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CD-ROM opens when IE is in use
Name: J Date: November 18, 2003 at 16:10:43 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: AMD XP 1700+ 512 RAM
Comment:
Hi everyone,
Can anyone help me with this...
When I start up my computer and use the internet this website becomes my homepage - http://default-homepage-network.com/index2.html - It tells me that I have spywayre and to buy the software (uhm no!) And then another pop up says I have spyware if my cd-rom opens and then it does open =(
I looked at my add/remove programs and there is nothing odd looking in there, I have ran spybot and norton and it finds nothing,,,
Name: capt Date: November 18, 2003 at 16:31:18 Pacific
Reply:
Have you scanned for a trojan, and checked the settings of your firewall(http://www.grc.com/ "Shields Up all common ports) and http://www.pcflank.com/ for a trojan scan. If it is positive get a trial trojan program and use it to clean your system(TDS, Tauscan, Trojan Remover are all ggod programs to try).
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: November 18, 2003 at 17:11:56 Pacific
Name: Freedom Date: November 18, 2003 at 17:33:33 Pacific
Reply:
Change your home page to the one you normally use and restart your computer. If the hijacking home page comes back up then there is spyware on your machine. Use Adaware (free) to remove the spyware from your machine.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
It is a harmless Active X contol on your hijacked homepage that is causing your CD to open. (This is abused by pranksters to make people think that there is a virus on their machine).
To fix the problem just use Micosoft's Update page to update Windows Media Player (or download the separate patch if you know how).
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Response Number 4
Name: J Date: November 18, 2003 at 17:51:07 Pacific
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