounds
http://www.free-games.com.au/Detailed/324.html Izzat it? Thanks, but no
thanks.

First of all, if one chooses to visit these sorts of sites, you can more
than expect that kind of stuff to happen. I am not dismissing or condoning
anything regarding morals here. It's a free country, and I prefer it that
way, as long as no-one is willfully and maliciously hurt. Having said that,
the first thing you can do is this:

Disable ACTIVEX. Disable Active Scripting. At least set those to Prompt if
you prefer not to disable them. These types of sites (and other
"goodie-goodie" sites as well) will install stuff by "drive-by". You may get
messages that page will not display, etc. Well, I'd sooner take my chances
on that rather than getting a boatload of junk installed in my PC without my
consent or knowledge.

Next, be careful of what you click to "close" a window. Some sites hide a
window within the window, and the "X" close button is actually a *link*. If
you use the red X at upper right to close a window, then the cursor pointer
should be an *arrow and not a hand*. Numerous popups that appear can have
one window inside of another. Then the innermost "window" with its red X can
actually be a link. Close such windows by Alt- F4 or Ctrl-Alt-Del if you see
the aforementioned.

How to surf the Internet more safely with Internet Explorer
http://www.windows-help.net/features/surf-safe-pf.html
Internet Explorer Security Zones by Scott Schnoll
http://www.nwnetworks.com/iezones.htm?
MICROSOFT SECURITY FAQ
http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp

Those are but a few pages that exist on the related subject.

Next, Scan for Malware/Spyware etc:

Quick and basic scans (hardly definitive, but a start)
Doxdesk parasite scan
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/
Jim Eshelmans WSC on-line quick scan
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm
Bugs Glitches and Stuff-ups (Sandi Hardmeiers site...First rate all the
way)
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm

More In-Depth on-line scanners for parasites and Trojans:
GFI free on-line Trojan scanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
Sygate Technologies Trojanscan
http://scan.sygatetech.com/pretrojanscan.html
PestPatrol on-line scan
http://www.pestscan.com/home.asp
SpywareChecker on-line scan
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html

Parasites, spyware malware basics:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Check for Spyware - How - to's
First, install the respective programs and then update them immediately,
so that they have the current versions, and definitions. Read the Help
Files and Tutorials.
Run them one at a time. With Ad-Aware you may have it
generally clean whatever it finds. The same applies for CWShredder.
Spybot S&D requires special attention (listed below), as does HijackThis
(Only more so. Details listed below) The programs are listed in order of
their general strength, safety, and purpose. It is perhaps best to install
and run these in this order of appearance. All are freeware programs,
but if you are pleased with the results and quality of the utilities,
donations to the respective Authors are cheerfully accepted.

*Most important* - Before you try to remove spyware using any of the
following programs, realize that the process of cleaning and removing
certain spyware and malware may possibly interrupt and kill your internet
connection.
Therefore, you should obtain a copy of LSPFIX, which will then make it
possible for you to re-establish your internet connection should it be
terminated.

Download LSPFIX from either of the following sites:

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html (For Win2k or XP)

 

[LuckyStrike]

Asked here... answered here. If I need more info I shall ask here. If you
want more info, then post here. Private e-mail is not of any benefit for
newsgroup readers who may have similar problems, and are looking for
solutions.

As for you having posted your e-mail aloud in the newsgroups you will have
opened the door for spam and everything else. Best to munge such e-mail
addresses.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
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