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MadGamer
05-09-2003, 20:10
Right, ive got a BIG prob with Internet Explorer 6. Now when i go to a web page it sometimes doesn't come up and i get in the address bar C:\WINDOWS\gloogrlggsg.htm#http://www.nicka.demon.co.uk/. And it says "Search The Web". Now it shouldn't do that, it should come up with Page Cannot Be Displayed. Anyone got any ideas on how to fix this problem?

Any help welcome.

WNA
Defiant
05-09-2003, 20:14
Hmm without more info it looks like something could have tried taking over your browser and its very easy. You dont even have to download anything these days just clicking on certain webpages can do it. I'd try giving Spybot a try
trentsteel
06-09-2003, 00:10
does same on mine too, but different site when i type in wrong address to site, sorry but bit ****ed rite now, sorry for the french :), site it goes to isnt on disk clean up program thing, so dont know how to get rid

any advice?
Ramrod
06-09-2003, 00:18
If something has tried to hijack your homepage,this (http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/iehome.htm) might help. It helped me!
anarion
06-09-2003, 00:22
spaeking of which a bit off topic but my outlook wont let me recieve email cos my antivirus is blocking the sobig.a comin thru any ideas...pm me if u want
MadGamer
06-09-2003, 09:41
Didn't know what to click on after i went to the link posted by Ramrod. Sorry.
Paul K
06-09-2003, 09:48
Originally posted by anarion
spaeking of which a bit off topic but my outlook wont let me recieve email cos my antivirus is blocking the sobig.a comin thru any ideas...pm me if u want
Anti-virus should only stop E-mails that are infected. Have you checked your mail account settings o make sure they are pointing to
pop.ntlworld.com
and
smtp.ntlworld.com

As for IE6 I would do as sugested and go here:
http://download.com.com/redir?pid=10194058&merid=104443&mfgid=104443&edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3000-2144-10194058&ontId=2144&ltype=dl_dlnow&lop=link&destUrl=%2F3001-2144-10194058.html and get Spybot. Install it and run it.
lynx2oo2
06-09-2003, 10:27
I had exactly the same problem and cured it wit ad-aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

good luck
XFS03
06-09-2003, 10:36
I also use Ad-aware after finding the XUPITER/SQWIRE spyware was redirecting my home page to the sqwire home page. Although I haven't tried it myself, I have heard reports that Spybot can delete wanted files as well as the spyware ones.

I'm not sure if spyware is the problem here though, as WNA is being redirected to his own hard drive & website.

C:\WINDOWS\gloogrlggsg.htm#http://www.nicka.demon.co.uk/

Strange.
Defiant
06-09-2003, 10:48
First its no good using antivirus software to sort these kinda problems out because ther not all class as virus's and so will not be detected second spybot is allot better then adaware I think you'll find
Mal
06-09-2003, 10:52
Originally posted by XFS03
Although I haven't tried it myself, I have heard reports that Spybot can delete wanted files as well as the spyware ones.

Spybot really didn't like the desktop icon for winamp 3 that I had.

EDIT: I've got both adaware & spybot, it seems what one misses the other finds & vice-versa. I've done scans with one, that was okay and then done a scan with the other and thats found something.
homealone
06-09-2003, 11:29
Originally posted by Mal
Spybot really didn't like the desktop icon for winamp 3 that I had.

EDIT: I've got both adaware & spybot, it seems what one misses the other finds & vice-versa. I've done scans with one, that was okay and then done a scan with the other and thats found something.

I use both spybot & adaware, as well, & agree with that.
Richard M
06-09-2003, 11:36
The perfect solution to that virus called IE can be downloaded from here (http://www.mozilla.org/). ;)
Lord Nikon
06-09-2003, 12:12
Roger... How can you say IE is a virus?

Virii are compact clean and efficient, do exactly what they are supposed to do, and are well supported by their creators... Therefore NO MS product is a virus!
Richard M
06-09-2003, 12:29
:rofl:
Defiant
06-09-2003, 13:10
Originally posted by Roger K
The perfect solution to that virus called IE can be downloaded from here (http://www.mozilla.org/). ;)

yea have two,three or four browsers installed
MadGamer
09-09-2003, 22:44
Done the easiest option and formatted my HDD. Well there was a lod of junk on my PC anywhay
Atomic22
18-09-2003, 19:06
easiest???? the easiest would have been to use a more superior browser like opera or netscape