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No matter what I click on I get send to a couple of add pages.
Do I have some kind of virus on my computer or is there something wrong somewhere.
Do I have some kind of virus on my computer or is there something wrong somewhere.
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Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"
May Challenges 2010
Push-ups: 450/800
Abs: 850/1900
Squats: 650/1200
Lunges: 500/1000
Strength: 490/1200
Running: 50/100 km
2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned
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Re: Problem with search engines today
Weird. I tried Google, Yahoo and MSN and they all work fine for me."Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."
-- Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Problem with search engines today
sounds like adware (different from a virus)
This is a good and safe free tool to download that can help with this
Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com
it's on cnet so it's a safe download (you can also read the reviews of it).
THis one is Microsoft's Windows Defender (also free)
Microsoft Windows Defender (64-bit) - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com
Maybe someone else here has some suggestions for adware removal tools?
I find I use these two, plus I run my Norton Scans and it seems to help.
I find the most frequent and annoying adware to be 'Ask.com', that one can be a pain to remove!
Good luck!Jen, 39, F
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Re: Problem with search engines today
Yes i looks like some adware or malware have made it onto my computer. Thanks Jen for the suggestions.Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"
May Challenges 2010
Push-ups: 450/800
Abs: 850/1900
Squats: 650/1200
Lunges: 500/1000
Strength: 490/1200
Running: 50/100 km
2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned
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Re: Problem with search engines today
Spybot - Search and Destroy is a good tool for getting rid of adware/malware/spyware.
Also, since you are bulletin board savvy, Google HiJackThis! and download that, remove all obvious malware/spyware, then send a "clean" HiJackthis! report to one of the free bulletin boards where they will analyze it.Comment
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Yes thanks guys. So after hours of searching and stuff I think I have figured it out. I had a Trojan on there Trojan Brisv.A that caused this kind of havoc and ended up getting a removal tool form Norton that specifically removed it. So hopefully after a day of that I am not hijacked anymore.
Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"
May Challenges 2010
Push-ups: 450/800
Abs: 850/1900
Squats: 650/1200
Lunges: 500/1000
Strength: 490/1200
Running: 50/100 km
2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned
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Re: Problem with search engines-virus
Glad you got it fixed, Liv!
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Re: Problem with search engines-virus
My computer is ultra-protected, but last week I managed to let some serious adware/trojan through. TrendMicro grabbed it and I yanked the plug on my modem, but it still installed. I tried everything for almost a day, removed it every way possible (including Ad-Aware), but every time I re-booted, there it was again. It was like a reoccurring nightmare.
I was so tired from fighting it, I shut down my computer, slept on it and got up the next morning and did a system restore back three days. Problem solved. Wish I had thought of it the day before.People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.
"Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
~~Herodotus
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