any comp boffs no how to get rid of this spyware?

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JoeG07
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any comp boffs no how to get rid of this spyware?

Post by JoeG07 »

I;ve got this spyware where i click on a link from google and it says "jump" at the top and it just redirects to a random ad page. I've run AVG anti virus, Ad-aware 2007 and 'windows defender' which is actually a mircosft product a number of times but still it persists! help me!
chris4500uk
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Post by chris4500uk »

try 'spybot' search and destroy

also there is lots of problems like yours around the web but with lots of fixes, if you cant use google links here are a direct few

http://forums.techguy.org/malware-remov ... -jump.html
http://www.bullguard.com/forum/12/Googl ... 53057.html
http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=58399
http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showfla ... n/0/page/0
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-P ... 81bd2d7f48

Dont know if any will help, but good luck
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Post by SpikeyG40 »

can't beat spybot, search and destroy! tis what i use along with AVG, Zonce Alarm and Ad-Aware.

Hope you get it sorted out matey!
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Post by Si_GTi »

It'd be useful to see the contents of your "Run" list in the Registry if possible...

Click Start then Run. Type "regedit" and Enter then in the Registry window you will see a form of folder list down the left of the screen.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Run

In the right-hand window you now see a list of items. Post these up and we can identify the one(s) that are causing the problem.

Also, as this sounds a bit like a form of browser hijack, can you not use Windows Defender to restore the IE search page/home page etc?

Cheers
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