Help With Xp Please

[Philupnorth]

I was told by a mate to go to a site called fugly to see comical adverts. After I went there and gave up on it because I kept geting hit by porn sites I now have a problem. when I try to access a site I keep getting diverted to one of about six porn sites. As an example I want to get a laser pen through ebay. when i try to look at an item I end up going to one of these sodding porn sites. how do I stop this for good without formatting my hard drive. If i delete all cookies I still go there, Can i reset explorer by ininstalling and reinstalling it ore something else.

Any suggestions would be a great help

[fkdup74]

dude, you got hijacked :P
get an anti-ad/spyware prog, and
run an av scan cause there are trojans and sh*t that will redirect your browser

[callum]

Get a spyware removal program.

spybot (http://spybot.eon.net.au/)

or

adaware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)

and

spyware blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html)


Spybot and adaware will remove the junk and spyware blaster will prevent most of it from getting there in the first place.

[fkdup74]

hey callum, now effective is that spyware blaster?
i dumped spy bot (just running ad-awre 6 now) and was looking for alternative,
one that prevents would be great, so....?

[LTJBukem]

Originally posted by Philupnorth@ 6 November 2003 - 00:02
I was told by a mate to go to a site called fugly to see comical adverts.:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry. :(

:)

[callum]

Originally posted by FKDUP74@6 November 2003 - 00:14
hey callum, now effective is that spyware blaster?
i dumped spy bot (just running ad-awre 6 now) and was looking for alternative,
one that prevents would be great, so....?
I just ran adware and spybot for the first time in about a month and nothing was detected by either programs.
Spyware blaster seems to be doing it's job, the immunization and other protection that spybot has, might also help.

[MediaSlayer]

Originally posted by LTJBukem+6 November 2003 - 00:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LTJBukem @ 6 November 2003 - 00:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Philupnorth@ 6 November 2003 - 00:02
I was told by a mate to go to a site called fugly to see comical adverts.:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry. :(

:) [/b][/quote]
hehe poor fugley :P

[fkdup74]

yeah, i thought that imunization thing was cool, but i dumped the prog, ad-aware runs like a gazillion times faster for me, so i&#39;ll check out spyware blaster, thanks B)

[kooky_kramer]

i actually got a hijacker thing once that blocked out google. i got some page about legal representation. Ad-aware fixed the problem though

[Supernatural]

True, Spybot is slow.. but you only need to run it occasionally since it can prevent most spyware from entering in the first place... ala Immunization. Plus it&#39;s free. :)

[Philupnorth]

Thanks tried the advice and my pc works fine. Chears lads

[cosmic doobie]

SpySweeper 2.1 and a good edited HOSTS file.
Look in TIPS for a freat article by Nikita69 about HOSTS file :D