zarif, DocProcs suggestion is good for a general clean up but for spyware the best programs are Spybot Search and Destroy and Adaware, both of these are free.

thank u docproc and spaceman.
Just cleaning up the machine.
Will know if its cured soon and let u know.

zarif, if you have a specific problem let me know particularily if you have a hijack type problems where your browser is going to odd places, some of them need special treatment, there are forums and other tools available for info.

Yes spaceman -thats exactly whats keeps on happening.

Zarif in that case have a look here http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?

and stay off the sex sites in future :-)

Kayak,

LOL....:-)

kayak it was the trade2000 -charts site- with the flash quotes -i was fine until i hit the "flash quotes" button. i got a flash alright -thank god the Ym was off today.

Anyway everything is fine now except for one minor detail.
How do i disable autoentry on search bar on the HTTP:// on the browser and get rid off all the entries that are there from before.

thanking u all in advance fo all your kind help

zarif

zarif

i did warn you about that problem :-)


Mega...

mega - u r right but it was the "apple" in front of adam and eve syndrome. I resisted until today and it broke my vow.thank god there was no dow today or i would have been OWW. but must say the flash was WOW!!!!!!

rgds
zarif

zarif

rotflmao....tears are running down my chin i am laughing so much :-)

Mega...

u r right again -laughter is the best medicine -but u should have seen my face.

As they say "if u laugh the whole world laughs with you ,But if u cry u cry alone"

ps. do u know how i can get rid of autoentry on my address bar on IE.?

zarif

mega since u r laughing a joke for you......


What you get for $5

Bill Clinton is out jogging around in some of the seedier areas of Washington, D.C. He notices a good looking prostitute. She sees him and calls out:
Fifty dollars! He is tempted, but the price is a little high.

So he calls back: Five!

She is disappointed and turns away and Bill continues his jog.

A few days later, he finds himself jogging in the same area and as luck would have it, the prostitute is still there. But she will not come down on her price.
Fifty! she shouts and Bill answers her:
Five! Still no sale.

About a week later, Hillary has decided that she wants to get into shape so she demands to go jogging with Bill. They get to the seedy part of town and the same prostitute is still there.

She eyes Bill and Hillary together and yells: See what you get for five dollars!

i guess Kayak is the man,sorry should not laugh at problems like that but i did find it funny the way you said it:-)

Mega...

zarif

what do you mean auto entry it keeps going to the naughty website instead of your home page is that what you are on about ????

Mega...

no not getting that anymore -thank god.
Just thought would delete all entries that are in the address bar at the top on IE and disable autoentry so as to give it a spring clean as it were.

zarif: Tools/Internet options/Clear History. That will remove them, not sure you can disable auto-entry as you call it, but try Tools/Internet options/Content/Auto Complete and untick Web Addresses.

Hi All, there are some really bad hijacks arround at the moment coolsearch is one of them, they dont just come from sex sites either. The forum I posted above has a lot of info on dealing with them but some are very very difficult to get rid of.

many thanks everybody -more cleaner than the local launderette.And i have taken my celibacy vows not to hit the Flash quotes button and go for pope next year.

tks
zarif

I have a Toshiba laptop and the hard disk is starting to fail (again).

Does anyone know if I have to fit a Tosh replacement or will any 2.5" drive work?

If they are all standard what is the most reliable make these days?