Pop-Ups, IE6, XP and more!

[shuan24]

I share my computer with my gf. I dont know what crappy websites she's been visiting, but apparently shes downloaded some self-installing pop up generator program and I cant get rid of it! I run Ad-Aware and Spybot, and both detects some nasty files, so I delete them. Then, I search for any programs that has been installed under Add/Remove programs, and I uninstall those as well.

But, everytime I restart my computer, the pop-ups are back! And it changes/resets my homepage back to some search site (not the intended homepage). Anybody know a way to get rid of them once and for all, without reformatting? Is it possible to just uninstall IE6 and reinstall it? Would that solve the problem?

 

[conjur]

Download and run Hijack This.

Worked for me when something grabbed my homepage and wouldn't let go.

Also, did you make sure you updated AdAware and SpyBot?

 

[Quixfire]

What is the web address for the homepage reset?

Wrong forum by the way.

 

[shuan24]

cool, will try. I'm assuming its free-ware?

Yeah i've updated both of them.

Yeah I know its wrong forum, but off topic gives you immediate answers.

Thx!

 

[LuDaCriS66]

then download spybot and spyware blaster to prevent future installations of browser hijacking

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: LuDaCriS66
then download spybot and spyware blaster to prevent future installations of browser hijacking

:frown:

check your HOSTS file - make sure it's not been altered, then set it as read-only
go to start>run>msconfig and make sure nothing that shouldn't run at startup is enabled (under the Startup tab)