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Jennie

my kid, when opening Internet Explorer, it redirects all over the place and
opens other IE windows. What do I need to do to stop this cheap?

Thanks
 
Quoth the raven named Jennie:
my kid, when opening Internet Explorer, it redirects all over the
place and opens other IE windows. What do I need to do to stop this
cheap?

Spyware. Get and run both they are free.
Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/
AdAware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Be sure to get the latest updates after installation and before scanning.

The CoolWebSearch hijacker is very hard to get rid of. Try the
solution - the CWShredder. Read about it here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
and download from here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

If the above don't cure the problem, get this program
http://www.net-integration.net/tools/hijackthis.html
and submit the results to their forum. This page will help non-novices
figure out on their own what the HiJackThis log indicates:
http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/

Practice safe hex!
 
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