lately whenever I do a search on the yahoo search engine, the first three results are never the pages i am looking for.I keep getting redirected to some shady search results. I have to click on the original search results three times before i get the real thing (frustrating) I know this is some kind of trojan or whatever....help me get rid of this.
2006-10-05 16:20:06 · 13 answers · asked by man_fredk 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
Antivirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
2006-10-05 17:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First I would immediately download, install, and run both Spyware Blaster by javacool software:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
&
CWShredder :http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
I would also consider using spybot search & destroy for both scanning & real-time protection:
http://www.safer-networking.org/
Spybot s&d can tie up ram, and get in the way of using the computer every now & then, so You might also consider just running manual scans with adaware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
All the programs mentioned here are FREEWARE. Oh, yeah - TURN OFF system restore if running Win XP!!! Otherwise, if you restore the system - you'll restore the spyware along with it. Hope this helps!
2006-10-05 16:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it's not a virus or a trojan horse.
What you are seeing is "sponsored" search results. They are from advertisers who pay Yahoo to place their links at ther top of the search results.
It is the same way with most of the major commercial search engines. For example, Google often places sponsored ads both at the top and right side of their results.
Advertising is how search engines make much of their money.
2006-10-05 16:23:19 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to htp.research.com sounds more like your search is too broad so you need to narrow and define your search by using key words and even these symbols<>to narrow it but I did a quick IE search-the magnifying glass and asked how do I get exactly what I am searching for and several websites that help you put in key words and so on.
2006-10-05 16:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably have a virus; you should get a good computer tech to go through it before you go much further, because you know how they can ruin your world with their devious games. Also, check how you have your browser set, because that will also make a difference in how your results show up.
2006-10-05 16:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by OPTIMIST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have Norton Anti-virus or some other similar program? If so, just run a full system scan. The software should isolate the infected files and treat them accordingly.
Best of luck!
2006-10-05 16:23:46 · answer #6 · answered by Oklahoman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have got a virus / spyware , i have faced the same problem long back, if you want your pc back to the same old clean good condition, the one and only and the best solution is to format the primary drive and reinstall the OS... it wil give your pc a fresh start with no such trouble
2016-03-18 05:28:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
download spybot search and destroy and run it. You can get it at download.com have a virus detector? Get one at freeav.com if you don't, free of charge for home use. I like it a lot. I think your problem is spyware.
2006-10-05 16:22:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good day. Besides the spyware, clean yur temporary internet files. Start->Control panel->Internet options (under classic view) and clear history, cookies and Temporary internet files. Window may stick but it is doing its job. Make sure u doing this offline and when u finished, restart computer. Laterz.
2006-10-05 16:25:22 · answer #9 · answered by The Honourable 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a virus! You'll need to get ad-aware or anti-virus AVG is good and it's free. Other than that. The more you use your computer the worse it can get also you send it to other people. I had to delete my hard drive and reenter everything. So good luck.
2006-10-05 16:24:14 · answer #10 · answered by Lana 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The most effective program is Spy Sweeper from Webroot
2006-10-05 16:43:10 · answer #11 · answered by trentdozier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋