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Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this problem with out a FORMAT.
Kev
Kev
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Hi Hmmmmm
Yes I remember your post well... this is the same son who said "I wont look at porn again!" and he did, we have adaware we have Spybot S & D we run antivirus software and NAT is enabled pn the router we made a point of going to windows and updating ALL the computers with the latest security patches, so how did it happen? Oh and we also have popup blockers on the computers. Its a bummer so it is I have formatted his PC and reistalled all the stuff again busy trying to reinstall photoshop 7 but for some reason its saying our serial number is wrong! Computers dont ya just love em!
Hmmm... wrote:
> Shelljed wrote:
> Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search
> engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove
> it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this
> problem with out a FORMAT.
>
> Kev
>
> I predict the future... See previous thread:
> [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=117990&forumid=206[/URL]
> Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some
> of your recent posts.
>
> Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is
> more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious -
> especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
>
> Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your
> anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in
> your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing
> connections from your PC if there should be something malicious
> running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may
> need them soon.
>
> Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting
> unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've
> filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have
> a whole new world to contend with.
>
> There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might
> be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
>
>
> New -
> If you are running XP or 2000 (seem to remember you aren't) then you
> can make use of MS Antispyware which runs in real time to stop your
> browser being hijacked.
Yes I remember your post well... this is the same son who said "I wont look at porn again!" and he did, we have adaware we have Spybot S & D we run antivirus software and NAT is enabled pn the router we made a point of going to windows and updating ALL the computers with the latest security patches, so how did it happen? Oh and we also have popup blockers on the computers. Its a bummer so it is I have formatted his PC and reistalled all the stuff again busy trying to reinstall photoshop 7 but for some reason its saying our serial number is wrong! Computers dont ya just love em!
Hmmm... wrote:
> Shelljed wrote:
> Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search
> engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove
> it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this
> problem with out a FORMAT.
>
> Kev
>
> I predict the future... See previous thread:
> [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=117990&forumid=206[/URL]
> Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some
> of your recent posts.
>
> Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is
> more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious -
> especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
>
> Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your
> anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in
> your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing
> connections from your PC if there should be something malicious
> running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may
> need them soon.
>
> Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting
> unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've
> filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have
> a whole new world to contend with.
>
> There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might
> be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
>
>
> New -
> If you are running XP or 2000 (seem to remember you aren't) then you
> can make use of MS Antispyware which runs in real time to stop your
> browser being hijacked.
Shelljed wrote:
> Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search
> engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove
> it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this
> problem with out a FORMAT.
>
> Kev
I predict the future... See previous thread: [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=117990&forumid=206[/URL]
Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some of your recent posts.
Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious - especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing connections from your PC if there should be something malicious running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may need them soon.
Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have a whole new world to contend with.
There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
New -
If you are running XP or 2000 (seem to remember you aren't) then you can make use of MS Antispyware which runs in real time to stop your browser being hijacked.
> Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search
> engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove
> it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this
> problem with out a FORMAT.
>
> Kev
I predict the future... See previous thread: [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=117990&forumid=206[/URL]
Related to your question, this may be of interest after reading some of your recent posts.
Now that your family are making use of a broadband connection it is more likely that your PC will be hit with something malicious - especially as you may be on something of a learning curve...
Make sure you have installed all the latest Windows Updates and your anti-virus is current. It you run a s/w firewall as well as NAT in your router this will also alert you to any strange outgoing connections from your PC if there should be something malicious running. Get familiar with Ad-Aware and similar applications, you may need them soon.
Probably the most effective tool for stopping your children visiting unsuitable sites is education. If that doesn't work, once they've filled the PC with adware, spyware, malware and viruses you will have a whole new world to contend with.
There are lots of sites that have information on PC security - might be worth a read. Good Luck ;¬)
New -
If you are running XP or 2000 (seem to remember you aren't) then you can make use of MS Antispyware which runs in real time to stop your browser being hijacked.
Emitime wrote:
> It's virtually impossible to avoid adware
Erm, according to whom? I have none on my system. A bit of common sense and regularly running tools like Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D to make sure is all you need.
> It's virtually impossible to avoid adware
Erm, according to whom? I have none on my system. A bit of common sense and regularly running tools like Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D to make sure is all you need.
Uhm... Not really. It was Adware... It's virtually impossible to avoid adware, so I wouldn't bet against it not happening within the next week or so.
I took the bull by the horns and formatted the PC will do it good and maybe teach him to be a tad more carefull next time ;-)
Kev
Kev
Ok my son has a thing that keeps changing his home page to a search engine type page we have tried Spybot S&D and Adaware to remove it and add remove programmes but its still there how can I fix this problem with out a FORMAT.
Kev
Kev
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