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Posted by Jeffer
 - January 20, 2005, 09:51:20 PM
I've used Spybot, Ad Aware and Webroot.  I ended up buying Webroot.  I have teenagers and it has kept my computer clean for 3 months now..
Posted by touitsjesse
 - January 20, 2005, 09:24:17 PM
andi guess if all else fails and your running windows XP, you can always resort to restoring to an earlier time when you didnt have all those pesky pop ups. It works 90% of time, but the reloading of any programs can be tedious.
Posted by Dream Faerie
 - January 20, 2005, 09:13:29 PM
Quote from: fuzzyferrets on January 20, 2005, 06:41:42 PM
thank you for all your help i am running webroot right now. i'll tell you if it worked

I bought webroot Before I heard about Spybot. I actually cant decide which is better lol.
Posted by kazandchip
 - January 20, 2005, 07:39:03 PM
update ad aware and spybot this happened to a friend yesterday and they also had thier dialler changed to a mobile (oops cell) phone in Holland, they updated and it found the hijack
Posted by Homer
 - January 20, 2005, 07:00:01 PM
Your both welcome. ;D
Posted by Adacia
 - January 20, 2005, 06:42:27 PM
   Thx for the good advice Homer and thx so much for the vcr link on the other off topic post I did earlier. You are awesome
Posted by fuzzyferrets
 - January 20, 2005, 06:41:42 PM
thank you for all your help i am running webroot right now. i'll tell you if it worked
Posted by Homer
 - January 20, 2005, 06:36:26 PM
Here's another site for you. I typed the website domain in and this software popped up. I don't know how reliable it is.

http://www.spyferret.com/
Posted by Homer
 - January 20, 2005, 06:34:23 PM
You can also try going into control panel and ad remove software to see if there is anything strange installed there. If there is remove it but make sure you know what your removing first.
Posted by fuzzyferrets
 - January 20, 2005, 06:32:31 PM
yup no fun at all. i will try webroot
Posted by Adacia
 - January 20, 2005, 06:25:44 PM
   Been hijacked before and it's no fun at all. I have completely restored my puter a few times because of it. I still have something called BonziBuddy and it seems impossible to get rid of. I've run several virus and spyware programs and they only help so much it seems. All of them say certain system32 files cannot be scanned, so am guessing my problem is somewhere there. It's very aggrivating
Posted by Homer
 - January 20, 2005, 06:24:31 PM
Have you tried webroot's spysweeper? I think it has a free trial. Also, if you have installed any new software recently you might try uninstalling it. They hide all kinds of nasty stuff in the programs depending on where you are getting it from. Do you use anti virus and firewall? If not you should. ;)
Posted by fuzzyferrets
 - January 20, 2005, 06:19:25 PM
i keep getting a windows xp window that is labled <admin edit rmoved link so others don't get infected>it is something related to spyware
Posted by fuzzyferrets
 - January 20, 2005, 06:04:54 PM
it only happens in ie. so the problem is there. i am using fire fox right now and i'm going to until i can fix ie.
Posted by fuzzyferrets
 - January 20, 2005, 06:03:40 PM
i ran cwshredder and it found nothing. i hate spyware. why do people want to mess up other peoples computers?