Re: I think i've been bugged

From: siljaline (siljaline_at_invalid.com)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 03:35:44 -0500

"Mik" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> hey i was wondering if anyone could possibly help me out.
> Something has gone wrong with my internet explorer
> browser... when i type in an address it won't go there,
> in the little bar at the bottom of the screen which says
> conecting, page loading or whatever it said
> http://ehttp.cc/?www.google.com for example. then it goes
> to perfectnav or something.
>
> i tried to find things which i knew shouldn't have been
> on my computer and deleted them, they were something like
> GAIN Publishing which didn't have a purpose just sat on
> my computer. Also MySearch which is some dodgey navbar at
> the top of internet explorer.
>
> one othre sypmtom is that u can't clear the history, well
> u can but when u open a new browser window the history is
> there again...
>
> if anyone knows what might be causing this and know of a
> solution it'd be sick.. i have uni assignments laying
> dormant beacuse of this..
> PS it windows xp home that i'm runnin

"ehttp.cc" is a 'Cool Web Search' variant - "CWS.Addclass"
Info: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#addclass

Spyware - Gator, OfferCompanion, Trickler, GAIN
http://cexx.org/gator.htm

"MySearch" http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/MySearch.html

Start with Ad-aware or SpyBot to rid of the generic Spyware.
Rid the Cool Web Search hijackware with CWShredder.

FAQ, info and download: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

HTH

~Silj 

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siljaline 
MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
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