Google has taken over my computer

  • Thread starter Thread starter Frederick
  • Start date Start date
F

Frederick

I am a new owner of Windows Vista and when ever I turn on my computer and my
home page starts to load Google interupts and displays a message that the
address is to long and can't be found. This is particularly annoying as I
have used this home page for years. It also intercepts some my book marks and
does and displays a new search page. I have unistalled the Google Desk top as
I thought this was the culprit but am having the same problem
 
Frederick said:
I am a new owner of Windows Vista and when ever I turn on my
computer and my home page starts to load Google interupts and
displays a message that the address is to long and can't be found.
This is particularly annoying as I have used this home page for
years. It also intercepts some my book marks and does and
displays a new search page. I have unistalled the Google Desk top
as I thought this was the culprit but am having the same problem
Click to expand...

Your computer is pretty likely infected with malware. No Google software
behaves this way - browser hijackers do.

Run thorough malware checks with your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs.
Consider posting in the Vista security newsgroup if you still need help
after that.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.security:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

Charlie42
 
Google certainly doesn't behave the way you describe, so you may have
inadvertently downloaded some malware/spyware. Try running Windows Defender
from the Vista start menu. Alternatively download Malwarebytes Anti Malware
(wwww.malwarebytes.org) and run that too.

It is possible that your home page has been hijacked but that requires more
specialist knowledge. You need to run an application called 'Hijackthis' to
create a file of what is going on on your PC. The file needs then to be
looked at by a Hijackthis expert. There are newsgroups available that can do
this for you, but you will have to give them time to analyse the contents of
the file.

--

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org

The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
mail/post..
 
HappyAndyK the link you supplied doesn't exists, the )in prevents the page
from loading. The correct link should be
http://www.winvistaclub.com/e19.html

--

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org

The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
mail/post..
 
Back
Top