Default Home Page

My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I
also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the
web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

Sounds like you have a browser hijacker.

Use a anti-spyware program like AdAware or SpyBot Search & Destroy.


"Big Guy" wrote in message
...
My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I
also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the
web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

Hi

Try all of the following programs to check for and delete any spyware =
that might be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

--=20

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Big Guy" wrote in message =
...
| My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I=20
| also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the=20
| web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

-----Original Message-----
Hi

Try all of the following programs to check for and
delete any spyware that might be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder -
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Big Guy" wrote in
message ...
| My browser home page changes without me doing
anything. I
| also get some sex web page when I don't even go into
the
| web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?
.
Will that also get rid of the sex page that comes up
when I'm not even on the internet? I have a 6-year old
that likes to use the computer and I don't want him to
see a bunch of nude bodies. Can you get these programs
through Best Buy? I don't want want to use a card over
the internet.

Sounds like you have a browser hijacker.

Use a anti-spyware program like AdAware or SpyBot Search & Destroy.


"Big Guy" wrote in message
...
My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I
also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the
web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

"Big Guy" wrote in message =
...
|=20
| -----Original Message-----
| Hi
|
| Try all of the following programs to check for and=20
| delete any spyware that might be on your system:
|
| Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
| Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
| CWShredder -=20
| http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
|
| --=20
|
| Will Denny
| MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
|
|
| "Big Guy" wrote in=20
| message ...
| | My browser home page changes without me doing=20
| anything. I=20
| | also get some sex web page when I don't even go into=20
| the=20
| | web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?
| .
| Will that also get rid of the sex page that comes up=20
| when I'm not even on the internet? I have a 6-year old=20
| that likes to use the computer and I don't want him to=20
| see a bunch of nude bodies. Can you get these programs=20
| through Best Buy? I don't want want to use a card over=20
| the internet.

Hi

You download them from the various links. No need to use a card.

--=20

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Hi

Try all of the following programs to check for and delete any spyware =
that might be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

--=20

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Big Guy" wrote in message =
...
| My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I=20
| also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the=20
| web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

Big Guy wrote:
My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I
also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the
web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

Take the advice that has worked for most other spyware/adware/hijackers:

You may have spyware/adware infesting your machine, follow the
appropriate section for that, making sure you use at least
THREE of the tools I list to scan and clean your machine AFTER
updating them. Cleaning up spyware/adware/malware usually
solves home page hijackers as well.


Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(Scan for updates, Review and Install)


Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
(Yes - using MORE than one of these..
I recommend at least the first three. Also..
UPDATE the definitions for them before using.)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well. SpywareBlaster is a FANTASTIC free product, I suggest
getting this after you cleanup and keeping it updated as well....

And Assortment of Others:
http://spywareinfo.com/

Once clean, please IMMUNIZE using Spybot Search and Destroy and
SpywareBlaster.


Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the
"Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to
"Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
- Re-open Internet Explorer.


Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
Panel - Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to
your advantage to remove it.


Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
Google Toolbar.
http://toolbar.google.com/


Stop loading applications at logon.. run MSCONFIG and look under the startup
tab for things you DON'T want to startup! Search the Internet with Google
to discover what things are safe to remove and what things may even be
malware infecting your computer.


Better control your email and lessen the amount of time you spend dealing
with SPAM:
SpamBayes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/
or
Spamihilator.
http://www.spamihilator.com


Hope that helps...

--
- Shenan -
--

Big Guy wrote:
Will that also get rid of the sex page that comes up
when I'm not even on the internet? I have a 6-year old
that likes to use the computer and I don't want him to
see a bunch of nude bodies. Can you get these programs
through Best Buy? I don't want want to use a card over
the internet.

You need to go look at the links..

They are FREE applications. FREE - meaning you DON'T pay (unless otherwise
mentioned in the post.)

Take the advice that has worked for most other spyware/adware/hijackers:

You may have spyware/adware infesting your machine, follow the
appropriate section for that, making sure you use at least
THREE of the tools I list to scan and clean your machine AFTER
updating them. Cleaning up spyware/adware/malware usually
solves home page hijackers as well.


Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(Scan for updates, Review and Install)


Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
(Yes - using MORE than one of these..
I recommend at least the first three. Also..
UPDATE the definitions for them before using.)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well. SpywareBlaster is a FANTASTIC free product, I suggest
getting this after you cleanup and keeping it updated as well....

And Assortment of Others:
http://spywareinfo.com/

Once clean, please IMMUNIZE using Spybot Search and Destroy and
SpywareBlaster.


Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the
"Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to
"Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
- Re-open Internet Explorer.


Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
Panel - Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to
your advantage to remove it.


Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
Google Toolbar.
http://toolbar.google.com/


Stop loading applications at logon.. run MSCONFIG and look under the startup
tab for things you DON'T want to startup! Search the Internet with Google
to discover what things are safe to remove and what things may even be
malware infecting your computer.


Better control your email and lessen the amount of time you spend dealing
with SPAM:
SpamBayes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/
or
Spamihilator.
http://www.spamihilator.com


Hope that helps...

--
- Shenan -
--

-----Original Message-----
Hi

Try all of the following programs to check for and
delete any spyware that might be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder -
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Big Guy" wrote in
message ...
| My browser home page changes without me doing
anything. I
| also get some sex web page when I don't even go into
the
| web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?
.
Will that also get rid of the sex page that comes up
when I'm not even on the internet? I have a 6-year old
that likes to use the computer and I don't want him to
see a bunch of nude bodies. Can you get these programs
through Best Buy? I don't want want to use a card over
the internet.

"Big Guy" wrote in message =
...
|=20
| -----Original Message-----
| Hi
|
| Try all of the following programs to check for and=20
| delete any spyware that might be on your system:
|
| Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
| Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
| CWShredder -=20
| http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
|
| --=20
|
| Will Denny
| MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
|
|
| "Big Guy" wrote in=20
| message ...
| | My browser home page changes without me doing=20
| anything. I=20
| | also get some sex web page when I don't even go into=20
| the=20
| | web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?
| .
| Will that also get rid of the sex page that comes up=20
| when I'm not even on the internet? I have a 6-year old=20
| that likes to use the computer and I don't want him to=20
| see a bunch of nude bodies. Can you get these programs=20
| through Best Buy? I don't want want to use a card over=20
| the internet.

Hi

You download them from the various links. No need to use a card.

--=20

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Big Guy wrote:
My browser home page changes without me doing anything. I
also get some sex web page when I don't even go into the
web browser. Does anybody knows what happened?

Take the advice that has worked for most other spyware/adware/hijackers:

You may have spyware/adware infesting your machine, follow the
appropriate section for that, making sure you use at least
THREE of the tools I list to scan and clean your machine AFTER
updating them. Cleaning up spyware/adware/malware usually
solves home page hijackers as well.


Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(Scan for updates, Review and Install)


Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
(Yes - using MORE than one of these..
I recommend at least the first three. Also..
UPDATE the definitions for them before using.)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well. SpywareBlaster is a FANTASTIC free product, I suggest
getting this after you cleanup and keeping it updated as well....

And Assortment of Others:
http://spywareinfo.com/

Once clean, please IMMUNIZE using Spybot Search and Destroy and
SpywareBlaster.


Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the
"Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to
"Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
- Re-open Internet Explorer.


Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
Panel - Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to
your advantage to remove it.


Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
Google Toolbar.
http://toolbar.google.com/


Stop loading applications at logon.. run MSCONFIG and look under the startup
tab for things you DON'T want to startup! Search the Internet with Google
to discover what things are safe to remove and what things may even be
malware infecting your computer.


Better control your email and lessen the amount of time you spend dealing
with SPAM:
SpamBayes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/
or
Spamihilator.
http://www.spamihilator.com


Hope that helps...

--
- Shenan -
--

Big Guy wrote:
Will that also get rid of the sex page that comes up
when I'm not even on the internet? I have a 6-year old
that likes to use the computer and I don't want him to
see a bunch of nude bodies. Can you get these programs
through Best Buy? I don't want want to use a card over
the internet.

You need to go look at the links..

They are FREE applications. FREE - meaning you DON'T pay (unless otherwise
mentioned in the post.)

Take the advice that has worked for most other spyware/adware/hijackers:

You may have spyware/adware infesting your machine, follow the
appropriate section for that, making sure you use at least
THREE of the tools I list to scan and clean your machine AFTER
updating them. Cleaning up spyware/adware/malware usually
solves home page hijackers as well.


Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(Scan for updates, Review and Install)


Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
(Yes - using MORE than one of these..
I recommend at least the first three. Also..
UPDATE the definitions for them before using.)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well. SpywareBlaster is a FANTASTIC free product, I suggest
getting this after you cleanup and keeping it updated as well....

And Assortment of Others:
http://spywareinfo.com/

Once clean, please IMMUNIZE using Spybot Search and Destroy and
SpywareBlaster.


Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the
"Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to
"Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
- Re-open Internet Explorer.


Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
Panel - Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to
your advantage to remove it.


Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
Google Toolbar.
http://toolbar.google.com/


Stop loading applications at logon.. run MSCONFIG and look under the startup
tab for things you DON'T want to startup! Search the Internet with Google
to discover what things are safe to remove and what things may even be
malware infecting your computer.


Better control your email and lessen the amount of time you spend dealing
with SPAM:
SpamBayes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/spambayes/
or
Spamihilator.
http://www.spamihilator.com


Hope that helps...

--
- Shenan -
--