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dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:20 PM
I have my home page set to msn.ca but when i open internet explorer to changes to a wholesale website and then a full screen pop-up to buy games, online casinos ect pops-up. Anyone know how to rid my computer of this?

Jason
paul vader
04-17-04, 06:28 PM
Click the "tools" at the top of your screen, then click on "internet options". The 1st item in the "general" tab is HOMEPAGE. Hit the default button and that should do the trick...if it doesn't, go to msn.ca and do all those steps again but instead of the default key, click the "current" button...cheers...
paul vader
04-17-04, 06:29 PM
P.S....your avator "SUCKS"...you need to change that as well...:)
dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:30 PM
LOL .. I did that several times but still doesnt work

Jason
dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:31 PM
It fixes it while I am on, but where I restart it goes back.

Jason
Matt_K
04-17-04, 06:33 PM
go to downloads.com and download Spybot Search And Destroy.. Have you recently installed anything on your comp???
dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:38 PM
I havent .. my mom was on before me and it was working fine before that.

Jason
dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:42 PM
So I delete everything that pops up?

Jason
Matt_K
04-17-04, 06:43 PM
Well, i would still run spybot, then try resetting your home page..
dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:47 PM
I ran it .. stuff came up with checked boaxes .. then what? (sorry I am not so good at this - lol)

Jason
paul vader
04-17-04, 06:51 PM
your fonts are now screwy I think...SPYBOT rocks...try uninstalling Explorer as a last option and re-installing it...you may have to mess with a couple of things...
dank7oo
04-17-04, 06:52 PM
huh .. fonts?

Jason
Matt_K
04-17-04, 06:59 PM
once you have ran spybot, and the crap comes up with checked boxers, just under it, you will see where it says, 'fix'. Click that.. It will clean all that crap off your comp..
dank7oo
04-17-04, 07:01 PM
I ran it .. then again, and a 'redirection hijacker' reappeared ... ? That is my problem and it seems to want to stay :(

Jason
dank7oo
04-17-04, 07:09 PM
The homepage is still screwy but everything else was fixed .. thanks a million man.

Jason
Matt_K
04-17-04, 07:10 PM
What's the site called that it's bringing you too??? Get the name of the site, then go to Start, control panel, Add/remove programs.. See if there's a program in there that resembles the site you're being directed to.. It's likely that someone using your comp installed something on there that was loaded with ads..
dank7oo
04-17-04, 07:10 PM
enjoyseek?
Matt_K
04-17-04, 07:20 PM
run a search on your system for enjoyseek.. It will prolly have a file folder.. Have a look in there, it shouldn't be anything you need :D
dank7oo
04-17-04, 07:41 PM
I AM CLEANED - lol - Thanks again Matt!

Jason