Why is my home page getting redirected?

[Guest]

I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my homepage, google.com, it
goes to a website called securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that
my computer is infected with spyware. How do I shake this?

Thanks

 

[Joel]

Reformat.

"Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
(e-mail address removed)> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

 

[Rob]

You've been hijacked!!

Lol.

It happened to a user of mine.
The hijacjker inserted a new local host file that aliased the users
home page dns to his site.
It was hard as hell to remove the bugger completely.

Good Luck

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

"Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
(e-mail address removed)> wrote in message

I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it.
Everytime I click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my
homepage, google.com, it goes to a website called
securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that my computer is
infected with spyware. How do I shake this?

Thanks

You are infected with malware.
Malware Removal:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

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http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[R. McCarty]

Speaking of "Baddies", I've recently noticed the use of the term
"Grayware". Not sure exactly what the threat is - Anyone familiar
with Grayware ?

 

[Gary]

"Grayware".

We use to call it Hardware, Software, Wetware. Wetware being the stuff
between you ears. I guess its been changed to Grayware.

 

[Rock]

I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my homepage, google.com, it
goes to a website called securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that
my computer is infected with spyware. How do I shake this?

Thanks

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

 

[Wesley Vogel]

That was not helpful at all!

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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