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| Thread ID: 42374 | 2004-02-09 08:30:00 | Internet Address Bar | Scottie (837) | Press F1 |
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| 213985 | 2004-02-09 08:30:00 | Hi there, just wanting to pick your brains. I have not long just built a new computer and am running Windows XP. The internet browser that I user is IE 6. In the address bar whenever i type a web address such as www.pressf1.co.nz. If i go back tomorrow and click on the drop down box to go to a recently visited website it comes up with prolivation.com Just wondering if anyone has come across this problem and can advise me on how to fix this. Your help would be appreciated. Cheers. |
Scottie (837) | ||
| 213986 | 2004-02-09 08:38:00 | I copied all this off another site,the last line should have been fiest imo so i shall put it there. For automatic removal of this hijacker, download and install SpyBot Search and Destroy What is Prolivation.com? Prolivation.com takes over your ability to view webpages by attaching the URL prolivation.com/cgi-bin/r.cgi? in front of any web page you try to visit. In essence, this destroys the ability to view web pages since currently the domain prolivation.com is actively registered but dormant. The script itself allows the site to monitor visited URLs and/or redirect the requests, add popups, etc. Adult sites may be substituted for the requested site. How does Prolivation.com hijack my homepage? The hijacker edits the registry as well as editing the file to reset the home and search pages for Internet Explorer. Because of these changes to your system the hijacker program is difficult to remove. How to I Remove Prolivation.com? Follow these instructions to manually remove the prolivation.com hijacker from your system. * Click on Start, Run * Type in REGEDIT and press Enter * In the left column, click the plus signs (+) next the the following items o HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE o SOFTWARE o MICROSOFT o WINDOWS o CURRENTVERSION o URL * Click on the Default Prefix folder * In the Right Pane, double-click on (DEFAULT) in the name column, and change the value to http:// and click OK * Now in the Left Pane, click on Prefixes * In the Right Pane, double-click on FTP in the name column and change the value to ftp:// and click OK * Double-click on GOPHER in the name column and change the value to gopher:// and click OK * Double-click on HOME in the name column and change the value to http:// and click OK * Double-click on MOSAIC in the name column and change the value to http:// and click OK * Double-click on WWW in the name column and change the value to http:// and click OK * Close REGEDIT Because this hijacker may change the default home and search page URLs, its also wise to check the following file for changes. * Open My Computer, and click on Tools * Click on Folder Options * Click on the View tab * Make sure "Show Hidden Files and Folders" is dotted and "Hide extensions for known file types" is unchecked * Click on Ok * Double-click on Drive C in My Computer * Double-click on Windows * Double-click on the INF folder * Right-click on IERESET.INF, and OPEN WITH Notepad.exe * Find the [Strings] and make sure it does not contain "prolivation.com" If it is set to "prolivation.com" change the start_page_url and search_page_url values. For IE 6, this would be: START_PAGE_URL="www.microsoft.com SEARCH_PAGE_URL="www.microsoft.com * Save the file For automatic removal of this hijacker, download and install SpyBot Search and Destroy |
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| 213987 | 2004-02-11 01:41:00 | no,no need to thank me,i look up other peoples problems and provide information and solutions just for the fame.... | metla (154) | ||
| 213988 | 2004-02-11 01:45:00 | Pregnacy hormones kicking in Metla???? :p maybe you need a rest, :D beetle |
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