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Reged: 05/03/04
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Loc: Outback, Australia
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Re: OK, i give....how the phuq do I get rid of this browser hijacking?
10/26/14 03:30 AM
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> > Tried every fix I could find online....ran Norton Power Eraser...removed unused or > > "new" plugins, removed search engine's and change/saved home page and IE and > Firefox > > BOTH still boot with: > > http://www-search.info/?cid=4 > > > > How the hell do I get rid of this!? > > https://www.malwarebytes.org/chameleon/ > > You could also try various antimalware boot discs, such as: > > http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/rescuedisk#downloads > > https://www.comodo.com/business-security/network-protection/rescue-disk.php > > Burn them respectively to DVD/CD/Blu-ray,etc or create bootable flash drives, boot > onto them, and try to remove the malware that way.
Yes, this is great advice. MalwareBytes is da man !
Once you've got a clean system, it would be a good idea to install Sandboxie (http://www.sandboxie.com/) and then run your browser in a Sandbox. Then if ever you get browser malware again, empty the sandbox and start with a clean slate.
I do all browsing and most other stuff sandboxed - either using Sandboxie, VirtualBox, or both (Sandboxie running inside a VirtualBox VM), but I'm super careful when it comes to security.
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