browser hijacking

**physio_sport** · 09-11-2003, 08:38 AM

hi i have a problem with my internet explorer.

its been hijacked something and keeps on sending me to a website.
for example when i tried to go to yahoo i got this :

http://www.internet-optimizer.com/He...www.yahoo.com/

now this is really pissing me off can anyone tell me how to get rid off this.

my modem(broadband/cable) is working perfectly with things like kazza,imesh,winmx etc..

i only can get some website like after lots of attempts.

i am lucky that i even got to this site.

**KeyMastur** · 09-11-2003, 08:42 AM

Sounds like something has been installed. Check your Add / Remove thing under Control Panel for anything out of the ordinary.

Check for Internet Optimizer.

**mass junkie** · 09-11-2003, 08:51 AM

Download ad-aware 6.0....its probaly some sort of spyware

**nj juice** · 09-11-2003, 02:37 PM

i have the same thing happen to me, it affects me when i try to sign in to yahoo and this site as well.

**BUYLONGTERM** · 09-11-2003, 02:41 PM

Also try deleting cookies..

**Red Ketchup** · 09-11-2003, 03:13 PM

Ahhh you got to love SCUMWARE... (stealing and redirecting net addresses)

First thing is to intall Adaware and run it... get rid of all the spyware...

Then

2 things to check...

1 - Go into IE's PROXY settings and make sure some proxy server hasn't installed itself...

2 - in your windows directory, check out a file called HOSTS, (no extention). Open it with a text editor (like the notepad)... you'll see a listing of url's and next to them I-P addresses. This is also used to steal and redirect url's.

You can delete most of the lines in the hosts file... it's really meant to force an address to use a specific I-P and most people have no use for it.

Alternatively, you could go to www.kazaalitekpp.com and get their "Hosts" file to replace yours... it's neat trick that redirects a whole bunch of known spammer and scumware url's to 0.0.0.0 (your computers internal garbage can if you will) so they do not appear. Kills a lot of banners and popups.

My 2 cents worth

Red

**ENraged** · 09-11-2003, 03:49 PM

also check in the add/remove setting for something like a browser buddy or add on. That is the most typical Then go get spybot that is free and great for things like this. That guy puts a bunch of effort in to this freeware .

**KeyMastur** · 09-11-2003, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by ENraged

also check in the add/remove setting for something like a browser buddy or add on. That is the most typical Then go get spybot that is free and great for things like this. That guy puts a bunch of effort in to this freeware .

wow !! where ever did you come up with such great information ????????

i love it when people repeat the same exact thing that's already been said....

**ENraged** · 09-13-2003, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by KeyMastur

wow !! where ever did you come up with such great information ????????

i love it when people repeat the same exact thing that's already been said....

i see no other post about spybot search and destroy software?? do you!!?!? But thatnk you for the flame anyways
as for the post you made i just made it more clear and down to earth.

**KeyMastur** · 09-13-2003, 10:10 PM

not going to get into too much of a pissing contest here, but...

1 - my very first post, the very first reply, was to check the Add / Remove for anything unusual

2 - mass junkie sugested Ad Aware in the very second reply