baxters ma
@mchsi.com
| Web sites are being redirected....help please....
Hey all.
I have been having some trouble with my internet explorer, when I search for anything on Google or MSN, I find results like normal, but when I click on the link I want to go to, it redirects me to some crap page I didn't want to go to in the first place. I have even had trouble finding help to begin with b/c of all the redirects. That, and I don't feel like sitting on hold for 35 min with Norton. I need to nip this in the bud, because last time this happened, I had to take the whole damn computer in to get fixed. I am not too computer savvy, but with good instructions, I think I can do most whatever needs to be done.
Also, I have Norton, Avast, and Ad-aware that are supposed to be protecting my computer; so much for that. Ad-aware picked up some nasties and took care of them, but one, "MyWebSearch" refuses to let itself be deleted. I don't want to get into the guts of my computer without knowing what I'm doing, and my boyfriend would destroy me if I tried to reinstall and lost all his data. Is there a way to fix these things, or does the Geek Squad triumph again?  |
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DSL_Steve
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Woodbury, CT | You want to post in the Security Cleanup Forum here >
»Security Cleanup
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Siko
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join:2006-11-27
Mechanicsburg, PA
clubs: | reply to baxters ma
Having Norton And Avast anti-virus together running at the same time is a bad Idea. I would uninstall Norton after you get you everything fixed. |
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Kayrac
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join:2001-09-29
Rochester, NH | reply to baxters ma
whats the link it tries to take you to?
be sure to 'break' the link, for example hxxp://www.test.com
the xx's for the t's break it  |
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NetFixer
Freedom is NOT Free
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Murfreesboro, TN
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2 edits | said by Kayrac  :be sure to 'break' the link, for example hxxp://www.test.com the xx's for the t's break it You can also make a non-clickable link by using <tt></tt> code tags like this:
<tt>http://www.get-your-malware-here.info</tt>
Which will display as:
http://www.get-your-malware-here.info
Another method is to use the http esc char procedure to replace the ":" following "http" like this:
http://www.get-your-malware-here.info
Which will display like this:
http://www.get-your-malware-here.info
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
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Follow the steps here:
»Security Cleanup FAQ »Mandatory Steps Before Requesting Assistance
If no joy after that, then post here:
»Security Cleanup
And get rid of one of those AV's (Norton/AVAST), having two running at the same time can cause problems. Pick one and stick with it.
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