adware redirecting homepage

uch · 02-07-2003 9:08pm #1

Here's the story,
I have a freind of mine's pc and everytime it reboots it changes his homepage to this:- http://www.coolwwwsearch.com/z/b/x1.cgi?101 , then redirects him to a target website
I have checked in the registry and it is changing it in several locations, I have scanned his c with ad-ware and spybot but they don't pick up anything, I've scanned with McAfee's latest dat files but still nothing, I cannot seem to find where it is excecuting from, ( tried HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run , but still nothing obvious.
Any help would be appreciated as it's wrecking my head now and I'm pretty close to format and re-install

tman · 02-07-2003 9:17pm

have you updated spybot & adaware with the latest definitions?

uch · 02-07-2003 9:20pm

not sure of Version no's but I only Downloaded them about two weeks ago.

BigEejit · 02-07-2003 9:53pm

The adaware version I downloaded last night came with a quite old definition ... do an update, it may help

tman · 02-07-2003 11:44pm

that's prolly your problem then...
in spybot click on the online tab & then go to update...
in adaware just click on the 'check for updates now' button.

uch · 03-07-2003 6:52am

Thank Lads I'll try that and see how I get on.

Saruman · 03-07-2003 8:32am

What os is it? If its 98,Me or XP just use msconfig and untick all the crap that starts up.

uch · 03-07-2003 8:34am

Nah i'ts 200 pro

adware redirecting homepage

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