Re: Browser takeover

From: Tom B. (TomB_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:27:03 -0800

I run AdAware 6.0.

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> What version of Adaware ?
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> "Hypnotised" <Hypnotised@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5BFCCEE1-1280-4C12-BBFC-710E48169059@microsoft.com...
> | I pride myself on keeping abreast of all spyware and viruses. I run Panda
> | virus scan, AdAware, Spybot and HijackThis once a week and never have any
> | problems, UNTIL A WEEK AGO! I have this nasty spyware that takes over my
> | browser. I have to run Hijackthis 3 or 4 times a day to remove this spyware
> | called HotWebSearch.com and there are always the same 6 entries every time.
> | It either opens a new browser windwow in FRONT of my msn homepage which i
> | quickly delete, or it then hijacks the homepage. This occurs numerous times
> | all day! How do I get rid of this nasty new spyware. I've run everything, and
> | it won't go away. Thanks.
>
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cant send/rec e-mail - ?reinstall?
    ... Some tips on spyware you may not have seen (May be a good guess on your ... And this utility is easier to use than AdAware, and works well for me, ... it's Norton Internet Security firewall that could be a problem, ... > download updates. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Windows XP buggy and unstable
    ... AdAware can definitely improve performance tremendously; ... of other people will benefit from removal of spyware. ... Adaware, CC Cleaner, Abexo Registry Cleaner, Easy Clean, and I have ... It seems that a reboot usually fixes the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Windows XP Home reinstall.
    ... >In order to clean a computer of spyware I suggest a ... Download, install, update and run AdAware from ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
  • Re: Spyware
    ... purchased versions of AdAware have a memory resident component ... also confirm this for yourself if you do the research (look for AdAware Plus ... Memory and Proactively Monitors and filters out viruses and spyware, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Webpage error - http:///?
    ... >I would suspect something that adaware cannot find... ... >links about spyware for a start. ... but some versions of Norton ... run a "Proxy" ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)