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Thread ID: 56344 2005-04-02 10:57:00 nav.startnow.com DrMD (7778) Press F1
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340779 2005-04-02 10:57:00 Something strange is happening in Internet Explorer: Sometimes when I click on a link, it starts clicking rapidly on the address bar (without me touching anything) and I can see the phrase above substituted at the beginning of the line in the address bar. It keeps directing me to a page that wants to sell me stuff. http://startnow.com/

I have run Spybot which has not made any difference.

Can I kill it?!

Any thoughts?
DrMD (7778)
340780 2005-04-02 11:14:00 Try running Spybot in safe mode (before you do that make sure Spybot has been updated).

If that still doesnt work, download AdAware and run that

Might also pay you to make sure your anti virus scanner is up to date, and then scan your system
Myth (110)
340781 2005-04-02 11:49:00 also have a look in add/remove in the control panel for anything that is not meant to be there. i just had a look at that site (with firefox of course) and it mentions something about a toolbar,perhaps you have that. remove it if its in the add/remove section of the control panel.

and to stop these annoying things from ever happening again, [www.getfirefox.com] get firefox [ :thumbs:
Prescott (11)
340782 2005-04-02 11:52:00 Welcome to PressF1. Just want to advise you that if you are using Windows Xp, give MS Antispyware Beta a try as well. Most the time it is better than Spybot S & D or maybe Adaware. Cheers :) Renmoo (66)
340783 2005-04-03 01:13:00 hhhmm i have seemed to have stuffed up my link for firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com) sorry about that :p Prescott (11)
340784 2005-04-03 01:24:00 MS Antispyware Beta a try as well. Most the time it is better than Spybot S & D or maybe Adaware Wash your mouth out young man!! :p

Something made by MS actually better than a third party product?????
I think this warrants investigation.... at a later date :D

Edit: bought by; not made by :cool:
Myth (110)
340785 2005-04-03 01:47:00 Sorry about the multiple posts, but I found this too late

Thanks to pcteks spyware search:

Remove Startnow Hyperbar etc (www3.ca.com)
Myth (110)
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