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Software => Internet browsers => Topic started by: andy_b on December 12, 2004, 11:50:02 AM

Title: browser
Post by: andy_b on December 12, 2004, 11:50:02 AM
i think my browser has been hyjacked i am on xp my isp is bt yahoo i have tried adware cw shreeder also bt yahoo has a adware spyware programme which i scan regular the item that seems to come up is lop.com i delete it but it appears on my next scan
Title: Re: browser
Post by: dl65 on December 12, 2004, 03:00:01 PM
andy_b.......You may wish to D/L and run hijackthis.......
It will do the job........You will have to do a bit of research ....but it is awesome for removing browser hijackers.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
http://computercops.biz/HijackThis.html
http://computercops.biz/CLSID.html
http://computercops.biz/StartupList.html

This should be all you need .
If you run into problems post your hijackthis log here and we can have a look at it for you.

dl65  ::)
Title: Re: browser
Post by: andrew brinkman on December 14, 2004, 12:25:58 PM
i may be wrong(confused)when i say i have been hyjacked the problem i am having is whilst writing this my tool bar under file edit bookmarks etc is the one i cutomized with bt yahoo now when i go onto some sites a different task bar appears i get advertising popping up and my tool bar is different when everything was fine if i went file new browser window my customized tool bar would appear now i get post reply internet explorer instead of bt yahoo
Title: Re: browser
Post by: andy_b on December 14, 2004, 12:29:24 PM
sorrow my question is from andy b i am a new boy to this
Title: Re: browser
Post by: merlin_2 on December 15, 2004, 01:29:02 AM
This may sort it>http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html   or spysweeper from webroot trialware
Title: Re: browser
Post by: andy_b on January 05, 2005, 11:21:26 AM
still having probs with adware have not got around to downloading adware remover .A problem occured the other day i had icons on my desk top casino /inkjet printers as some more i could not remove or drag to bin i could open them then the next day they were not there .also in internet options privacy pop up settings i get web sites in my allowed sites i remove but they still come back 2 sites are lop.com and market traffic place.com thanks