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  • Ross
    Ik ben een aap
    • Sep 2002
    • 18874
    #1

    Help with removing virus!!!

    I have a virus on my machine and it sets my homepage to a search engine. Anytime I change it, it automatically changes back! It also downloads a lot of shitty sites into my favourites.

    I tried running ad-aware 6.0 and deleting cookies and clearing my cache but the minute I restart the computer its all back. Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?
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    • gornyhuy
      Chafed.
      • May 2002
      • 18041
      #2
      1)spybot search and destroy
      2)hijack this

      if those dont' get you cleaned up you are super fucked...

      icq:159548293

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        • Phoenix
          BACON BACON BACON
          • Nov 2002
          • 35475
          #3
          yep...spybot should do the trick
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            • Shok
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2001
              • 5611
              #4
              set your winxp restore back a few days to before it started happening, it will get rid of it also

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                • Ross
                  Ik ben een aap
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 18874
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Shok
                  set your winxp restore back a few days to before it started happening, it will get rid of it also
                  How do you do this?

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                    • doober
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 6984
                      #6
                      try webroot spysweeper for a tough case like this

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                        • Shok
                          Confirmed User
                          • Apr 2001
                          • 5611
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Ross
                          How do you do this?

                          go to control panel, make sure you are looking under catagory view

                          click performance and maintenance

                          on the upper left you will see a link to system restore

                          follow the instructions, takes a few minutes, just double click a date on the calender like 2 or 3 days ago and restore to how it was then.

                          You wont lose any emails or saved programs.

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                            • Ross
                              Ik ben een aap
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 18874
                              #8
                              Originally posted by doober
                              try webroot spysweeper for a tough case like this
                              Got that running through now. Will it take away whatever is causing the homepage to change?

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                                • Ross
                                  Ik ben een aap
                                  • Sep 2002
                                  • 18874
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Shok



                                  go to control panel, make sure you are looking under catagory view

                                  click performance and maintenance

                                  on the upper left you will see a link to system restore

                                  follow the instructions, takes a few minutes, just double click a date on the calender like 2 or 3 days ago and restore to how it was then.

                                  You wont lose any emails or saved programs.
                                  Thanks man. I'll run spysweeper and try this if it doesn't work

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                                    • Ross
                                      Ik ben een aap
                                      • Sep 2002
                                      • 18874
                                      #10
                                      Spysweeper found the thing. Its a lopdotcom thing.

                                      Anyone got the url to get the patch they offer to remove their shitty pop ups and homepage changer thing??

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                                        • Shok
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Apr 2001
                                          • 5611
                                          #11
                                          restore and all will be right with the world, I had to do this last week twice

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