i ran my scanner this morning, and got the following message your home page may have been hijacked what does this mean and how do i fix it
2006-11-11 23:40:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Browser Hijacker
Also known as: Hijacker
Software that tends to Hijack your browsers web connections to do their own purposes. They will change your homepage to another homepage no matter how many times you change it or you can do a search in Google, but instead of getting the results back from Google, your search request is actually hijacked and sent to another search engine.
All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.
AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
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Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.
2006-11-11 23:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-12 00:27:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have a virus...run avg adaware and spyblocker..if that doesnt work ..reformat and reinstall.
2006-11-11 23:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋