Weird address

[edgar]

Hi,

When I enter an invalid URL such as www.yhdrf.com, the
browser displays 'The page cannot be displayed' and the
Address bar becomes 'http:///? www.yhdrf.com'

Why does IE append /?%20 to the front of my intended URL?
I thought my URL shouldn't be changed at all? Please help
me. Thanks!

Warmest Regards,
Edgar eds_or(removethis)@yahoo.com

 

[Charlie Tame]

Ed, that looks to me like spyware...

Some parasite is trying to monitor your progress around the web and report
back to it's HQ if that's the case, and the programmer has forgotten to
allow for trash URLs...

By all means wait for other opinions but read up here to see if anything
sounds familiar, it is a thing which is growing more common all the time, if
you get stuck ask again, that's why the groups are here. What one of us
doesn't think of the others usually do..


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http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
www.lavasoftusa.com
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=about
http://www.spywareguide.com/product_list_full.php

IE Won't work after removing spyware
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

More Secure ActiveX Settings
http://www.tames.net/security/activexsettings.htm

A Java Machine Problem
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html#byteverify

Even better browser security
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource6.htm

Charlie

 

[H Leboeuf]

http:/// is the result of this parasite.

CoolWebSearch - CWS http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cws/
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
More: Removal tool:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.bootconf.html
More: http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=640