a virus got from www.greatsearch.biz
From: hijacked. (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:50:03 -0700
Update your virus software first. Scan and follow the
instructions for the 5 viruses.
Then visit www.symantec.com and search on "adware" for
information on how to remove stuff like greatsearch.biz
hijacking your home page. You should find detailed
instructions on how to remove that stuff from your
registry. Be sure to back up your registry first. It is
easy to do.
>-----Original Message-----
>Few days ago while browsing a site suddenly I got the
following site with
>blue color:
>
>Warning
>Detected SPYware! System error #384
>
>Your IP address is 62.145.83.129. Using this address a
remote computer has
>gained anaccess to your computer and probably i
collecting the information
>about the sites you've visited and the files contained in
the folder
>Temporary Internet Files. Attention! Ask for help or
install the software
>for deleting secret information about the sites you
visited.
>Your computer is full of evidences!
>
>ISO Information: 83
>Your IP address: 62.145.83.129
>They know you're using: MOzilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE
6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
>Your computer is: Windows XP
>Risk status for further invetigation: VERY HIGH RISK
>
>To protect from the software - click here
>To prevent information transmission - click here
>To delete the history of your activity, click here
>----------------------------------------------
>I didn't care about the message as I think it is not true
but after that my
>default web page which was blank turned to become:
www.greatsearch.biz.
>After deleting it eveytime I boot on my system it comes
again.
>
>I check the regeidt and in the following keys I can see
the site address
>(greatsearch.biz)
>My Computer$HKEY_CURRENT_USER$Software$Microsoft$Internet
Explorer$Main
>Default_Page_URL: http://greatsearch.biz
>Local Page: http://greatsearch.biz
>Start Page: http://greatsearch.biz
>
>The problem I have encountered is that when I try to open
the properties of
>my compter by right-clicking, it appears for few seconds
and then dissapear.
>I checked my computer with an old verson of Norton
AntiVirus and infected 5
>viruses in my hard
>
>
>.
>
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