- Why is my home page getting redirected?
- Posted by Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c on January 5th, 2006
I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my homepage, google.com, it
goes to a website called securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that
my computer is infected with spyware. How do I shake this?
Thanks
- Posted by Joel on January 5th, 2006
Reformat.
"Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
securitycaution.c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
> click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my homepage, google.com,
> it
> goes to a website called securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me
> that
> my computer is infected with spyware. How do I shake this?
>
> Thanks
- Posted by Rob on January 5th, 2006
You've been hijacked!!
Lol.
It happened to a user of mine.
The hijacjker inserted a new local host file that aliased the users
home page dns to his site.
It was hard as hell to remove the bugger completely.
Good Luck
- Posted by Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE on January 5th, 2006
"Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
securitycaution.c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it.
> Everytime I click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my
> homepage, google.com, it goes to a website called
> securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that my computer is
> infected with spyware. How do I shake this?
>
> Thanks
You are infected with malware.
Malware Removal:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
- Posted by R. McCarty on January 5th, 2006
Speaking of "Baddies", I've recently noticed the use of the term
"Grayware". Not sure exactly what the threat is - Anyone familiar
with Grayware ?
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
> securitycaution.c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0CE9082B-ED64-400A-BA95-B92B29E1475C@microsoft.com
>> I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
>> click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my
>> homepage, google.com, it goes to a website called
>> securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that my computer is
>> infected with spyware. How do I shake this? Thanks
>
> You are infected with malware.
> Malware Removal:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
>
- Posted by Gary on January 5th, 2006
"Grayware".
We use to call it Hardware, Software, Wetware. Wetware being the stuff
between you ears. I guess its been changed to Grayware.
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Speaking of "Baddies", I've recently noticed the use of the term
> "Grayware". Not sure exactly what the threat is - Anyone familiar
> with Grayware ?
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OftHhzkEGHA.3024@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> "Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
>> securitycaution.c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0CE9082B-ED64-400A-BA95-B92B29E1475C@microsoft.com
>>> I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime
>>> I click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my
>>> homepage, google.com, it goes to a website called
>>> securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that my computer is
>>> infected with spyware. How do I shake this? Thanks
>>
>> You are infected with malware.
>> Malware Removal:
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
>> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>
>
- Posted by Rock on January 5th, 2006
Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c wrote:
> I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime I
> click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my homepage, google.com, it
> goes to a website called securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me that
> my computer is infected with spyware. How do I shake this?
>
> Thanks
THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm
--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on January 6th, 2006
That was not helpful at all!
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:uocN0tkEGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Joel <joel@invalide.aol.com> hunted and pecked:
> Reformat.
>
> "Homepage Redirected to securitycaution.c" <Homepage Redirected to
> securitycaution.c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0CE9082B-ED64-400A-BA95-B92B29E1475C@microsoft.com...
>> I think I have a virus but I don't know how to get rid of it. Everytime
>> I click on Internet Explorer, instead of going to my homepage,
>> google.com, it
>> goes to a website called securitycaution.com. On this page, it tells me
>> that
>> my computer is infected with spyware. How do I shake this?
>>
>> Thanks
