I had a virus & it was taken care of BUT...?

Question

now my homepage isn't there even after fixing it many times, it keeps going back to blank then a page the safetyfiles comes up with a warnin box to download security software. How can I get this off & get my homepage to 'stick' so this won't keep coming up?

Answer 1

Its highly likely you have spyware also, to fix this goto
www.download.com and search for spybot, it is free and very effective.

Answer 2

Try running this utility, prior to installing read the tut

HijackThis 2.0.2
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis
HijackThis Tutorial - How to use HijackThis to remove Browser Hijackers & Spyware
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.php
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial42.html
http://aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm
HijackReader 1.03 Beta - This is a must to run the program on your own!
http://www.majorgeeks.com/HijackReader_d5385.html

You may also need to run


SmitFraudFix
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop_software/desktop_security/smitfraudfix.cfm
How to use SmitFraudFix
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-use-SmitFraudFix-t109268.html

*SmitFraudFix is a tool that S!Ri created to remove rogue anti-spyware applications that utilize Trojans to issue fake
taskbar security alerts or that change your background in order to scare you into purchasing the full commercial version of their software..

These infections are difficult to remove and are usually bundled with so much other malware,
that traditional antispyware or antivirus programs have difficult completely cleaning these infections.
Due to this a specialized tool was created in order to help a user clean their system of these infections.

Answer 3

Hi, Download the free version of "Superantispyware". http://www.superantispyware.com The free version gives you auto updates and is known to find viruses/spyware that all other antispyware programs miss.

Perform an indepth scan, and also set your hope page to what you use. (http://www.yahoo.com). Will protect what ever you type in so that the home page is unable to be changed.

I use the program myself.

Minddoctor, France

Answer 4

Try using Ad-aware to get rid of spyware, etc. Here's a link:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware

Answer 5

you may have more spyware than you thought try another program as they vary in effectiveness