Help with removing virus!!! - GoFuckYourself.com

Ross · 01-26-2004, 01:54 PM

I have a virus on my machine and it sets my homepage to a search engine. Anytime I change it, it automatically changes back! It also downloads a lot of shitty sites into my favourites.

I tried running ad-aware 6.0 and deleting cookies and clearing my cache but the minute I restart the computer its all back. Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?

gornyhuy · 01-26-2004, 01:56 PM

1)spybot search and destroy
2)hijack this

if those dont' get you cleaned up you are super fucked...

Phoenix · 01-26-2004, 01:57 PM

yep...spybot should do the trick

Shok · 01-26-2004, 01:58 PM

set your winxp restore back a few days to before it started happening, it will get rid of it also

Ross · 01-26-2004, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by Shok
set your winxp restore back a few days to before it started happening, it will get rid of it also

How do you do this?

doober · 01-26-2004, 02:01 PM

try webroot spysweeper for a tough case like this

Shok · 01-26-2004, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by Ross
How do you do this?

go to control panel, make sure you are looking under catagory view

click performance and maintenance

on the upper left you will see a link to system restore

follow the instructions, takes a few minutes, just double click a date on the calender like 2 or 3 days ago and restore to how it was then.

You wont lose any emails or saved programs.

Ross · 01-26-2004, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by doober
try webroot spysweeper for a tough case like this

Got that running through now. Will it take away whatever is causing the homepage to change?

Ross · 01-26-2004, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shok

go to control panel, make sure you are looking under catagory view

click performance and maintenance

on the upper left you will see a link to system restore

follow the instructions, takes a few minutes, just double click a date on the calender like 2 or 3 days ago and restore to how it was then.

You wont lose any emails or saved programs.

Thanks man. I'll run spysweeper and try this if it doesn't work

Ross · 01-26-2004, 02:08 PM

Spysweeper found the thing. Its a lopdotcom thing.

Anyone got the url to get the patch they offer to remove their shitty pop ups and homepage changer thing??

Shok · 01-26-2004, 02:10 PM

restore and all will be right with the world, I had to do this last week twice

01-26-2004, 01:54 PM	#1
Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	Help with removing virus!!! I have a virus on my machine and it sets my homepage to a search engine. Anytime I change it, it automatically changes back! It also downloads a lot of shitty sites into my favourites. I tried running ad-aware 6.0 and deleting cookies and clearing my cache but the minute I restart the computer its all back. Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?

01-26-2004, 01:56 PM	#2
gornyhuy Chafed. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Face Down in Pussy Posts: 18,041	1)spybot search and destroy 2)hijack this if those dont' get you cleaned up you are super fucked... __________________ icq:159548293

01-26-2004, 01:57 PM	#3
Phoenix BACON BACON BACON Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poems everybody, the laddie fancies himself a poet Posts: 35,462	yep...spybot should do the trick __________________ Skype Phoenixskype1 Telegram PhoenixBrad https://quantads.io

01-26-2004, 01:58 PM	#4
Shok Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: LIVE EVIL Posts: 5,611	set your winxp restore back a few days to before it started happening, it will get rid of it also

01-26-2004, 02:01 PM	#6
doober Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: in yoOoo kitchen Posts: 6,984	try webroot spysweeper for a tough case like this

01-26-2004, 02:08 PM	#10
Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	Spysweeper found the thing. Its a lopdotcom thing. Anyone got the url to get the patch they offer to remove their shitty pop ups and homepage changer thing??

01-26-2004, 02:10 PM	#11
Shok Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: LIVE EVIL Posts: 5,611	restore and all will be right with the world, I had to do this last week twice