Unasked for webpages

[USAEagle]

I am using Mozilla Firefox. I recently started getting unasked for webpages, including on line bingo, dating sites, and worse. I think I know what started them, and I have deleted that program, run full spyware, malware and even blocked cookies from those sites. Nothing I do seems to get rid of these things. Does anyone here have any ideas?

 

[Ant_]

What program did you use to check for malware?

 

[USAEagle]

I use CA Internet Security Suite for Spyware and Anti Virus, and Windows Defender checked for the Malware.

 

[Ant_]

I use CA Internet Security Suite for Spyware and Anti Virus, and Windows Defender checked for the Malware.

Try another one like spybot search and destroy, see what comes up.

 

[old_clint]

SuperAntispyware and Malwarebytes might do better these days.

 

[bit_pattern]

Yeah but you have to pay for those.

 

[Hawkamania!]

Try another one like spybot search and destroy, see what comes up.

In conjunction with Spybot, use Ad-Aware free. This combo worked great when I was using windows xp.

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

 

[Hawk Dork]

I have same prob
searched on how to change home page fro Fire fox found page with info
Changed Home page
Now the instruction page keeps ghosting everytime I open Firefox from scratch
It is a second page that opens and stays light grey,I close it but it comes back
Deleted cookies
Ran Adware nuthing
will do Spybot

 

[JuddyBuddy]

Yeah but you have to pay for those.

Theres a free version of Malwarebytes. I'd give it a try, one of the best malware programs there is.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Tried Spybot
Its still there

Warning This is the site.
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/change-homepage-firefox.htm

any other ideas of how to get rid of it?

 

[USAEagle]

Spybot Search and destroy did it. Got rid of everything.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Tried Spybot
Its still there

Warning This is the site.
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/change-homepage-firefox.htm

any other ideas of how to get rid of it?

BUMP

 

[Ant_]

Try Hijackthis

 

[Hawk Dork]

It says for advanced users

is it user friendlyish?

 

[Ant_]

It says for advanced users

is it user friendlyish?

Can be dangerous if you disable the wrong thing. Use the save a logfile option then post the log file up on http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Virus-Spyware-Trojan-Removal-f37.html they will tell you what to do

 

[Hawk Dork]

thanx Ant I will give it a go tommorow

 

[Jafa]

The fix is simple.

Format and reinstall. Seriously - It's the best option. That shit lingers and is damn hard to piss off.

 

[USAEagle]

The fix is simple.

Format and reinstall. Seriously - It's the best option. That shit lingers and is damn hard to piss off.

Simple Yes, but who in this day and age has the time to spend all day reinstalling everything on their computer? I had considered this, but I am really glad I was pointed to Spybot S&D.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Jishhhhhhhhhhhhh
its gone
life is good again

 

[Ant_]

Jishhhhhhhhhhhhh
its gone
life is good again

Geekstogo did the trick?

 

[giantroo]

The fix is simple.

Format and reinstall. Seriously - It's the best option. That shit lingers and is damn hard to piss off.

I had this same problem and I tried AVG, Norton, Spybot, Avira and ad aware and nothing could get rid of the Trojan I had. The bastard was giving the dreaded BSOD every time I logged in. Have spent the last few days formatting and reinstalling. While doing that, I managed to find my external HDD and guess what, my backup from earlier in the year was on it!! Could have saved me a couple of days.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Geekstogo did the trick?

 

[Jafa]

I had this same problem and I tried AVG, Norton, Spybot, Avira and ad aware and nothing could get rid of the Trojan I had. The bastard was giving the dreaded BSOD every time I logged in. Have spent the last few days formatting and reinstalling. While doing that, I managed to find my external HDD and guess what, my backup from earlier in the year was on it!! Could have saved me a couple of days.

Lol.

It does raise a good point though. I have an Acer with Acer backup software. It's brilliant. Set the machine up how I want it with all the software I need and back it up to a few DVD's. When it's time to start again the install is a doddle and there is no time spent getting it back the way I want it.