black cat Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 the missus tels me that the pc is f**ed, its re directing to a web page every time we put a web adress in, how do i stop this?? anyone:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 might be spyware... use ad-aware, spybot search & destroy to check the system.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Get an anti spyware program. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_palmer Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Yep agreed could always try windows own brand Here. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 could be spyware. or could be an annoying toolbar that may have been installed, check for that aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 right cheers guys don that and i can get on some things but a few favourates one including bbc web site is re-direction to other things:sly: jupk/............. what the hell is this this is what its re directing to and it can be anything after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 the top main bar has the web adress eg http://www.bbc.co.uk and the one in the bottom left corner has something entirely different for some pages it starts for a second then changes to the http://www.jcuk..... what ever then gets stuck, but its only on some. any ideas??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 download a program called hijackthis and run it, and post up what log report on here. we can then tell you which bits shouldnt be there. and it should solve the problem http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/HijackThis.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 never have i been so impressed!!!! pc is working fine now after sending edd t some script bollox through and telling me which ones to delete. 2 minute job and fuck me its working again u are the king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 u are the king i know! i just dont like to boast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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