i think my computer has been hijacked?

Question

i think my computer system has been hijacked (im using the one at my school right now if ur wondering) my homepage has been changed, and it says there's a possibility that it was hijacked. i got rid of four viruses last night, over 100 things of adware, and over 200 things of spyware (and mind u, i run those programs every week, ive never had so many infections on it) and last night it STARTED to work ok, and then it stopped again. it freezes up and i cant open any programs, not even task manager, unless im in safe mode. i called best buy, they said to fix it is about 200 dollars. i dont have that extra money to spend. so wut can i do? or is my computer ruined?

i did all that, i deleted the cookies, deletd my temporary internet files, i already have avast, ad-aware from lavasoft and spyware doctor, and i cant get on the internet to download nething else. my computer only works in safe mode now, at least before it worked somewhat...now it doesnt work at all.

Answer 1

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/

Answer 2

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No your computer is not ruined.

You can have your computer go to the Last Known Good Configuration
by restoring it to a date earlier than this problem.
Clear all your cookies and temp files
Also you will want to run a great tool for fixing hijacking situations like yours.

A. Restore to earlier date:
1. Go to START > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
2. Create, or select an earlier date and complete the wizard.
3. Restart your computer.

B. Clear your Cookies and temporary files.
1. On Internet Explorer top toolbar click TOOLS > Internet Options >
click button DELETE COOKIES
2. Use your pc Search feature
START > Programs > select Search >
type in asteric dot tmp
*.tmp
3. When Search finishes at the top select EDIT >
then Invert files to highlight them all >
then select FILE > and DELETE

C. DUMP your anti-virus program...it didn't work, did it?
Get a new FREE Home version of an excellent anti-virus software = AVAST
http://avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Install > run > do a thorough scan
and allow it to run on your computer all the time.

D. Get this FREE anti-Hijack software
1. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
2. Download and run the program
BE CAREFUL what you delete,
from it's findings:
it will find the offending program and others that you may NOT want to delete. Only delete the one that hijacked you.
3. Reset your home page
a. Surf to your homepage of choice
b. In Internet Explorer above click TOOLS > Internet Options > click button USE CURRENT.

glad to help
;)

Answer 3

Well I dont think its ruined.. Ad-Aware SE Personal (freeware) will help you get rid of the unwanted spyware that have hijacked ur browser.. Try to get it from www.lavasoft.com.. Cant you manually change the home page to about blank? If you have genuine windows go to micosoft.com and u can get a free software which they call windows defender that can help u get rid of the unwanted spyware software in ur system..
If worst comes do a windows restore it is just going back to a date when u think ur system was runing normally.. GO to system recovery and click on Microsoft system restore and select a date u think ur pc was running normally.. I think thi will help
Let me know if it helped and also if u need any kinda antivrus or antispyware or pc optimizing tool to fix ur pc problems I will share mine no problem.. Have a good day

Answer 4

Ok.. I have two programs for you. One is called superantispyware. It will remove any and all spyware. The other one is called advanced windows care. It will fix most if not all computer problems. And both are FREE.

Answer 5

2 your answer about that 1 question on accepting Christ as your Savior or else burning in hell,
you can be as unique as you want 2 be, but don't you care about where you're going when you die?
I do. It's not going to be hell.
But good luck on being unique, when there's so many others out there believing the same thing you believe and are ending up in the same place that you are when they die.

Answer 6

You are better off installing the system disk and repairing the Windows system. Let the system biit from the CD and follow the directions for repair the OS. It will fix the stuff. Also buy virus protection for Symantec or others immediately.

Answer 7

You can download free antivirus and antispyware programs through the yahoo toolbar. Be careful downloading anything that says .exe, these are viruses. Also, if you're unsure press cancel. Stay off the porn sites too.

Answer 8

Have you tried scanning for spyware? There are many free ones out there. I found this guide pretty helpful, hope this helps. http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html

Answer 9

If you have windows disk you can boot from it, delete all partitions, create new ones, and install windows. It will remove all problems that you are facing right now
http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/windows-reinstallation.html

Then install freely available security software
http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/essential-free-internet-security.html

Answer 10

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