unwanted sites

[stewart granger]

Can anyone help , I have recently found in my favourites
folder an x rated site which no one in my family would
even think of using.Is it possible for a website to
download a site onto a particular folder without the
knowledge of the computer user. I use xp home.

 

[Guest]

yes, some places can add to your favorites. Also, run a
spyware cleaner, it may be a program doing this.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

stewart;

Liked your movies. )

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Right click the IE icon | Properties | Advanced tab |
Make sure both of these are NOT checked.
 Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)
Specifies to automatically download and install Internet Explorer components
if a Web page needs them in order to display the page properly or perform a
particular task.
 Enable Install On Demand (Other)
Specifies to automatically download and install Web components if a Web page
needs them in order to display the page properly or perform a particular
task.
Apply | OK
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It is known as Scumware. Visit these sites. Download, install, run, update
and run again; one or all. They are all good, FREE utilities.
The first site gives some recommendations.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php?cat=all#s-p
1) Spybot S & D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download
2) SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
3) HijackThis (some other stuff that may be of interest also)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/index.html
4) AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/