These seem to continuously redirect the browser. For example, I can use
Google, google 'Mapquest", get a bunch of results, click to go to Mapquest's
site, and all is well. Then when I type in an actual address to get
directions and hit enter, then the browser gets redirected to over a dozen
different spots, and never stops loading, in other words the page goes white
and stays that way while the browser keeps clicking along...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [H] Antivirus
At 01:12 PM 3/1/2006, Veech typed:
Anyway, their computer is now so borked that I can't even d/l any programs
such as AdAware (which I wanted to reinstall) or anything else because the
browser keeps getting hijacked. I tried to download Hijack This, but
ended up with a program called AdwareAlert which wants to charge $30...
does Hijack This still exist as a freeware program?
There are viruses out there that close the web browser as soon as you
attempt to access certain websites such as McAfee or Symantec & the only
way to clean these out is either to use a cd with a bootable OS & AV app
such as BartPE or XpPe. The biggest problem is a toss up between surfing
questionable sites & game hacking sites are notoriously terrible as well
as so called adult sites combined with the definitions not being updated
frequently enough. If these 2 issues are not addressed I don't care what
AV app you use you will get infected.
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
<http://www.wavijo.com>
