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Some spyware has reset IE6 and all my favourites (hundreds of them!) have
gone. Is there any way of retrieving them? Thanks. A
 
Adrian Bailey said:
Some spyware has reset IE6 and all my favourites (hundreds of them!) have
gone. Is there any way of retrieving them? Thanks. A
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Having now done a GG search, I see I might be out of luck. :(
But please confirm this or otherwise. Thanks.

If they are gone gone gone, may I be allowed to respectfully suggest to
Microsoft that they add an update or an upgrade that will foolproof the
favorites folder? It's ridiculous that a third party app can delete the
whole lot without the contents ending up in the recycle bin or anywhere.

Adrian
 
Adrian Bailey said:
Some spyware has reset IE6 and all my favourites (hundreds of them!) have
gone. Is there any way of retrieving them? Thanks. A
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Restore them from your backup.
 
Adrian Bailey said:
Having now done a GG search, I see I might be out of luck. :(
But please confirm this or otherwise. Thanks.

If they are gone gone gone, may I be allowed to respectfully suggest to
Microsoft that they add an update or an upgrade that will foolproof the
favorites folder? It's ridiculous that a third party app can delete the
whole lot without the contents ending up in the recycle bin or anywhere.
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Es geht weiter...

They're back! I ran Spybot and cleared out some stuff, including the dread
Smitfraud 888, and my favourites are back. I've made a copy of them now too,
just in case.

Adrian
 
Adrian said:
Es geht weiter...

They're back! I ran Spybot and cleared out some stuff, including the dread
Smitfraud 888, and my favourites are back. I've made a copy of them now
too,
just in case.
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Chances are there are more Bad Guys lurking on the machine. Spybot cannot
fully remove SmitFraud infections.

Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log
to an appropriate forum.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
 
Pa Bear has great advice; I hope you follow it.

Also, if you're not running a firewall, now is the time to install one.
There are lots of them available, including ZoneAlarm which still has their
freebie version.
And then of course more malware detection: Add things like Spybot and a
couple more. WinPatrol works great for me and I like it but some see it as
a little too "techie". Look back thru old posts and you'll find lots of
recommendations.

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