Mele20
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Re: Computer HiJacked?
Doing that won't solve your problem except temporarily. Listen to Bubba's advice and go read those links he gave you and tighten up IE. Preferably, ditch IE and use Firefox 0.8. You'll have a lot less problems. Before I even let my new XP box on the internet the first time, I had followed all the instructions in Markus Jansson's paper on securing XP which includes his suggestions on securing IE6 and I seldom use IE but I made sure it was tied down nonetheless. Eric Howe's advice is also excellent so be sure to read that information and follow it and then you won't be so likely to have this happen again.
Norton is still messed up? Then yes, uninstall and reinstall may fix it, but if you have been following the Security forum you know that Norton has numerous problems which seem harder and harder to fix. When your definitions are due for renewal, I would suggest you look into another av such as KAV, NOD32, etc.
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drake
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Well My PC is fine for the moment, Should I Uninstall Norton and then do a fresh ReInstall? |
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Bubba
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One further question....when you first went to www.desktopgirls.com you were given a choice of Enter DESKTOPGIRLS or Enter DESKTOPSTARS....on either of those did you by chance select the link to their wonderful toolbar ?
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Bubba
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As was suggested in a recent thread of yours....»CD-ROM Drive Opening Automatically? ....some of the unwanted drive by downloads your experiencing can be hog tied somewhat if you would consider downloading IE-Spyad since one of the links on the page you linked to is an entry in the Restricted Zone via IE-Spyad.
Also....you might want to consider learning how to...."TIGHTEN INTERNET EXPLORER"
• Markus Jansson's page on decreasing IE's known vulnerabilities...."Tighten Up"
• Eric Howes's....Internet Explorer Privacy & Security Settings ....very thorough, yet easy to follow tutorial provides numerous screen shots of the procedure.
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drake
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said by Doctor Olds  :
No problems here using the site, but I don't use IE. Are you sure that site is the culprit?
It has to be because before I was there my computer was completely fine and protected, once I went there that's when the pop-ups came up, etc. And then some Casino game was put on my computer, not once but twice and I had to reboot a few times before I can get rid of it, Man It's like my computer got shot about 150 times with so much spy-ware..
BTW, Norton Anti-Virus was running, No Viruses found.
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Doctor Olds
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said by drake :
One of my friend gave me this website called »www.desktopgirls.com and I noticed ever since I went there and got me a Wallpaper, my computer was hit was so much spy-ware,
Cool images, but most (over 80% I'd guess) are Photo-Shopped. In other words a celebrity head on a different body, ect. Mostly faked.
No problems here using the site, but I don't use IE. Are you sure that site is the culprit?
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drizzy
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said by exocet_cm :
Question: Just checking, but are you running a firewall?
I'm behind a Linksys Router Firewall.
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exocet_cm
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After your remove the virus with your scanning software, use one (or two) of the online virus scanners and check if they turn up anything.
2) Run one or two of the free web based AV scanners. Record exactly the names of any malware they turn up.
Then quarantine and cure the malware.
»security.symantec.com
»housecall.trendmicro.com
»www.ravantivirus.com/scan
»www.pandasoftware.com/activescan
Question: Just checking, but are you running a firewall?
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drake
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Ok So Far I'm scanning my computer and it's found One Virus(See Attachement). |
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John2g
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England | reply to drake
There are a number of viruses that disable NAV. |
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exocet_cm
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1 edit | reply to drake
Follow the suggestions in this: »Security »I think my computer is infected or hijacked. What should I do?
Check for trojans, and then set up your computer so it blocks websites/files.
Update: Somebody here has the links to the programs that you install that blocks nasties from getting on your system before hand. I can't find it, somebody will have it and post.
Try this: »www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
It prevents spyware and adware from getting on your system in the first place.
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drake
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| Hey,
One of my friend gave me this website called »www.desktopgirls.com and I noticed ever since I went there and got me a Wallpaper, my computer was hit was so much spy-ware, I already ran Ad-Ware 6.0 and HiJackThis, but I already deleted the stuff it found so I didn't save a file  I also have SpyBot Search & Destroy that found a few things and I got rid of them, I just need to stop this from happening everytime my PC is on, Also I notice my Norton Auto-Protect was disabled, and I can't reenable it, I don't know why, Any Suggestions?
Thanks,
RRXP
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