They Broke Google!
<div class="IPBDescription">at least for me</div> Google is my main source of information, but, some spyware has gone and turned my google results page to nothing but adds, and i cant find anything anymore.
Same thing with everyseach engine ive tried, so im think that since this isnt happening to anyone else, it must be some spyware doing it. I cant find anything that looks bad under program files, and norton, ad-aware, and spybot search and destroy all say that im clean. But im still getting constant pop-ups, even when im not using IE, despite the fact that im using the latest version of freesurfer.
Anyone have anything else i can try short of formatting.
Same thing with everyseach engine ive tried, so im think that since this isnt happening to anyone else, it must be some spyware doing it. I cant find anything that looks bad under program files, and norton, ad-aware, and spybot search and destroy all say that im clean. But im still getting constant pop-ups, even when im not using IE, despite the fact that im using the latest version of freesurfer.
Anyone have anything else i can try short of formatting.
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its some specific file that's messed up, so its redirects you everytime you try to get to a search engine. iirc.
First of all, you need to get rid of the spyware that's causing the problem. Once you've done that you should (hopefully) have just a blank screen instead of ads.
*edit* I should have said really, I suggest you use <a href='http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/' target='_blank'>ad-aware</a> for the spyware removalage. *edit*
Once you get to this stage (or before if you don't mind the spyware changing it back after a day or so <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> ) you need to find your "hosts" file. This is, quite literally just a notepad file named "hosts". Once you find it, take a look inside. You'll probably find a lot of "interesting" entries under popular search engines, when I had this it was re-directing me to popups for EVERY SINGLE search engine you could possibly think of.
Now all you need to do is delete the offending articles. That's it. Just leave it blank and your computer should run fine.
The actual location of the "hosts" file varies by operating system, but for windows 98 it is in C:\Windows. (I know it's different for windows XP though, just do a search for it)
Well I hope this helped you as it once helped me. Also consider downloading <a href='http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/' target='_blank'>ad-aware</a>, it's free and I find it catches 90% of spyware.
Yes, i allready have adware and spybot search and destory
Both of these had nothing to erase...
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# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
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# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
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# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
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The problem I am having is when a page would carry me to the "refresh page" instead it carries me to a adware page and alot of pop ups happen. I have run ad aware and almost everything else. Even delete alot of temp. files...cookies..and other internet files. Nothing helps.
It's the same site, it just sneaks around the spyware and such.
I dont have to worry about all the things that are listed under system processes right?
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Any ideas on what to do?
hope it helps...probably wont, since its a different problem. but this morning when i booted up my comp it said something about a file missing, then when i went to my homepage, it went to this ad site. then i set it back to default, but it set itself again. try it and see if it works.
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lol
i run lots of things
Norton AV.firewall
Kaspersky AV
zone alarm
Spybot S&D
Ad-Aware
Warnet
Sophos AV
hehe
tht wuf be extreme