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Virus Removal
Name: Eric Date: July 7, 2003 at 18:12:37 Pacific OS: window98se CPU/Ram: 64
Comment:
everytime l click on IE at desktop it directly opens a porno website. I followed the Norton Anti-virus removal instruction but the website still poppping-up automatically. I always have to go to control panel and change the internet home page before accessing the internet otherwise I'll automatically go to porno website. Please help me get rid of this virus. Thanks
That's a HOMEPAGE hijack. Easy to fix. Download SPYBOT and AD AWARE and run their scans. Also, SPYBOT has a HOME PAGE LOCK feature (In the IMMUNIZE section), to avoid this in the future.
SPYBOT www.security.kolla.de AD AWARE - www.lavasoft.com
Go to http://www.lurkhere.com/ and get SpyBot and Adaware. If they do not solve your problem get "hijackthis" from the same website and it will definitely stop the homepage hijack.
Just to add to the 2 previous replies, both of which are good, if you use hijackthis, it generates a log. You would need to copy and paste the entire log into a post here or at the forums at spywareinfo.com. Someone will check it and tell you what needs to be deleted.
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