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  • Verruckter
    FFR Player
    • Apr 2004
    • 2707
    #1

    Spyware attack HELP!!!!

    OMG i'm being attacked by a spyware. My starting page on IE is always changing to some crappy research engine ****. I've tried everything : Norton Anti-Virus, All Norton Utilities, Ad-Aware, Spy Remover, i cleared my temporary files nad cookies a thousand time and ive uninstalled every useless program on my computer but NOTHING works!!!

    Please help me remove that **** from my computer!!
    Truth lies in loneliness, When hope is long gone by -Blind Guardian, The Soulforged
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    • IAMTHEEVILBEAN
      FFR Player
      • Jun 2003
      • 3078
      #2
      Reformat.

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        • SotN
          FFR Player
          • Dec 2002
          • 1159
          #3
          Quick and dirty solution: Change your homepage to what you want. Just after you change it back, keep[ the window open. Then, lock your homepage.
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            • Squeek
              let it snow~
              • Jan 2004
              • 14444
              #4
              Tools, Internet Options. It's right there. It wasn't spyware; you probably just clicked on something that said "would you like to change your homepage to our crappy site?" Don't do that anymore. It's bad.

              ~Squeek

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                • Varia
                  FFR Player
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 1713
                  #5
                  If you're not a completely computer illiterate fool, you can manually delete stuff. Look in program files for odd programs. Also look in windows\downloaded programs....something like that. check the properties of each one and you can find out which ones to delete. HiJackThis is also good to have.
                  GB CHALLENGE IS HOMOSEXUAL

                  ARE YOU HOMOSEXUAL?

                  I THINK SO

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                    • evilbutterfly
                      FFR Player
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 5784
                      #6
                      alot of evil spyware crap hides in the windows system files, too, which makes them hard to find. easiest thing is to search your computer for anything containing the text of whatever website it keeps setting your browser to.

                      also, make sure that ad-aware has the most recent updates. every time i update it catchs at least 10 things that it didnt see before.

                      i just hope u can kill that evil spyware crap.
                      So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =(

                      In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz.

                      So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright.
                      And I write the blog for their website.

                      Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

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                        • Verruckter
                          FFR Player
                          • Apr 2004
                          • 2707
                          #7
                          I uninstalled all the shitty programs that where suspicious or just useless. And no i din't click on "would you like to make blah blah your homepage"
                          Truth lies in loneliness, When hope is long gone by -Blind Guardian, The Soulforged
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                            • Strike_Vanisher
                              FFR Player
                              • May 2004
                              • 32
                              #8
                              Spybot Search and Destroy.... Google it download it and use it NOW lol And after that for extra safety and comfort get adaware 6 that removes any other files slowin down your computer ^.^

                              I\'m new to FFR please dont eat me! ^_^;

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                                • Chrissi
                                  FFR Player
                                  • Mar 2004
                                  • 3019
                                  #9
                                  I was j ust about to say, use Spybot Search & Destroy but someone beat me to it.

                                  Also, if IE keeps bugging up, try a different browser such as Firefox. That'll just avoid the problem altogether.
                                  C is for Charisma, it's why people think I'm great! I make my friends all laugh and smile and never want to hate!

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                                    • CCFagRider
                                      FFR Player
                                      • May 2004
                                      • 1
                                      #10
                                      Umm, shit can IE and get Mozilla.

                                      Also AdAware 6 will help.

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                                        • Strike_Vanisher
                                          FFR Player
                                          • May 2004
                                          • 32
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Chrissi
                                          I was j ust about to say, use Spybot Search & Destroy but someone beat me to it.

                                          Also, if IE keeps bugging up, try a different browser such as Firefox. That'll just avoid the problem altogether.
                                          Yes! I win!
                                          Here's links to where you can download both of these if your to lazy to find them
                                          http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10122137.html
                                          that's for spybot s&d
                                          adaware can be found at
                                          http://www.lavasoftusa.com/


                                          Hope you get everything worked out

                                          Edit: I meant to say this earlier... DO NOT REFORMAT!!!! That is way too much work and is not necesary for this problem... Reformating is always the LAST thing you want to do. Avoid doing that at all costs

                                          I\'m new to FFR please dont eat me! ^_^;

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                                            • Verruckter
                                              FFR Player
                                              • Apr 2004
                                              • 2707
                                              #12
                                              damn....u people don't read threads...i said that i have ad-aware. Anyways, thanks fopr your help
                                              Truth lies in loneliness, When hope is long gone by -Blind Guardian, The Soulforged
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                                                • Chrissi
                                                  FFR Player
                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                  • 3019
                                                  #13
                                                  But Spybot?
                                                  C is for Charisma, it's why people think I'm great! I make my friends all laugh and smile and never want to hate!

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                                                    • SotN
                                                      FFR Player
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 1159
                                                      #14
                                                      I gave you the easy solution in the third post in this thread. -___-
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                                                        • Verruckter
                                                          FFR Player
                                                          • Apr 2004
                                                          • 2707
                                                          #15
                                                          OMFG ****ING HELL I ****ING HATE THE SON OF A ***** WHO INVETNTED ****ING SPYWARES!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                          nothing works!!! i locked my homepage, downloaded spybot search and destroy, ad-aware, i used every single fricking tool of Norton Utilities and virus scan and still NOTHING works!!!!!

                                                          That damn **** is called e-finder and its so fricking annoying its driving me mad!!!1
                                                          Truth lies in loneliness, When hope is long gone by -Blind Guardian, The Soulforged
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