Run spybot in safe mode and turn off the restore feature in Windows and see
if that gets rid the problem also besides spybot I run Adware as they
sometimes get something that the other program misses John Gettis
> [Original Message]
> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 6/17/2006 7:11:10 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Ot..computer probs
>
> Steve Dropkin wrote:
> > JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
> >> Have become infected with a browser hijacker and other problems I just
cannot
> >> get rid of. Norton system works pro cannot find it and I am going
round in circles. keeps giving
> >> me the message that computer is infected...and points me towards site
selling removal tools for
> >> only $37. spybot seems to find it, says it has killed it BUT it comes
back at startup.
> >>
> > Usually the -- er, vermin -- who write these hijackers are too smart
> > for this, but can you start Windows in Safe mode? Even just holding
> > down the Shift key once you reboot and get past the memory check may
> > help get you into Windows so you can get some of the tools Moose
> > mentioned. Also, you don't have your Web browser set up to start
> > automatically with Windows, do you? And what version of Windows are
> > you using anyway? Do you have a boot disk for it?
> >
> And once you recover, if you have been using IE, stop it!
>
> Moose
>
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