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Subject: home page
Category: Computers
Asked by: camilo-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 28 Dec 2003 14:53 PST
Expires: 27 Jan 2004 14:53 PST
Question ID: 290929
hello, today i got a new homepage called wmmse.com which i cannot take
out of my homepage at the control panel. when ever i try to type an
adress like yahoo.com it gives me http://wmmse.com/Golf.html. i need
to know how to get rid of this
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Subject: Re: home page
Answered By: hummer-ga on 28 Dec 2003 17:18 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi camilo,

You seemed to have picked up an annoying spyware along the way and
you'll need to eliminate it from your computer by downloading and
installing one of the following utilities (be sure to update it before
using) - both are freeware:

1) Ad-Aware: 
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
Forum: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

2) SpyBot 1.2: 
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10122137.html
How To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
Forum: http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi

After using one of the above, download HijackThis to make sure you
found everything:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites: HijackThis:
"Editors Note: Since HijackThis does not (yet) come with a install
routine, create a folder via Windows Explorer for HijackThis, then
move the zip file to this folder. This way any backups created are
saved in a legit folder. I've seen too many instances where the user
runs HijackThis from a temp folder and any backups are lost if that
temp folder is cleaned out. You should also make sure you are using
the latest version each and every time you run HijackThis, as there
are new detection added all the time.
- Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".
- When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a
"Save   Log" button.
- Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log") HijackThis Tutorial
(recommended read)
- Next, go to: http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
- Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
- Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
Visiting the SpywareInfo Forum or one of the other recommended Forums,
to finish cleaning up your system is highly recommended. As neither
Ad-Aware or SpyBot can no longer completely remove these pests. This
is mainly due to new daily threats and the use of random generated
filenames used by these parasites!"
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm 

I hope this helps - if you have any questions, please post a
clarification request before closing/rating my answer.

Thank you,
hummer

Google Group Search Terms Used:
wmmse.com
camilo-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $1.00
very good and fast thank you. i was able to fix the problem with hijakcthis

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Subject: Re: home page
From: hummer-ga on 29 Dec 2003 18:38 PST
 
Thank you, camilo, I'm happy to hear all is well. Yes, HijackThis is
terrific. Wishing you a spyware-free new year. Sincerely, hummer

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