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> [Closed] Ad-ware? Mal-ware? Huge Mess! Help!, Cannot shake this beast
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post Sep 6 2007, 01:28 PM
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Groveling in advance for any assistance i can get. I've scanned input here and elsewhere. Appears others have gone above and beyond my detection efforts.

I've contracted an ad-ware(?) / mal-ware(?) beast that seems to be hosted by: www.webbuying.net; also veiled as http://64.233.167.104; http://pagead2.googlesydicate.com, and don't know what else.

Activated Windows XP content advisor with password, and it's detecting these sites every time I click a page. Near impossible to feel confident that I'm not letting the beast back in as an okay site masked by a similar name to that which I am trying to access for help.

These sites override my IE start up page, and jump in at any site I try to access, including searches. If I try to google these addresses to learn what's been written on the problem, google freezes. Is that creepy, or what?!

I'm wondering if I should just take system to a professional cleaner at this point. But, so receptive to other options, if possible. HELP???

Thanks so much. rofl.gif

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post Sep 7 2007, 04:32 PM
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Hi catch222 and welcome to the forums.

Read through the information in this link. It will tell you how to download HJT and post a log. It also has other information about how to do things here. Please read through the whole thing then go ahead and download, run, and post your HJT log here. Please do not start a new topic but reply here.

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post Sep 14 2007, 06:43 PM
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Hi,

How are you making out here? Let me know.

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post Sep 19 2007, 05:40 PM
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