I Have A Problem With My Computer, Can Someone Help?

Madi100

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When I do a search on my computer in msn or google or any of those big ones, my search return is ALWAYS brings up more search options instead of results. For example, if I did a search for Walt Disney World it comes back with Find Walt Disney World at 2020 search. Or Find hotels for Walt Disney World at such and such a site. I think that it must be something that is installed on my computer that is doing this, but for the life of me, I can't find it. Does anyone know why it is doing this?
 
try using quotation marks around your words, then the search will only look for those specific words. ie. "Walt Disney World"
 
sounds like spyware or adware to me!

if you have Ad-Aware, run a scan!
 
sounds like you got spyware or hijacked. Time to clean up.
 

Okay, I'm sure that is right. Now, for the embarrassing part. I have msn that does a good job of blocking pop-ups. So, I've never done anything for spyware. Can someone point me in the right direction?
 
Originally posted by oogieboogie
sounds like you got spyware or hijacked. Time to clean up.

Yep! You have been hijacked. Been there!! You need to get something like "AdAware" and run it to clean it up.

Below is a link to a download. I do it about once a week.

Ad-Aware download and CNET
 
Dan, I read that the other day when you posted it. I had already downloaded the patch. I downloaded the other program Ad-Aware, and it found 358 items. Now my computer is acting a little funny, so I'll see how it helps. I hope this is nothing major :(
 
What do you mean the computer is "acting funny"? Is it slow? Error? I have seen hackware that Ad-aware cannot remove. You should also update your Antivirus definition file, and run Windows update to get all the critical patch. And if nothing works, give us more info.

Good luck.
 
I run Ad-Aware almost every night when I'm finished browsing, before logging off for the night. I frequent the "rewards" sites and pick up a lot of bugs & tracking spies. Earlier this week we combated with allaboutsearching. It was very annoying. It added pop-ups, performed it's own searches, overwrote our homepage, etc.
 
Originally posted by adamak
What do you mean the computer is "acting funny"? Is it slow? Error? I have seen hackware that Ad-aware cannot remove. You should also update your Antivirus definition file, and run Windows update to get all the critical patch. And if nothing works, give us more info.

Good luck.

I think it may be running fine now. The first couple times I ran Ad-Aware, it locked up. But, the computer is working fine now, I believe. My computer notifies me whenthere are new updates to download. That is the only time I download them. Do I need to do it more often?
 
We were having problems too & it was sypware.

We went to www.supranova.org & downloaded Spy Sweeper & it's cleaned my system up & it also protects it.

I'ts been marvelous.
 














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