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omegasearch.com hijacker
Name: Bezza Date: June 27, 2004 at 01:56:59 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: athlon2800 / 512mb
Comment:
my browser is being hijacked by this goddam omegasearch.com site, thankfully i have peergaurdian runnning and can prevent it from installing various other junk but i am unable to fully remove it from my pc. I have tried adaware, cwshredder to no avail and hijackthis appears to remove it but only temporarily. Although this hijacker does not appear to be doing any damage it is really bugging me and any suggestions as to how to fully remove it would be greatly appreciated.
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