websearch.net hyjacking home page

[michele]

Websearch.net keeps hyjacking my home page... any way to
stop it??
Thank you!!
Michele

 

[Guest]

This is caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite)

Download, install, *update* and run these two programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items
listed in red.)

Additional information at:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note the security recommendations.

BHOs and Spyware
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/spyware.htm#BHOCOP

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Search for common parasites at
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
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Websearch.net keeps hyjacking my home page... any way to
stop it??
Thank you!!
Michele

 

[siljaline]

Websearch.net keeps hyjacking my home page... any way to
stop it??
Thank you!!
Michele

This may be a "Cool Web Search" Spyware affiliate site.
Run the Cool Web Shredder - 'CWShredder'.
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
Ensure that all instances of IE & OE are closed.
Unzip the tool, click on the executable and follow the prompts.

Please report back your results.

HTH

--
siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
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(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit)

 

[John]

Thanks very much, cwshredder did the trick!! All the spyware and
adware programs took forever and did nothing. Of course they want
$30-50 for them too. cwshredder took less than a minute and cured the
problem. What can be done to "punish" the scum that put out these
malicious bots?

 

[siljaline]

Thanks very much, cwshredder did the trick!! All the spyware and
adware programs took forever and did nothing. Of course they want
$30-50 for them too. cwshredder took less than a minute and cured the
problem. What can be done to "punish" the scum that put out these
malicious bots?

Hi John,

Glad the shredder worked for you. I would strongly suggest that you
install either Ad-aware or SpyBot Search & Destroy and run on a regular
basis - just like you would your pre-installed anti-virus scanner.

Get Ad-aware here: http://www.lavsoftusa.com
SpyBot here: http://security.kolla.de (or)
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd

Regards and feel free to post back in a *New Thread* if you please -

~Silj


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siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
______________________

(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit)

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

John,

For Prevention, see:

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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Prevent malware from being installed - Part 2:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/MalwareDefence_Example.htm
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Thanks very much, cwshredder did the trick!! All the spyware and
adware programs took forever and did nothing. Of course they want
$30-50 for them too. cwshredder took less than a minute and cured the
problem. What can be done to "punish" the scum that put out these
malicious bots?