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    need help with friendsstartup files to stop with hijack this

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by midnitdragoon, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. midnitdragoon

    midnitdragoon Notebook Consultant

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    which of these should i stop??? please help.
     

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    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Stop spamming Hijackthis logs filled with obscure links to weightwatchers and other spam.
     
    Forte, Jul 16, 2008
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    midnitdragoon Notebook Consultant

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    there is no weight watchersspam there. log in attachment
     
    midnitdragoon, Jul 16, 2008
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    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Its in your log. lol.

    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.weightwatchers.com/index.aspx

    Get rid of everything that reminds you remotely of spam. Most notably URLs such as the one above. Things like that stand out the most. After you get rid of the obvious ones, myself or someone else will be happy to point out the not-so-obvious ones you should remove.
     
    Forte, Jul 16, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Please post the log here instead of putting it as an attachment.
     
    flipfire, Jul 17, 2008
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