Re: Adware? http://www.searchv.com/w/ - HELP!

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 10/15/03 

Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:15:10 -0400

Go here to make use of Andrew Clover's excellent script, hosted by James
Eshelman:

http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm

I'm uncertain what happens if it gives you names, but one standard
suggestion is Ad-aware:

http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Download the free version, install it. First time you run it, update the
definitions via the link on that first page.

Then scan your machine, right-click the list of stuff it finds and check off
everything, then tell it to fix it.

"Rob St. John" <sevenofthorns@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:002e01c392c3$e38c3300$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey all,
>
> My computer keeps crashing, and IE's homepage keeps
> getting changed to http://www.searchv.com/w/
>
> I am also experiencing many pop ups now.
>
> I assume some adware program got installed, but when
> checking my Add/Remove programs there is nothing there
> that I can find....nothing is new anyways, so it must not
> have installed itself using that. I also try to hit ctrl
> alt delete and check out the running processes and I can't
> eliminate any processes that would be doing it. I can
> reset my homepage, but the next time I restart, boom,
> there it is.
>
> I'm at a loss for what to do. Can someone please help me
> out? Emails preferred please.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Rob St. John

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