Re: hijacked homepage
From: siljaline (siljaline_at_invalid.com)
Date: 08/31/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 20:41:16 -0400
"mike" <philmik1@cs.com> wrote in message news:01c801c36f50$28853070$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I recently had my default page in IE changed. This was
> apparently done from some web site I had visited. As a
> result I had to format and reload my system. Is there a
> firewall or some type of security to prevent this from
> happening again? I am running win98se with Norton anti-
> virus protection.
> Thanks in advance :-)
Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe
Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/
*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://spybot.eon.net.au/files/spybotsd_mainapp.exe
SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.
Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to
obtain the latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would with your
pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.
Actions you can take from further events happening
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware Guests!
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
HTH
-- siljaline "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
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