re: Web pages forcing the Search bar to pop up... ugh
Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 6:30 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by jkrutke
(3 messages posted)
Just to elaborate, the search window it is opening is
the same thing as what we get when with typing ctrl-E,
but their own version. I use IE6, AdShield pop-up and
ad blocker, and frequently scan with Ad-Aware. Ad-
Aware never finds anything other than cookies
because I'm extremely carefull of what I install. I'm
confident that this is not malware. It's just IE6 giving
more control to webmasters than I want them to
have, and I'm trying to stop it. Maybe I will try Firefox
as suggested by that other guy. Their slogan "Take
back the web" seems right on target.
I notice some other web pages pulling off some
annoying crap, such as some web pages going full
screen without asking me, and some other ones
having animations show up outside of the window.
Is there a way to disable all that?
On Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 1:26 am, Barry(uk) wrote:
>Probably malware,.....do the following....Download, install, UPDATE, and
>run:
> Ad-Aware 6.0
> Spybot Search & Destroy
>href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html">CWShredder
(use
>these to help against future infections)
> SpywareGuard
> Spyware Blaster
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(Make sure to use the update feature of these programs often.)
>
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>It is important to run ALL of these programs, as each does something different.
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>I should also mention that before running the tools, do the following:
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>*Delete Temp Internet Files, Cookies and clear History.
(control panel>internet
>options>general tab)
*Disable System Restore.
>
>
>How to disable System Restore.
When finished,
>Turn system Restore back on if you wish.
>
>The reason you need to disable 'System Restore' is that many of these pests like
>to
>hide within the restore files. These are protected by Windows, therefore the scans
>can’t delete the pests.
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