[ajji_mane]

Hi, friends,

I want to make Google.com as my home page, but, I am trying it for 3 to 4 days it is not possible, when ever i Save the Google web address in Internet Option dialog box under home page it will open only "auto blank" page why is this happening, but from 1 year i was using Google as my home page, but 1 week back it change to "auto blank" why did it happened.

My computer is showing warning message of Spyware, but i have scaned my computer it was found no virus and more over ever time i open my computer i keep or receiving pop up messages how can i stop all this.

Previously i never faced all this problem, why i am facing this kind of problem from 1 week.

My operation system : win 98
Internet Explorer : ver- 6
Broad Band : 256 kbps.

[Knotbored]

I suspect you are infected with the virus COOLWEBSEARCH (browser hijacker) which can be fixed with free software CWShredder.
Look for it at a download site you feel secure using. Note it is important to follow the directions regarding turning off/ turning on the restore function, otherwise the virus comes back when you restart the computer.

[ajji_mane]

Hi, friends,

Two days back i was browsing the web, after I dis-connected from the internet, i came to know that new "Toolbar" has appeared in my web page. I am 100% sure i did not download it, but it has appeared. how should i remove it, It is take large space of the web page, and more over all my Default web setting is not working at all.
How should i remove it.


Windows version : 98 second edition.
Internet Explorer 6

[StumpedTechy]

You probably have been hijacked...

I am thinking your going to want to run Ad-aware, Spoybot and then once you have ran those 2 run Hijack this and send a log here for people to look over it. Anytime a new toolbar appears that you didn't want it means something has been installed.

Oh yeah I did request this get moved into the security section.

[Cookiegal]

I have merged your two threads. Please continue all replies in this one.

Please do the following:

Click here to download HJTsetup.exe

• Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
• Double click on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
• By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
• Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Addition Tasks dialogue.
• Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
• Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
• At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
• Click on the Do a system scan and save a log file button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log.
• Click Save to save the log file and then the log will open in notepad.
• Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
• Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.
• DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

[flavallee]

Please post a HijackThis log here so we can see what programs are running in the background and what "nasties" are present. We can do a much better job of helping you from that point on.

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If you haven't yet installed

Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06

Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4

go to the "spyware tools" section at www.majorgeeks.com and install them. After they've been installed, run their update function and install all updates that are available for them. Don't run a scan with them until we see your HijackThis log first.

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