Any one got the unfortunate experience of dealing with browser
hi-jacking on Internet Explorer by spydeleter? If so how did you
remove the problem? Is there a free download spyware for IE specifically?
as my AOL spyware doesn't seem to be getting rid of it.
Already downloaded from spy warrior and it's not going away....
(thanks..)

chocolat - 09 Aug'04 - 20:17 - 13 of 18

I've found a way of riding myself of the immediate menace by running MSCONFIG and finding msbb in the "hidden" startup and knocking it out.

Spybot on its own simply does not eliminate the hijack - since when I've tried numerous others (at least I've been forced to learn about my pc, even if I do want to kick it) but I shall certainly follow your suggestions, gavdfc and Scrip - thanks - before my pc gravitates to its final death throes.

I use the free version of Zone Alarm from zonelabs as part of my computer protection:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

As scrip says, msconfig is a useful tool to use. (run from the start menu) I unchecked several programs that didn't need to be loaded at startup, amazing how much quicker it boots up.

Also a useful place to go is 'Start' 'programs' 'accesories' 'system tools'.
eg. If you click on 'tools' from 'system information' from the drop down menu there is a registry checker available, amongst other things.

Hope some may find this useful.

sorry to bring bad news guys...I have used all this lot mentioned and the best ones get rid of it for a while then a few hours of use later it reapears because it has been hiding in the registry....even microsoft had an update which was the same ( thought they would have sorted it after all this time as its been around since spring)...I guess all thats left is a rebuild...good luck

try zone alert. its a pain at first but it seems to work

Just a word of warning. I loaded Spybot after a link from Crocs site. I then loaded a program from the Spybot site that was supposed to block spyware, can't remember it's name. I kept getting hit by Trojans in the registry, by elimination I limited my troubles to either Spybot or the other program. When I removed both programs my problems ceased.

There are a couple of Spyware detection systems that are fakes and do nothing but collect your details for other spyware systems.