Browsers hijacking problems – associated with spyware.
October 20th 2006 03:38
Recently, I’ve come across a lot of computers running a Windows NT based OS being affected by browser hijacking problems. The main symptom of this problem is when the browser’s home page gets redirected to some other page – normally one related to the spyware causing the browser hijacking problem in the first place. There are a variety of applications which can fix spyware problems such as adaware and spybot – S and D that are quite easy to use, yet in most cases have not been effective to remove browser hijacking problems. After doing a bit of research on the internet, I came across a popular freeware spyware removal application called Hijackthis (author Merijn Bellekom). To remove browser hijacking problems using Hijackthis, one may follow these few simple steps:
1) Double click hijackthis and press “Do a system scan and save a log file”
This will come up with a varible of check boxes / entries. Browse through these entries to find a BHO which might use phrases related to website which the browser gets redirected to.
2) Click the check box next to the entry once it is found (at this stage close all open browser windows)
3) Click fix checked. This should fix the problem!
Hijackthis is freeware which means it does not cost to download / use it. Download locations can be found by doing a simple search on a popular search engine such as www.Google.com
One must note that there are a lot of settings that come up as check box entries on Hijackthis and one must take extreme caution whilst fixing such entries – careful reading will reveal if the application / service is part of the system settings or just plain spware. Users should note that any problems using hijackthis may cause is their own responsibility.
1) Double click hijackthis and press “Do a system scan and save a log file”
This will come up with a varible of check boxes / entries. Browse through these entries to find a BHO which might use phrases related to website which the browser gets redirected to.
2) Click the check box next to the entry once it is found (at this stage close all open browser windows)
3) Click fix checked. This should fix the problem!
Hijackthis is freeware which means it does not cost to download / use it. Download locations can be found by doing a simple search on a popular search engine such as www.Google.com
One must note that there are a lot of settings that come up as check box entries on Hijackthis and one must take extreme caution whilst fixing such entries – careful reading will reveal if the application / service is part of the system settings or just plain spware. Users should note that any problems using hijackthis may cause is their own responsibility.
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