Browser hijacked

abwsco

by securitycaution.com and also got SpywareStrike on the pc. I have run adaware, hijack this, ccleaner and still can't get rid of the damn thing. Any ideas. I've also tried resetting my home page through Internet Options but it keeps going back to securitycaution.com.

Adding that as it's my old pc I'm not too bothered but my daughters and husband are - lol

intel

Read my signature :beer:

abwsco

intel wrote:

Read my signature :beer:

Have already done all that but will try again and let you know how I get on. Everytime it seems to be gone it's back again

shown73

There is lots of good advice on this forum about just this problem. I had it over xmas, and I eventually got rid of it, or at least pushed it to one side, with EWIGO software. Check their website, I think it's https://www.ewigo.com, they should be able to help, otherwise trawl through this forum for a few days back, you will find several alternatives. I had it over xmas, and I know how frustrating it is, you could cheerfully wring these peoples necks. Good luck, persevere and you will get rid of it.

intel

http://www.ewido.net/en/

The real link...

pchelpman

Hi abwsco

abwsco wrote:

I have run ... hijack this ... and still can't get rid of the damn thing

Ewido is indeed your first stop for a fix for this but please clarify something for me.

What exactly did you do with HijackThis?

I ask only because HJT is a powerful little program that, if used wrongly, will end up totally trashing your PC.

spurs1234

All you have to do is run microsoft antispyware free download aff there site and thast will remove any thing nasty you could also try cws shredder .

tigermatt

abwsco wrote:

I have run ... hijack this ... and still can't get rid of the damn thing.

As pchelpman said, HiJack This is very powerful and you can't just "run" it like the other Ad-Aware then tick everything that appears as this would definately break your computer.

Run HiJack This again, but use the "Save Log" option. Save it to somewhere on your PC, then open the log, Highlight it all (ctrl + A) then Copy (Ctrl + C) then paste it into a post on here (Ctrl + V). Then we'll take a look and see what needs removing.

intel

spurs1234 wrote:

All you have to do is run microsoft antispyware free download aff there site and thast will remove any thing nasty you could also try cws shredder .

Will this get rid of Browser Hijacks?

tigermatt

intel wrote:

Will this get rid of Browser Hijacks?

Not sure, but I don't think so.

pchelpman

intel wrote:

Will this get rid of Browser Hijacks?

No is the short answer!