mtblujeans
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I was checking out a web site when a pop-up appeared for about 2 seconds and then I had some funny stuff happen on my computer! I ran my virus detector (Norton 2005) and my Ad-aware and deleted what they found. Then, I unchecked "hide files" and did a search for the name of what downloaded (it was GAIN, whatever that is) and deleted that. I thought I got it all but my IE is still not acting right.
I was not happy with the web site, of course, and I emailed them and asked if they were downloading spyware into computers of viewers automatically and I got this response:
"Your computer seems to be infected with a virus which has effected your registry. This may have occurred while visiting a particular site and having downloaded a file or application (this may have been unintentional). You can clean your system using the following applications which can be obtained for free on the internet.
- HouseCall from http://Housecall.TrendMicro.com/
- Adware6 from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
You should then perform the following:
1. Click Start, and click Run. The Run dialog box appears.
2. Type regedit and then click OK. The Registry Editor opens.
3. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MainDelete any value
4. In the right pane look for the following values:
Start Page
Search Page
Default_Page_URL
Default_Search_URL
5. For each one that you find, double-click the value. The Edit String dialog box appears.
6. If the text in the Value data box points to a suspicious Web page, then delete all of the text in the Value data box
7. Click OK. (It is not necessary to enter anything in the box.)
8. After you have done this for all of the values mentioned in step 4, click Registry, and click Exit."
Does this advice seem right to those of you who have the experience and knowledge to handle these types of situations? I certainly don't trust them after they put this stuff in my computer to begin with!!
TIA!!
I was not happy with the web site, of course, and I emailed them and asked if they were downloading spyware into computers of viewers automatically and I got this response:
"Your computer seems to be infected with a virus which has effected your registry. This may have occurred while visiting a particular site and having downloaded a file or application (this may have been unintentional). You can clean your system using the following applications which can be obtained for free on the internet.
- HouseCall from http://Housecall.TrendMicro.com/
- Adware6 from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
You should then perform the following:
1. Click Start, and click Run. The Run dialog box appears.
2. Type regedit and then click OK. The Registry Editor opens.
3. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MainDelete any value
4. In the right pane look for the following values:
Start Page
Search Page
Default_Page_URL
Default_Search_URL
5. For each one that you find, double-click the value. The Edit String dialog box appears.
6. If the text in the Value data box points to a suspicious Web page, then delete all of the text in the Value data box
7. Click OK. (It is not necessary to enter anything in the box.)
8. After you have done this for all of the values mentioned in step 4, click Registry, and click Exit."
Does this advice seem right to those of you who have the experience and knowledge to handle these types of situations? I certainly don't trust them after they put this stuff in my computer to begin with!!
TIA!!
