Internet Optimizer - IE is stuck there?

[bjc112]

A friend of mine, ( older computer illiterate friend of the family ) has gotten him self into some trouble...

He was searching god knows what and is now stuck on ..

internet-optimizer.com ... Now i have had him clear EVERYTHING, cookies, TIF... the works.. He cannot download Spybot or Ad-Aware because he is stuck to that page...

If he types in www.yahoo.com or something to that effect it sends him right back to internet optimizer...

What gives?

 

[ClueLis]

Spyware, it sounds like.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: ClueLis
Spyware, it sounds like.

Yes of course, but how do i go about getting rid of that if i cannot get out the page? How would he download software?

I thought it would be a specific cookie, but we removed all of the related ones, and then ALL of them in general...

Help!

🙂

 

[bjc112]

bump.

 

[edro]

Adaware or Spybot.
Adaware direct link. Try a Save Target As.

 

[hopeless879]

Can you download Ad-Aware, burn it to a cd and give it to him? Or email it to him?

 

[dabuddha]

Tell him to check his hosts file.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: hopeless879
Can you download Ad-Aware, burn it to a cd and give it to him? Or email it to him?

E-mailed it to him earlier.. But he has AOL... I think it may block .exe extensions... ( I could zip it, but i don't even know if he has Winzip )

Direct link does not work, HE CAN"T LEAVE THE PAGE... That's whats so odd...

Keep em coming, thank you!

😀

BTW, what host file? ( Ad- Aware ) ?

I might have to burn it and mail it...

We used to live 20 minutes away, now i live 2200 miles away in Phoenix.. 😀

Makes it harder.

 

[amdskip]

Can he uninstall it from add/remove programs?

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Can he uninstall it from add/remove programs?

Checked that.

Wasn't listed.

Next?

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: bjc112

Originally posted by: hopeless879
Can you download Ad-Aware, burn it to a cd and give it to him? Or email it to him?

E-mailed it to him earlier.. But he has AOL... I think it may block .exe extensions... ( I could zip it, but i don't even know if he has Winzip )

Direct link does not work, HE CAN"T LEAVE THE PAGE... That's whats so odd...

Keep em coming, thank you!

😀

BTW, what host file? ( Ad- Aware ) ?

I might have to burn it and mail it...

We used to live 20 minutes away, now i live 2200 miles away in Phoenix.. 😀

Makes it harder.

What OS?

Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\hosts

Windows NT/2000/XP Pro c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows XP Home c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts


Here.

 

[bjc112]

Dabuddah,

Looks good to me, I'll talk to him tonight and let you know...

Thanks.

Keep the suggestions coming for backup..