rahvee
join:2003-12-07
Candia, NH | Re: Anyone know what spywiper is? I have a solution to this. Here's what I did:
1- Close everything.
2- Open control panel, Internet options.
2.1- Change the home page to something normal, like Google or whatever you like.
3- Click the "Delete Files" button.
4- Click the "Delete Cookies" button.
5- Go to Advanced, Scroll to the bottom. Click "Empty Temporary Internet files when browser is closed."
6- Hit OK
7- I noticed I was running Windows service pack 3. So I went to Windows Update ( »windowsupdate.microsoft.com )
8- Install Service Pack 4
That's it. The stupid thing is all gone now.
P.S. Here's what the problem was, before I fixed it:
That stupid spywiper thing hijacked my computer. It would rewrite my home page every time I reboot my computer, and every time I open Internet Explorer there would be about 20 popups that would say "if your cdrom is open you have spyware, please download and install this thing..." and the cdroms would open, and at random times popups of the most offensive type would spontaneously appear. |
Thank you - that blasted thing was driving my wife crazy. And until I fixed her 'puter with your help, driving me crazy as well! Thanks a lot. -tin