Wrayvon Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 (edited) [attachmentid=5094]Basically turned computer on today after my brother was using it, and went on internet, and this appears as my home page for some reason. When normally it was online banking Now i'm guessing this isn't a genuine thing and is actualyl going to give me even more viruses/spyware. What you think? Also, what shall i do!tawrayEDIT: And yer, under that box is my I.P address etc! Edited June 3, 2006 by Merlin man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Right its nothing big somebody has just set your homepage to something else.so:start > control panel > internet options > then in the top bar of thw indow that should open type the web address you want.If you are worried about spyware and viruses, aslong as you have norton, mcaffe or ntl netguard or something like that nobody can touch you r pc unless they are a really good hacker. Cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Just do abit of spyware erasin, do a virus scan aswell.Sounds like some spyware has installed itself on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 oo fast replies! Thanks! I have done that many times! It just keeps resetting itself to that And yer, as you can see from the pic, i have McAfee anti virus. And use ad-aware for spyware etc. Done both and hasn't helped!!!wray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 oo fast replies! Thanks! I have done that many times! It just keeps resetting itself to that And yer, as you can see from the pic, i have McAfee anti virus. And use ad-aware for spyware etc. Done both and hasn't helped!!!wrayAdd me to msn, we have a problem with a pc.trials-monkey@hotmail.co.ukCheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Well that pop up box no longer appears, for some reason, despite not doing anything. But the page still keeps loading. Any ideas?wray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Using FireFox will also help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Using FireFox will also help. Fair point, i used to, but re-installed windows and never got round to it But this wont stop the possible virus/spyare/whatever it is thats bugging my computer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfGussets Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Firstly I would try updating your virus scanner that's, etc. Or get AVG (free) and use that... AVG is also a decent anti-virus software - MakeAFee is not.Firefox would be a good idea. Getting rid of WinXP and using Win2k is a brillant idea .When did that box stop coming up? I can't tell because of the gayness of WinXP but was it actually part of McAfee or an IE pop-up? If it was a pop-up it's just a rubbish trick some sites use to sucker you into clicking useless links. Try doing a full scan with McAfee or AVG... or invest in the best and buy F-Prot.Run your Spyware software and try giving everything a clean.Check your registry for suspect entries. If you don't know what suspect ones look like then google for "Windows registry start-up techniques" and check that there are no weird programs activating at start up.Not to sure if WinXP has it, but check for C:\Windows\win.ini and checking that "explorer.exe" is listed as the shell. If it isn't, make it so.Try reverting your homepage back. If it still changes get back to us.Always keep your Anti-Virus up to date... and use a decent one PS. Also, check for any of the characteristics listed in the detailed descriptions of that virus you can find on the internet. (I personally prefer the Kaspersky descriptions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Firstly I would try updating your virus scanner that's, etc. Or get AVG (free) and use that... AVG is also a decent anti-virus software - MakeAFee is not.Firefox would be a good idea. Getting rid of WinXP and using Win2k is a brillant idea .When did that box stop coming up? I can't tell because of the gayness of WinXP but was it actually part of McAfee or an IE pop-up? If it was a pop-up it's just a rubbish trick some sites use to sucker you into clicking useless links. Try doing a full scan with McAfee or AVG... or invest in the best and buy F-Prot.Run your Spyware software and try giving everything a clean.Check your registry for suspect entries. If you don't know what suspect ones look like then google for "Windows registry start-up techniques" and check that there are no weird programs activating at start up.Not to sure if WinXP has it, but check for C:\Windows\win.ini and checking that "explorer.exe" is listed as the shell. If it isn't, make it so.Try reverting your homepage back. If it still changes get back to us.Always keep your Anti-Virus up to date... and use a decent one PS. Also, check for any of the characteristics listed in the detailed descriptions of that virus you can find on the internet. (I personally prefer the Kaspersky descriptions). Woah lots to try! Where can i find the wonderful AVG? Also, what is wrong with McAfee? It always seems to work great The pop up started again now, it was nothing to do with anti virus software. Just another scam as you say. I'm using firefox now anyway, and all seems to be working. Although photoshop has stopped working now...hmmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Thanks for your help guys New question now How do i delete internet explorer? It wont let me, says its in use by other programs when its not Also, how do i set it so that when i press to go to my inbox on msn, it opens with firefox rather than interent explorer?Cheers! wray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 using firefox is just masking the problem. - whatever it is, you still have itgoogle for the homepage url in your internet options and see what everybody has to say about it -you'll probably find out some way to remove it manually (its worked for me a few times).I wouldn't be all that surprised if virus checkers don't find it cos you don't tend to get these things without giving your permission for them to install (they tend to be pretty sneaky about it though).I wouldn't get too worried cos it's probably not really an evil trojan harvesting your passwords but I also wouldn't do any online banking till i'd got rid of it. I like macafee but i have to run AVG on 64bit and apart from being f**king ugly it appears to offer just as many useful features. anything but norton is ok in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 you can only disable IE, not delete. Cant remember how to do it thoughMcafee is mint, i got it an its ace, but mine aint the normal version, is a business version i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 google for the homepage url in your internet options and see what everybody has to say about it -you'll probably find out some way to remove it manually (its worked for me a few times).Done that, and sorted it Ta mate!So how is internet explorer disabled then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 So how is internet explorer disabled then I think all you can do is set Firefox to be the default browser and delete all the shortcuts to IE. Things like MSN will still try to have their wicked way and use IE though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfboy Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 I think all you can do is set Firefox to be the default browser and delete all the shortcuts to IE. Things like MSN will still try to have their wicked way and use IE though. Start->Set Program access and default, uncheck the box next to internet explorer that say 'allow access to this program', note that technically you can never disable it with out some reg hack, but that's as close as you're going to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Start->Set Program access and default, uncheck the box next to internet explorer that say 'allow access to this program', note that technically you can never disable it with out some reg hack, but that's as close as you're going to get.Ah wicked. I shall have to try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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