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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: TR on March 02, 2005, 18:43

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: TR on March 02, 2005, 18:43

Microsoft antispyware ran over night so as not to be intrusive, when I checked 1st thing this morning this is what I found, could some one please explain as I can't LOL

Terry

(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv489%2Fhook7%2Fpals.jpg&hash=8a935e3851af5a5c5ce5c147249e37d134423ff3)

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: Simon on March 02, 2005, 18:54

It's part of our plan for Global Domination, Terry.   :D

But seriously, haven't a clue, unless it doesn't like your home page being changed from MSN.  ;)

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: Clive on March 02, 2005, 18:54

All part of our sinister plot to take over the world Hook!   :laugh:   So much for Microsoft Antispy then!!  :laugh:

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: sam on March 02, 2005, 18:58

umm no idea!! we dont have any software on here that could do that. after a quick check nothing is odd with our server. microsoft f*ck up? I think so. is your homepage set to the forum. it could be reading htat wrong.. plus we have cookies but thats about it. weird.

solution: turn off that stupid microsoft scanner and use a better one.

better solution: FDISK your HD, install SUSE.

ultimate solution: bomb microsoft headquaters.. muhahahahha

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: chorleydave on March 02, 2005, 19:07

Hi, Hook.

My guess is that you have either SpywareBlaster or Spybot S&D on your system.  Because I never use Internet Explorer (except for when I'm feeling suicidal, couldn't give a sh1t about anything, and so I go and get some Microshaft updates) I usually have them on a PC before I actually go onto the internet.  They "lock" my IE homepage.  There must be an easy setting to unlock IE, but because I hardly ever use it I don't bother.

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: Tony on March 02, 2005, 19:10

I only use the  IE6 browser for one site, purely because it is only configured to operate using IE. Hence I have set that site as IE homepage, so when I run "Hijack This" it shows up as a "nasty" on the log checking site.


ignore it in other words.

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: Serenity on March 02, 2005, 19:38

Well Terry, I was going to say all of the above but as its been said and you wanted an answer from a mod >>>   :pcpunch:   :wink:   :laugh:

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: TR on March 02, 2005, 21:20

Thanks  :roll:

Title: An Answer from the Mods please
Post by: joudi on March 02, 2005, 22:21

I've just installed and ran it twice. Once with PC-PALS as home page, and the other not.     It took with me less than three minutes to scan all.

No !  It didn't give me the same result as you terry.    That's strange though !!!

Try to run it again, you may get a different coclusion.     8)


( Or, maybe Sam inactivated the spying software as soon as he saw your post.     :wink:    )     (Just kidding)