re: How do I get rid of a "POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT" Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 7:56 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by djhousemaster (7 messages posted) try running your anti virus programm and do a scan it sounds as if you have a trojan this will remove it also use search and destroy as this detects ad-aware/spyware in the registry ad-aware does'nt. and if trojan founs goto www.symantec.com click search type the trojan name and follow the instructions as anti-virus can not remove files added to the registry but it will tell u what to look for and delete to get to the registry click start click run type regedit then follow the instructions from symantec any problems e-mail me i will see if i can help. e-mail dj.housemaster@ntlworld.com On Monday, May 24, 2004 at 10:01 pm, buddy wrote: >Hi, >My internet explorer keeps changing the homepage to: >http://www.4-counter.com and >http://www.icanfindit.net > >it has also added a lot of dodgy links in my favourites. > >i have run adaware but it wont get rid of it, it has come up saying: >POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT >¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ >obj[28]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[29]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[30]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[31]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search >obj[32]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >obj[33]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[34]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[35]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search >obj[36]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >obj[37]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[38]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[39]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[40]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search >obj[41]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >obj[42]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[43]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[44]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[45]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search >obj[46]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >obj[47]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[48]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[49]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search >obj[50]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >obj[51]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[52]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[53]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main >obj[54]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search >obj[55]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >obj[56]=RegKey : SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\BBSetup > >i have made it delete these files but it won't go away, what can I do?? > www.symantec.com Written in response to: How do I get rid of a "POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT" (buddy: Monday, May 24, 2004 at 10:01 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] How do I get rid of a "POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT" (buddy: Mon, May 24, 2004, 10:01 pm) re: How do I get rid of a "POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT" (Little Furnace: Mon, May 24, 2004, 11:48 pm) re: How do I get rid of a "POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT" (Carl S.: Tue, May 25, 2004, 6:12 am) re: How do I get rid of a "POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT" (djhousemaster: Wed, May 26, 2004, 7:56 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum