my computer has been hijacked by Antispylab.com. IE will only open to their site. How can I remove it?
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did you try windows system restore?\ngo to www.smartcomputing.com and click the tech support center\nonce in tech support center,scroll down to the security and privacy section.click the how to get rid of link\n\nclick link of item you are trying to remove and you will be provided article on how to eliminate it\n\nalso microsofts windows antispyware(free beta;www.microsoft.com) the system explorer utility grants you access to internal system settings,you can also easily restore IE settings by simply clicking a category and clicking the restore button,but not a good program for spyware protection,use another one spy sweepr is decent
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Well what it sounds like is a browser hijack. Go on your internet explorer and go into tools then go into options. Then that will show you what is set as your default home page. Type in a standard webpage like www.google.com/ or www.yahoo.com/ apply setting close out of the internet explorer and see if it still redirects you to the other site. If so you have a browser hijack.\n\nNow to remove it. Try hitting it with a virus scanner. I wouldnt suggest using a spyware remover since it sounds like its a browser hijack and they are really poor at removing dll.s and the files that are associated with the virus.\n\nIf the virus freezes when you scan it then down load a program called " hijack this" run it and it will tell you the process that are eunning that are connected with the hijack. Terminate and delete the process using hijack this.\n\nDo not reformat your hard drive for you will loose all your information and the virus that you have is not a bad one, the person that told you to reformat is a complete idiot and probably has no real computer experience.
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You habe a browser hijacker. Use these to get rid of it.\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you update them.\n\n *Be sure to come back to Yahoo Q&A and vote for one of the answers as best answer!
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It would be helpful to know what site your going to. Also is there a program on your computer that is installed to block you from going to these sites?
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I use "Ad-Avare SE" and "Advanced Spyware Remover".  They are both free and seem to work well.
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Try adding the following programs to your antispyware arsenal, Adaware by lavasoft, defender by microsoft, AVG by Grisoft, yahoo toolbar antispy, and as a last resort hijackthis!.
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Go to http://www.wilderssecurity.net and download a copy of SpywareBlaster. This program is 100% free and includes a tool that stops browser hijackers. It will also return your home page back to where it was. It also keeps spyware off of your system. I have been using it for a little over 3 years and I think it's great.
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Hello there. \n\nWell as you probably know by now, a solution will not always work but here are a few.\n\n1. Purge all your cookie files. This means getting rid of all the cookies that are stored on your computer, because there could be some malicious ones that prevent other sites from opening. So, in Windows Explorer...\n\na. Click on tools\nb. Go to Internet options\nc. On the 'general' tab, go to the browsing history\nd. click on 'delete' Internet temporary files\ne. apply and close\nf. close all applications and restart PC for settings to take effect\n\nAlternatively...\n\na. perform steps a. and b. from above\nb. click on 'security' tab \nc. outside 'security level for this zone square'\nd. click on 'reset all zones to default level'\ne. apply and save\nf. close all applications and restart PC for settings to take effect\n\nOr...\n\nCheck below tabs in 'Windows Internet explorer' \nor below status bar in explorer windows to see if the browser has blocked the site, and click the bar to allow the active X control...\n\nHope this helps!!
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try to download removal program and give it a try.  If not, I guess you can google it, like remove xxxxx program.  If there something you have to watch out, it will usually shows, if not, you should be able to just go and delete it from your machine.  You can also take out the registry following the link.
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You have adware and/or spyware...more likely a hijacker.\n\nDownload Adaware and Spybot and run a scan and clean.\n\nIf all else fails, restore your PC using system restore or reformat your PC and reinstall OS\n\nhttp://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html\nhttp://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
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You have a hijacker program on your computer. Go here for the removal.\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/bugbusting.mspx
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Use some free spyware program and that should take it out. If you need help go here http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html
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You have a brower hijacker on your PC. Run these free scans to remove it.\n\nAll of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.\n\nI-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you update them.
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Here's some adware/spyware removers that I use.\n\nAdaware - http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nSpybot - http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nEwindo - http://www.ewido.net/en/download/\n\nGuaranteed one of those will remove it. Make sure to try Ewindo, its my hero.
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The "Your computer is infected" warning is a scam. It is usually caused by the Smitfraud infection. To remove go here:\nhttp://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal:_SpyAxe_Removal\nand scroll down to:\n"S!Ri has written an excellent SmitFraud Removal Tutorial which uses the SmitfraudFix Utility which S!Ri also developed"\nfor removal tool and infomation.\n\nAnd here is another removal tool and procedure to remove Smitfraud:\nhttp://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm\n\nGood luck.
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I suggest you just get Ad-Aware and Spybot.  They clear everything and XoftSpy is also recognized as spyware.
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You have a hijacker program on your computer. Do your Virus and spyware scans. I also recommend you use the free scan and removal tools available on the net.\n\nGo to the Yahoo Anti-spy toolbar forum and post a thread.\n\nFirst go to this site and learn about this bad guy. If you'll take the time to read it you'll learn alot about getting rid of it. After this then go to the Anti-spy toolbar forum.