shenreed
2006-05-05, 21:08
Hi,
I need answers. Last night, '06 May 4, after some research I decided to give Spybot a try as I wasn't happy with Nortons or Spyware Doctors performance of late and I wanted a back up or third opinion. I downloaded Spybot from this site to my desktop, did a Norton scan just to be safe then I closed all windows and started the install that went smooth.
I did a system scan with Spybot and found 47 infections and other cookie related "stuff" that was deleted. I noticed my computer was running faster and I though WOW! what a great program. BUT, then all hell broke lose when I went to log on to the net and firefox wouldn't load, I tried Opera, there was a flash of Google and then blank. Next I tried IE and the same, none of the home pages opened and when I tried another bookmark, ditto, same blank stare from my monitor. Well you should have heard me then.
I wouldn't go into the details of how I fixed it but what I found was a "Trojan Win 32 Start Page.ar." that was hijacking my home and search pages. My question is how and why did I get infected when I downloaded your program from your site? I don't feel that Spybot is one of those programs that have a hidden agenda so I would like to try your program again but I need answers before I do.
John
I need answers. Last night, '06 May 4, after some research I decided to give Spybot a try as I wasn't happy with Nortons or Spyware Doctors performance of late and I wanted a back up or third opinion. I downloaded Spybot from this site to my desktop, did a Norton scan just to be safe then I closed all windows and started the install that went smooth.
I did a system scan with Spybot and found 47 infections and other cookie related "stuff" that was deleted. I noticed my computer was running faster and I though WOW! what a great program. BUT, then all hell broke lose when I went to log on to the net and firefox wouldn't load, I tried Opera, there was a flash of Google and then blank. Next I tried IE and the same, none of the home pages opened and when I tried another bookmark, ditto, same blank stare from my monitor. Well you should have heard me then.
I wouldn't go into the details of how I fixed it but what I found was a "Trojan Win 32 Start Page.ar." that was hijacking my home and search pages. My question is how and why did I get infected when I downloaded your program from your site? I don't feel that Spybot is one of those programs that have a hidden agenda so I would like to try your program again but I need answers before I do.
John