Hi Sd,
Downloading IE6 won't improve things.
Scum/Spyware removal tools/blockers/information (go sic 'em rex)
http://grc.com/optout.htm
"What is Spyware?
Spyware is ANY SOFTWARE which employs a user's Internet connection in the
background (the so-called "backchannel") without their knowledge or explicit
permission."
Once installed, spyware can gather information about which sites you go to, how
often you go to that site, how long you spend looking at each website, what web
page you were previously looking at prior to going to a new site, what ads you
click on, pound you with unwanted ads & pop ups and pop unders, steal info about
your email addresses, install keystroke loggers, find your passwords & credit
card numbers, and can even pop up advertisements on your computer-even when you
are not connected to the internet to name a few things!
Great spyware-related information and resources;
http://www.spywareinfo.com
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
Browser Hijacking
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com (Free)
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory,registry
and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets you remove
them safely. It is updated frequently.
http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/ (Free)
SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY : Searches your system for so-called spyware, adware
and similar threats to your privacy and security. If such threats are found, it
can give you some information about the interloper and remove it from your
system; creating a backup beforehand.
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html (Free)
SPYWAREBLASTER doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever
being installed. How? By setting a "kill bit" for the spyware ActiveX controls,
it prevents the installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet
Explorer with Active-X enabled, but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box
popped up, asking you to install a spyware Active-X control (Internet Explorer
will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls or plug-ins will
work fine. The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known
spyware Active-X controls. Make sure you run the Check For Updates feature
frequently to get the latest database! (And make sure you check the new items to
protect your system against them!)
A wealth of information on many of the spyware items that SpywareBlaster
protects against can be accessed here:
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ This
site can also check any scum/spyware you might have acquired (in some cases
unknowingly) in trips around the internet.
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html (Free)
SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a
great addition to SpywareBlaster's protection method.
An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if
a virus is detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you
can easily have an anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.
SpywareGuard now also features Download Protection and Browser Hijacking
Protection!
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/bhblaster.html (Free)
BROWSER HIJACK BLASTER protects your system from browser hijackers and spyware
that alters your Internet Explorer settings. Running silently in the background,
Browser Hijack Blaster only springs into action when an attempt is made. It
watches and protects the following items:
IE Homepage, IE Default Page, IE Search Page, BHOs. Whenever one of the above
items is changed, or a BHO is added, you are immediately provided with
information on the item, along with the option to keep the change, or revert to
your previous settings.
| I cam having real problems with home page being hijacked
| by pornographic sites and sites appearing when
| unprmopted. I have run adaware et al and I cant remove
| the spy/scum ware.
|
| should i reinstall IE6? Any help appreciated
|
| Thanks
