possible browser hijack

angel1778 · 10-22-2006, 10:14 PM

hi guys, i'm new to this forum, and apologize if i'm leaving out anything. i discovered a couple of days ago that my msn messenger could no longer access the internet. shortly after i was unable to access myspace or neopets. i'm finding there are more and more websites i can't access everyday. i normally use firefox for my browser, but i decided to see if i could get on with IE. that's when i noticed that my search page had been changed to myway.com. i've tried changing it back, but have been unable to. any help on this would be appreciated.

A-Nick4me · 10-22-2006, 10:27 PM

Try running AD-Aware SE
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadge...f695220993fc0f
And Spybot search and destroy
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadge...ff8c4459556118

That should find the culprit.

angel1778 · 10-22-2006, 10:56 PM

thanks for the help. i've actually done both. i've done pretty much all the steps you're supposed to do before posting. guess i should have mentioned that :( nothing i've done has found any kind of problem. that's why i'm trying to get some help.

**Glaswegian** · 10-23-2006, 05:11 AM

Hi and welcome to TSF.

Please follow the 5 Steps link in my signature below and then post a HijackThis Log in the appropriate forum.

We can then have a look and provide you with instructions as required.

10-22-2006, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
angel1778 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	possible browser hijack hi guys, i'm new to this forum, and apologize if i'm leaving out anything. i discovered a couple of days ago that my msn messenger could no longer access the internet. shortly after i was unable to access myspace or neopets. i'm finding there are more and more websites i can't access everyday. i normally use firefox for my browser, but i decided to see if i could get on with IE. that's when i noticed that my search page had been changed to myway.com. i've tried changing it back, but have been unable to. any help on this would be appreciated.

10-23-2006, 05:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 23,934 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 RC My System Blog Entries: 10	Hi and welcome to TSF. Please follow the 5 Steps link in my signature below and then post a HijackThis Log in the appropriate forum. We can then have a look and provide you with instructions as required. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::Photographers Corner

10-22-2006, 10:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
A-Nick4me Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canadian West Coast Posts: 225 OS: Ubuntu & XP Home My System	Try running AD-Aware SE http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadge...f695220993fc0f And Spybot search and destroy http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadge...ff8c4459556118 That should find the culprit.

10-22-2006, 10:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
angel1778 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	thanks for the help. i've actually done both. i've done pretty much all the steps you're supposed to do before posting. guess i should have mentioned that :( nothing i've done has found any kind of problem. that's why i'm trying to get some help.