Re: Unauthorized software install and IE customization

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 06/17/03 

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:48:24 -0400

Sounds like you've been hijacked. See
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#hijackings

Brian Thomas wrote:
> I am totally unaware of how this happened, but here it
> goes. A program showed up in my Close Program Manager in
> Windows 98 called win32_i.exe. Somehow it installed
> itself and then created a new search bar on my IE5.5
> toolbar. It also changed my homepage without my
> knowledge. I found the program in my Add/Remove Programs
> folder and I attempted to remove it. The IE browser
> opened up and took me to
> http://public.searchbarcash.com/homepage_manager.php?
> origin=homepage&software_id=0001
> Also I found a reference to caucho.com in the java script.
> I also noticed a program in my Close Program Manager called
> "installer_george_test" before this happened. I hope this
> is not a legal practice to install software on somebody's
> computer because it really irritates me when things like
> this happen. I am a professional user and I don't click on
> unknown things on the internet and randomly install things.
> Please let me know if there is a way to stop this abuse.
> Thank you

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