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Rogue anti-spyware & IE Google/search diversion problems

heydaze · 2007-12-19T16:21:20+00:00

I have several issues, but I'm fairly certain I have rogue anti-spyware. Also,clicking on some search engine results (mostly Google) does not take me to the expected site. I've seen various things happen to the url. Sometimes url shows as sexonline or maybe sexxonline, and I'm sent to a page of advertising type search results. I've been taken to "online search systems" by 3FN marketing (url showed tipablog.com), "WebWorld Search" by AximFind.com (url superpremium.us), and "3 KAIMANA powerful search engine" (url 3fn.net) among others. Looking at Google search results, if I hover the mouse over a result and see this Z_: clicking the link will divert me to one of the spurious search pages. The Z_: seems randomized over the search result list, and changes periodically. I get pop-ups claiming urgent necessity to dowload anti-virus/spyware program. I've seen different names in the pop-up window masquerading as a windows box: "Online Guard", "Spywareremoval", LocusSoftware Incorporation", "Ad

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heydaze

January 21, 2008, 3:36 AM UTC

Thanks, I'll check with HP.

ndmmxiaomayi MRU Emeritus

January 21, 2008, 3:41 AM UTC

Okie.

I'll leave this open for a few days. If you still have issues, reply back again.

heydaze

January 21, 2008, 3:45 AM UTC

"ndmmxiaomayi" wrote:
We will clean up the OTMoveIt folder later on.

Let me know when and what I should do about the OTMoveIt folder.

Thank you so much for your help.

heydaze

ndmmxiaomayi MRU Emeritus

January 21, 2008, 3:48 AM UTC

Since there appears to be no more issues with your PC, we shall clean up.

Double click on OTMoveIt2.

Click on CleanUp!.

You will receive a prompt that it has finished downloaded a list. Click OK.

After this, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Please restart your computer.

heydaze

January 21, 2008, 4:01 AM UTC

That's done. May I delete the delvnc.bat that's on my desktop?

ndmmxiaomayi MRU Emeritus

January 21, 2008, 4:04 AM UTC

Yup. You can delete it.

Is the Volume Control icon still disappearing?

heydaze

January 21, 2008, 4:30 AM UTC

Volume control is doing fine, now. I'm wondering if that might have been related to online armor? I also had an issue at that time with the start menu duplicating itself -- that was mentioned in the online armor forums by other users. Online Armor had a lot of positives, so I'm hoping they'll get the bugs worked out soon. I don't know if I'll stick with it or try one of the others you suggested.

Thanks,
heydaze

ndmmxiaomayi MRU Emeritus

January 22, 2008, 12:22 AM UTC

No idea. But since it's resolved, that's good.

You can try other firewalls in the meantime if you don't want to wait for Online Armour. Remember to just have ONE firewall only. More than one is not recommended.

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January 27, 2008, 7:36 AM UTC

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