Computer Troubles

[Honda4trax250x]

okay, this morning when i went to my computer and started up internet explorer, my homepage was changed from exriders to some smartsearch page. I opened up my favorites to go to exriders, and my favorites were chock full of porn sites. so, i deleted all of them changed my homepage, cleared history/cookies,and ran adaware. when i opened up internet explorer....it was still this "Smartsearch" page, i tried multiple times to change it, but it keeps coming back.

If anyone knows whats going on pleaseeee tell me, im pretty mad right now b/c im guessing someone was on my computer.


Thanks in advance
mike

[SHOCKER]

I have that damn home page thing to, i didnt have all the porn you had but 1 day it just switched over and it wont let me search for my sites, i to want to get it off, i tried deleting everything on my computer and its still there

[Cruzin720]

i have something like that too...if it's the same thing i have it's called a hijack or something like that...it's hard to get rid of it but there is a website where they tell u what to do to get rid of it

[sly400ex]

Download cwshredder.exe

That should help things out!:cool:

[Honda4trax250x]

Originally posted by sly400ex
Download cwshredder.exe

That should help things out!:cool:

didnt help:huh

[p@iNn3ck]

try spybot search and destroy

or:
http://www.pchell.com/support/smartsearch.shtml ( http://www.pchell.com/support/smartsearch.shtml

google search for "remove smartsearch"

[Syrus]

You need to goto control panel > add & remove programs and check if that smartbar or whatever its called is installed there, if it is delete it, if not, update adaware and it will fix it.

If your still having problems goto -Tools- in ur IE window, and click on internet options, delete all cookies, and change ur homepage manualy. Hope that helps ya out !

[Honda4trax250x]

Originally posted by Syrus
You need to goto control panel > add & remove programs and check if that smartbar or whatever its called is installed there, if it is delete it, if not, update adaware and it will fix it.

If your still having problems goto -Tools- in ur IE window, and click on internet options, delete all cookies, and change ur homepage manualy. Hope that helps ya out !

thanks but i tried all that

[Syrus]

Originally posted by Honda4trax250x
thanks but i tried all that

If u tried all that, then it should of worked, there no other way that i can think of that you could still possibly have those cookies in ur computer.

[zephead400ex]

What version of windows? No one has been in your computer. This is a typical problem with internet users. You've now joined the club...of most.

IE -> tools -> internet options -> settings -> view files -> edit -> select all -> delete -> yes -> ok -> ok -> change the homepage back to whatever -> apply -> ok

Try Spybot, see what that finds.

If you are using XP. Hit ctrl-alt-del. What do have running? Hit the processes tab, how many processes do you have running?

[Duncanracer]

well after changing all that stuff and deleting the program, did u change your home page back to what u originally had, thenr estarted the puter, and checked to see if it stayed?

if not, well stay away from those porn sites with their spyware ;)

[LilDacktyle]

if none of that works you can always run a recovery on your computer.

[Duncanracer]

or you can throw it away like a mac and get a new one

[Toadz400]

Yea, same exact thing happened to mine except it happened from my older brother on sites with a virus linked into it.

As far as I know, there is NO saving it. I have tried everything everyone has said and it's still there...just sit back and watch your computer die:( .

Oh well, glad I had a nicer backup:D .

[Honda4trax250x]

grrrr this is so annoying

[p@iNn3ck]

check regedit:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page ---> change it here, see if it switches back

[Honda4trax250x]

Originally posted by p@iNn3ck
check regedit:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page ---> change it here, see if it switches back

no, it switched right back, thanks anyway

im starting to get fed up with this whole thing, i will personally paypal 10 bucks to anyone who can tell me something that will work

[Duncanracer]

Originally posted by Honda4trax250x
no, it switched right back, thanks anyway

go into dos

type

format c:\

[Honda4trax250x]

Originally posted by Duncanracer
go into dos

type

format c:\

whats that gunna do?

[fast250x]

give me a im on aim bmxstar321 i can get it fixed

[Honda4trax250x]

well im just about giving up ive tried everything, thanks everyone who tried, especially fast250x who really spent some time trying to help me.

if anyone has any ways that havent been posted yet, please post them

[Honda4trax250x]

finally got rid of it, i did a full system recovery on my compy and it seems to be gone. i just hope it doesnt come back. thanks guys!

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by Honda4trax250x
finally got rid of it, i did a full system recovery on my compy and it seems to be gone. i just hope it doesnt come back. thanks guys!

*******...I keep trying to do a system recovery but it won't let me, no matter how far I go back...seems like the virus is programmed to not let you delete it or get rid of it through recovery or anti-virus downloads.

[zephead400ex]

Originally posted by Honda4trax250x
finally got rid of it, i did a full system recovery on my compy and it seems to be gone. i just hope it doesnt come back. thanks guys!

It will come back. It was probably a trojan virus that was not being detected by your antivirus program. I would suggest installing a good antivirus program and use either the google toolbar to block popups or don't use Internet Explorer. I use Mozilla Firefox, popups are non-existant. Welcome to the new nature of the internet.

[cool 300ex]

finally got rid of it, i did a full system recovery on my compy and it seems to be gone. i just hope it doesnt come back. thanks guys!

Yeah i may do this to my computer to but can you save suff when you do this like all my songs i have downloaded.

Also here are some links for getting rid of this i tryed them all but nothing helped me. I just can't rid of this thing i found that letting internet explore open to the site you one works thats what i been doing. The only thing that relly gets to me is the homepage i can't get rid of gives me awhole lot of pop up ad's and i tryed tons of pop up ad blockers and they don't work to well.

http://www.cyberwalker.net/columns/oct02/241002.html
http://www.pchell.com/support/lookfor.shtml

The last link is to help you get rid of the homepage i have but it didn't work for me. Also guys i delted everything on my computer that looks weird or somethign including backweb. Also my old compute ri just went trhought this and got rid of all the pop up and the hijacker that took its homepage over. I am gla di got that computer fixed nor my mom would kill me for messing with her computer.
Goodluck to you all and me to if anyone know show to get rid of this let me know on aim sport rider 12 thanks.

[JForestZ34]

I had the same thing happen to me. The only way I got rid of it was to format my harddrive and reinstall everything, A big PAIN IN THE *** but now it works better than before. Alot of times your computer get filled up with junk even after you clear the cookies and all the other stuff. I reinstall windows and all my programs every 6 months. And it all works fine..

James:)

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by JForestZ34
I had the same thing happen to me. The only way I got rid of it was to format my harddrive and reinstall everything, A big PAIN IN THE *** but now it works better than before. Alot of times your computer get filled up with junk even after you clear the cookies and all the other stuff. I reinstall windows and all my programs every 6 months. And it all works fine..

James:)

It's horrible that it's come to this, people have to basically start their computer completely over every 6 months so it doesn't get overrun from viruses and pop ups...I hate this world, gets worse everyday:grr: .

I still haven't found a way to save my other computer, I want to get all my music files ontop a Zip drive but i don't want to run the risk of transfering the virus to my other computer...