subaruturbo_18

As title states.


what ever result i click on when using ask jeeves or google, it re directs me to another search site or advertisement. does anybody know why or what i can do to fix it??

Kieran_Burns

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You have DNS hijacker malware on your pc - go download a decent AV / anti spyware app and run it in safe mode

You'll have visited a dodgy site or opened a dodgy email or clicked on one of those "your pc is infected / running slowly / not optimised" bollocks pop ups

Sorry - but you need to get out the broom

hodgy0_2

or hose, depending on how "off piste" your surfing's been

Gilesdwrc

May I suggest Spybot search and destroy from Safer networking.

Here, The home of Spybot-S&D!

Boro

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SUPERAntiSpyware.com - AntiAdware, AntiSpyware, AntiMalware!

As Kieran says, make sure you run these progs in SAFE MODE

subaruturbo_18

Not that im objecting the idea, but why do i have to run it in safe mode?

Boro

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Because the virus/trojan may still be running, disabling all sorts of AV, antispyware software. If you run the program in SAFE MODE, nothing will be running apart from the essentials of your system AND the programs you choose to run.

Also, remember to run in SAFE MODE with NETWORKING so that you can update the definitions on the AV/Spyware remover before scanning your system.

If you dont run it updated and in safe mode, you run the risk of not detecting the virus/trojan, etc.

Removed.

There must be some new slimeware doing the rounds. I've had a sudden influx of people at work wanting help with their home PC's. Usual story, they don't have/use/update any security software, keep windows updated, click on any old cobblers they see. I have one repeat offender that has been through this 3-4 times, and they JUST DON'T LISTEN! Does my foofin head in. They lost all their data the last time, family photo's, music, email, downloaded content, did they have a backup

OP, Ad-aware is a good start. If you don't have an up to date security suite, get one, and update, update, update.

Avira, Kaspersky, Bullguard, Mcafee(I hate it), Norton/Symantec (Not keen)

PC Pro: Product Reviews: Labs: Security suites

You could always use Linux, or a Mac, they have security through obscurity

Kieran_Burns

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Conficker b (++) is doing the rounds at the moment. It walloped the network I look after (and it was kept up to date) and has grounded aircraft due to controller p.c.s being stopped.

Right now we're kind of in the middle of one of the greatest Viral oubreaks known and keeping your machine secure is vital

hodgy0_2

a great tip -- its free and 100% effective is to use a hosts file to redirect websites to a null ip address

you can get them from the internet -- you have to be carefull they are not to big (over 600k) coz it can cause internet to be a bit slow on startup

but it means that all those add sites etc don't even reach your browser
and you can see al the website that use frames redirect to these ****ty site coz they come up as "page not found"

a sample from my hosts looks like this

127.0.0.1 e.abnad.net
127.0.0.1 t.abnad.net
127.0.0.1 banners.absolpublisher.com
127.0.0.1 tracking.absolstats.com
127.0.0.1 adv.abv.bg
127.0.0.1 bimg.abv.bg
127.0.0.1 www2.a-counter.kiev.ua
127.0.0.1 accuserveadsystem.com
127.0.0.1 Accuserve Online Ad Delivery System
127.0.0.1 gtcc1.acecounter.com
127.0.0.1 gtp1.acecounter.com #[eTrust.Tracking.Cookie]
127.0.0.1 acestats.com
127.0.0.1 Acestats - web site statistics reporting system
127.0.0.1 ads.active.com
127.0.0.1 am1.activemeter.com
127.0.0.1 Active Meter: Free Invisible Hit Counter, Web Tracker, Web Analytic and Web Stats #[eTrust.Tracking.Cookie]
127.0.0.1 ads.activepower.net
127.0.0.1 stat.active24stats.nl #[eTrust.Tracking.Cookie]
127.0.0.1 at.ad2click.nl
127.0.0.1 cms.ad2click.nl
127.0.0.1 banner.ad.nu
127.0.0.1 ad-up.com
127.0.0.1 Ad Up Internet Advertising, Web Marketing & Online Promotion Agency: Ad-Up
127.0.0.1 Online Advertising Internet Agency Website Pay Per Click Company Web Banner Marketing
127.0.0.1 ads.adap.tv
127.0.0.1 ad.pop1.adbn.ru

ps before the uber techies complain about my 100% figure yes i know you can get your host file attacked....

Kieran_Burns

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Nope - i use it and recommend it myself: Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

hodgy0_2

I dont understand why its not used more

I fact i go further, on my Router I have static routes set up to route IP networks that apply to china to a null IP's on my network (I have a slighlty more sophisticated way of identifying the network addresses)

the way I see it , when i look at my router logs most of the "attacks" come from these networks and I cant read chinese,

I think it is inevitable that the internet is going to be partitioned off soon anyway -- and we will look back at this phase 1 as being rather quaint