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Also make sure you set a new recovery point if you are using XP. If you have to restore it will also restore the malware.
Posted by: dsu at November 4, 2005 10:00 AMI doubt too many Spyware/MalWare inserted "itself into your browser". 99% just edit the HOST file. Host file only affects Internet Explorer. Its just a text file which redirects IE. IT was made for good but it is a stupid idea and is a HIGHLY EXPLOITALBE. To Fix download Mozilla Firefox... No worries...because no HOST FILE.
Note: a REAL(not lame spyware) virus could hijack your entire browser in that case your in over your head...time to refomat
Posted by: Alex at October 7, 2006 7:22 PMThat's incorrect. hosts is used by the operating system, and affects all programs accessing the internet. It actually dates back to Unix (or possibly earlier).
Posted by: Leo Notenboom at October 7, 2006 8:08 PMHi Leo
I am also being redirected on every first and second occasion I enter a search into google and click on the intended results. On the third occasion it will take me into the intended sites. I also now have a home page of http://assureprotection.com/ which I cannot remove along with a protection bar I did not have previously. Any help with this would be great.
Regards
Stuart
Posted by: Stuart Rennie at January 19, 2007 8:15 AMI am also having the exact same problem as Stuart. I ran adaware and it did not fix the problem. any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Posted by: Mike at January 20, 2007 7:15 AMI am also having the same problem with being redirected the 1st and 2nd but on the 3rd attempt it goes to the right spot and i have ran a couple of different sprware programs
Posted by: k5steve87 at January 29, 2007 8:28 PMI also have the same exact problem as K5steve87 being redirected 1st and 2nd time but working correctly when clicking on a Google search result. I have updated windows defender and ran it to no avail. I am running the most current Norton’s Antivirus with the latest definitions. It still doesn’t catch the culprit
Thanks for any help
Faron
i am also having the same problem on my xp. on the third try it works. but the first and 2nd doe's not work. how do fix it? and i tried fixing by editing the host file.
Posted by: Ton at July 30, 2007 3:43 PMI am also having the exact same problem as Stuart. I ran adaware and it did not fix the problem. any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted by: Dana at January 3, 2008 4:22 PMI also have the same problem. I have used adaware and Spybot S&D along with Windows Defender and nothing. I think it was a popup with a fake "close" button that did it. If you figure it out, it's appreciated
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