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Computer Related => Ask the techies! => Topic started by: Rogue_Ambush on December 06, 2003, 10:58:02 AM
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I have a dumb issue but I can;t seem to figure it out...
I usually set all my PC's home pages to ...Well...
AMBUSHSITE .COM of course...
Anyway, every couple of initiations of Explorer, my home page changes to some search engine, I think it's called ZIPSEARCH?
I keep entering the ambushsite and reset the home page to current and it works a couple of times...
Any suggestions? I am a little new at XP in this area. I have not seen this before..
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Your homepage is being hijacked. You have some of that nasty spyware on your system. I'd suggest doing two things.
1. Do a search on Ad Aware, download and install it.
2. Use a virus scanner on your system as soon as you can.
This will wipe out quite a bit of the problems you are having.
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Do you have cable yet? I'm feeling the need to frag you and Kenny sometime soon.
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No cable, just a little dish on the roof. Can't game online... Sorry
I will check the AD AWARE...
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Ya know the funniest thing here?
That is his 3rd or 4th ID!
As far as the problem...
You have installed an app that hijacked your browser and, most likely, your hosts file.
Adaware may help with that. Also check http://www.spywareinfo.com.
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DOH! When you can't remember you ID then I guess you just make a new one....:lol:
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Or you email the webmaster and he tells you. ;)
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Is that a good enough excuse for him to reload the OS? Just wondering if old habits still exist.
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No Comment!
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go to Download AdAware 6.0
Run The update on it
run AdAware
Then You Should be clean, I have to do this about every 2 weeks.
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Ahh, Goto http://www.lavasoft.de
and follow the above
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I use AdAware and also a second one, Spybot S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download)
One usually finds things the other didn't. As a bonus, SpyBot S&D will patch you hosts file to defeat a lot of the pop-ups.
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or reload the OS....it's fun to do, and if you do it often enough you get to talk with someone at microsoft to activate it again...they might even have a sexy voice! :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol
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You mean they don't answer the phone for him "Oh Hi, it's you again"!
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It is bad when you know a freind of yours has a speed dial number to Microsoft and they via caller ID route him directly to the reload support helpdesk. :lol
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Is that Wolvy, Boomslang, or Rogue?
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that would be me if i dident bypass the registration prosses
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Now THAT"S what I would post in the public forums!
:lol
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Originally posted by Dragon Master
that would be me if i dident bypass the registration prosses
I shall repot you to microsuck now:D
hehe i dont have to activate my xp pro8/:rolling
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I have only reloaded XP 5 times this year. I think I am, doing good... Ummm it's the others I have reloaded allot. Like ME, and 98. I think I have reloaded in all maybe thirty times in 2003. Not a new record mind you, but a healthy maintenance of one...
By the way, I know know a couple of people at MS. Is that not normal? I think I now have my own hotline to them...
[Edited on 12-19-2003 by Rogue_Ambush]
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By the way, I think ole SPADEY is about two weeks from being online. just an FYI. His post above was from work... He cheated!
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Ever thought about using Ghost once you have installed an acceptable image?
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thats what I do ! ! ! ! works like a charm. . .
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its about 10 times faster too....
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Ya know, that's a good question Rogue, how is it that you DON'T use ghost?
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I've used it for years only thing is you have to have a second H/D spooky huh:lol
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Ghost would be ok... I guess I never gave it much thought...
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I am NOT going to say it.............
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Rogue the misses and I will be in KC this weekend if you and maybe Spade want to get together Saturday evening?
:hotbouns::clap:
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Originally posted by opiesilver
Your homepage is being hijacked. You have some of that nasty spyware on your system. I'd suggest doing two things.
1. Do a search on Ad Aware, download and install it.
2. Use a virus scanner on your system as soon as you can.
This will wipe out quite a bit of the problems you are having.
I have had two peeps with this problem and it didn't fix it.
http://www.komando.com/tips_show.asp?showID=7073
http://www.mytechsupport.ca/support/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2335
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Had the go here and do the things they said. No good, still high jacked Do you have any answers?
[Edited on 7-13-2004 by Boomslang]
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Post in the Spywareinfo forums (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?s=914f452ac939106e7d257ccf61de3c5f&showforum=18) and see what they can do.
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http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1620
Heres some helpfull things