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Hi, my searches in Firefox using Google or yahoo are being hijacked and I keep getting redirected to somewhere where I do not want to be. I am using:
Windows Vista Home basic service pack one.
Firefox/3.0.11
Spyware Doctor 6.0.1.441 (Registered)
I downloaded and installed Spybot but it will not run. I uninstalled it and disabled my firewall and Spyware Doctor and reinstalled Spybot but it still would not run. When I click the Spybot search & destroy icon to start it I get a windows box come up that says:
Spybot-Search & Destroy has stopped working.
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.
Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.
I would be grateful for any help.
Cheers.
You could try this,to see if you can get Spybot running:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=294582&postcount=3
If you have further problems after running Spybot,you might want to ask for help in the malware removal forum.
The procedures are here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288
Malware removal:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
JPKochan
2009-07-19, 05:14
I am having the same problem using Windows XP. Google and windows explorer v7 are being hijacked, some website such as Spybot and Safer-Networking are blocked & Spybot won't load. I don't get any error messages. It happened all at at once when I had the misfortune to visit a bogus chinese website.
I'm sure it's malware, but I can't find it. Norton can't find it. This thing is driving me nuts !!! does anyone have any suggestions on how to find and delete this bug ??
Hi, my searches in Firefox using Google or yahoo are being hijacked and I keep getting redirected to somewhere where I do not want to be. I am using:
Windows Vista Home basic service pack one.
Firefox/3.0.11
Spyware Doctor 6.0.1.441 (Registered)
I downloaded and installed Spybot but it will not run. I uninstalled it and disabled my firewall and Spyware Doctor and reinstalled Spybot but it still would not run. When I click the Spybot search & destroy icon to start it I get a windows box come up that says:
Spybot-Search & Destroy has stopped working.
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.
Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.
I would be grateful for any help.
Cheers.
I am having a problem with Google and internet explorer v7 being hijacked, some websites such as Spybot and Safer-Networking are blocked & Spybot won't load. I don't get any error messages. It happened all at at once when I had the misfortune to visit a bogus chinese website.
I'm sure it's malware, but I can't find it. Norton can't find it. This thing is driving me nuts !!! does anyone have any suggestions on how to find and delete this bug ??
Hello JPKochan,
Please follow the instructions in this link to produce a HJT log: "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure BEFORE Requesting Assistance) (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288)
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where an analyst will advise you as soon as available.
If you cannot produce the log, start a new topic there anyway and describe the problem.
Best regards
Zenobia thanks for the links. Followed the instructions and got SS&D to load and scan. killed what needed killing and SS&D now loads from my desktop. My system is now clean and immunized thanks to efforts of the SS&D people. I will make a donation, worth every penny. You would not get this kind of support from software suppliers that cost you money. :thanks::bigthumb: