Computer being "attacked" : Help !!
17 January 2004, 04:15 PM
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Once again my PC is being attacked in the form of a potential home page which I do not want. I am often getting www. searchcentrix. com appearing and it spawns a bunch of popups.
Associated with this, I now cannot access certain websites and this page appers instead.
H-E-L-P!!!
Should I completely re-install Windows or what can I do? I already have and run Spybot and Ad-aware but they will not detect and purge the website.
Associated with this, I now cannot access certain websites and this page appers instead.
H-E-L-P!!!
Should I completely re-install Windows or what can I do? I already have and run Spybot and Ad-aware but they will not detect and purge the website.
17 January 2004, 04:58 PM
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Thanks Nick VR4, I have now run CW shredder and it certainly helped by removing something. I can now access at least one of the sites I could no previusly, but not all. Any other ideas
17 January 2004, 06:32 PM
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download this and run just incase
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
You may want to get a good Antivirus software too
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
You may want to get a good Antivirus software too
17 January 2004, 06:39 PM
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Had this for a while www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php and it's been brilliant. Whatsmore it's free. But remember to auto update....
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17 January 2004, 07:25 PM
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Guys, Thanks again.
I ran stinger and it found nothing. Installed "Hijackthis" and read all associated text,registered on their site and have attached a log with a lot of things which may be affecting my PC. I now await their advice.
I ran stinger and it found nothing. Installed "Hijackthis" and read all associated text,registered on their site and have attached a log with a lot of things which may be affecting my PC. I now await their advice.
17 January 2004, 10:33 PM
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For those not aware already, I was guided earlier in this posting to www.spywareinfo.com and subsequently installed a program called "Hijackthis". The website is unbelievable with ALL the answers to firewall protection and ridding yourself from hijack.
After installing "hijackthis" and posting my log, someone posted telling me what to have the programme remove . Now my PC is working better than ever.No sign of any diallers or such. Thanks guys for your help.
After installing "hijackthis" and posting my log, someone posted telling me what to have the programme remove . Now my PC is working better than ever.No sign of any diallers or such. Thanks guys for your help.
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