re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 5:21 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Yap (4094 messages posted) Common Removal Procedure of Virus/Trojan/Spyware/Mallware/Adware ۞ Turn off system restore, empty Temp, Temporary Internet Files, and Recycle Bin... ۞ Open folder options -> view tab         ◊ Check Show hidden files and folders         ◊ Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types         ◊ Uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)         ◊ Uncheck Use simple file sharing (Recommended) ۞ Run online virus scan at Trendmicro or Panda site ۞ Run PestPatrol online Spyware scan ۞ Update your anti virus definition and scan the system...         ◊ Download, install and update AVG or AntiVir in case you don't have anti virus protection ۞ Download last version of Stinger stand alone virus scanner ۞ Download, install, update and run the fixer of CWShredder and CoolWWWSearch.SmartKiller removal in safe mode ۞ Download install and update Spybot, Ad-aware, and VX2cleaner plug-in for ad-aware ۞ Run full system scan in safe mode with Stinger, Spybot and Ad-aware (run the VX2cleaner scan first) ۞ Download install and update Spywareblaster, one of firewall Zonealarm / Kerio and DCOMbobulator for extra protection ۞ If the problem persist download HijackThis and send the report log back to this forum ۞ Turn on system restore Note: All above software are free for personal use When email address needed for registration some site not explicitly but deny hotmail account probably occur to all free base email addresses Written in response to: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Seth: Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 5:07 pm) Responses to this message: re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Seth: Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 6:10 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Seth: Sun, Nov 28, 2004, 5:07 pm) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Yap: Sun, Nov 28, 2004, 5:21 pm) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Seth: Sun, Nov 28, 2004, 6:10 pm) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Yap: Sun, Nov 28, 2004, 7:03 pm) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Seth: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 4:23 am) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Yap: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 4:43 am) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Yap: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 5:39 am) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Seth: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 11:46 pm) re: Links Embedded into Internet Explorer (Yap: Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 1:33 am) 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 XP Discussion Forum