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Ok i slightly embaressing problem here. Lets say that one was partaking in observing 'choice' websites last night. I loaded up mmy internet this morning to find that a 'choice' site had made itself my home page. No big problem, just reset the homepage. I have just noticed the thing in the attachment, and i want to know how to get rid. I have no worries about family or anything seeing it because its on my own laptop and its passworded. But yes, i would like to get rid the circled item.
Any help would be appreciated
Please keep mocking and japes to a minimum :nervous:
Any help would be appreciated
Please keep mocking and japes to a minimum :nervous:
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If you haven't got Spybot S&D, download it and run a check. It should get rid of the majority of spyware/adware and stuff.
If that doesn't work, try searching your system for all files including the words XXX? or porn? and delete the results.
Hope you fix it... But let's be honest, it'll be funny if you can't. ;o
Google for it
Look in the add/remove programs.
Try AdAware, and Spybot Search And Destroy.
Visit the sites homepage, they may tell you how to uninstall it, or have an uninstaller you can use. If not, then they're xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxx (blanked myself because I consider them scum if they don't help you).
Yes, everyone whos stupid enough to use internet explorer.
My advice on avoiding that kinda thing is to A) get a good pop-up stopper (my prefered choice is the pop-up stopper by panicware), and in spybot s&d, click on the "immunise" button and it stops that kinda thing from happening again!
hehe happy surfin!
Download mozilla/Firefox is alot better than Ie kills all pop ups and is...well better...
couldnt agree more
Lucky for you, the IT guru is here :cool: right this is how to get rid of that toolbar entry:
download this Hijack This from:
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022-10227352.html?tag=lst-0-5
or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip
Now heres the instructions:
Run the program (it doesnt need an install) and click scan
Look carefully through the results and you should see soumething similar to:
O8 - Extra context menu item: >>> FREE PORN GALLERIES <<< - javascript:{document.location='http://s-exmaxx.com/freegalleries.htm';}
check this box and click on "fix checked" and there you go, all sorted!!
oh and by the way, do NOT delete anything other than the "free galleries" selection, or u might loose sumthin nice and it'll piss you off bigtime.
Its easy as pie! happy surfin dude!
Damn right. Steer clear. Since making the switch to Mozilla in 2002, I've not had a single piece of spyware or virus.
On IE, spyware is like bird sh!t. It drops outta nowhere!