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s0ft
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Posted : Jun 27, 2004 20:08
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Im running Windows XP Media Center. Maybe this isnt the best forum to ask at, but ill give it a try. Im out of ideas. I can home today and saw about 50 popups and multiple icons on my desktop that I didnt put there. Also, the background is no longer my desktop, it was changed to a webpage (with a very graphic image, i can tell its a webpage because i can right-click and view the source). I found the file and deleted it, but the webpage on my desktop changed to a blank white page. I went background hunting and found an image i liked and tried to set it as the background. IT WONT CHANGE. I dug through the settings to try and fix it, but I cant find anything that would change it back to a regular desktop. Im pretty sure i got all the spyware and adware off (i even had to go through and delete some by hand).
alright... heres the question...
how the hell do i change it back??? |
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Pavel
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Posted : Jun 27, 2004 20:45
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I would advice to look for Internet Security software by Symantec, it helped me with my problems that were pretty similar to yours.
Give it a try.
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s0ft
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Posted : Jun 27, 2004 20:49
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from what i can tell, that internet security software only keeps this kind of thing from happening again, it doesnt fix my current problem. can you preach for it Pavel? |
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tHuJoN
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Posted : Jun 27, 2004 22:01
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Pavel
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Posted : Jun 27, 2004 23:07
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On 2004-06-27 20:49, s0ft wrote:
from what i can tell, that internet security software only keeps this kind of thing from happening again, it doesnt fix my current problem. can you preach for it Pavel?
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It also monitors any kind of outbound connection from your PC. You can easily see what file making this form of communication and you could try to delete it from your computer. And yes it's a good preventive tool as well. I had the same kind of problem once and i managed to solve it with another software, called Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/application?namespace=zls_catalog&origin=global.jsp&event=link1.skuList&&zl_catalog_view_id=201&lid=nav_db
But from what i've seen, the Symantec software is more powerful and handy in many sorts of net attacks.
Try them both and tell me if it helps.
Good Luck
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s0ft
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 01:27
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tHuJoN:
Trust me, that was the first thing I did. For a free application, its awsome. Thanks!
Pavel:
I'll try the Zone Alarm now (cant beat the price). Thanks for the suggestions. I'll get back and tell you how things go. I pray to god i dont have to format.
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Pavel
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 06:40
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You don't have to buy anything yet, there are shareware versions of both programs i think. Zone Alarm for sure and Internet Security as well i think.
Don't give up yet, don't format we'll solve it.
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zooter
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 07:07
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EYB
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 07:18
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I had a lot of problems with the Zone Alarm firewall.
Since it is v5.x it didn't support, or have programming errors with p2p routines. My pc and connection hanged off always after 8-12 min using Zone Alarm.
But there is another free good firewall called Outpost firewall. Try this instead of Zone Alarm if you get problems with it.
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/
Look for the free version.
To remove the webpage in the background right click on desktop, go to desktop panel and set
another background.
Another good tool to prevent probs like that is
Spybot - Search and Destroy - http://www.spybot.info/
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s0ft
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 08:03
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On 2004-06-28 07:18, EYB wrote:
To remove the webpage in the background right click on desktop, go to desktop panel and set
another background.
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actually, i tried that. its just like right clicking on a webpage. i dont get the "desktop panel" option. I get the "view source", "properties", and "encoding" options. also, a few others. "properties" just tells me about the webpage, where the file is located, what type of document it is, etc. i started looking through my control panel and different settings and couldnt find anything to change it back to a normal desktop setting. |
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Input
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 10:45
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hey s0ft,
1st download "Spybot" and "HiJackThis" and scan your computer,
make sure you are not viewing your wallpaper as web page- right click on empty space in your desktop then properties goto web tab and check out the option "view wallpaper as web page"
also check your registry for unknown objects at the following keys,
HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentversionRun
HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentversionRun
at the end make sure you're deleting all your temporary internet files and all the unnecessary objects under "View Objects" at the internet explorer properties screen
then if you still got some energy run spybot and hijackthis again and restart your computer,
Peace and good luck,
Space is the place
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medir
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 12:24
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if u can afford it, best is hardware-firewall...
experiment !
make it your motto day and night.
experiment,
and it will lead you to the light.
the apple on the top of the tree
is never too high to achieve,
so take an example from eve...
experiment ! |
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EYB
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 13:07
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I get the "view source", "properties", and "encoding" options. also, a few others. "properties" just tells me about the webpage
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You can also open desktop properties in the the system options folder, you find it in the start menu-options (i have german version there is called 'Einstellungen') - system.
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 15:42
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s0ft
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Posted : Jul 1, 2004 06:10
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i'd like to thank everyone. as far as i can tell, everything is fine now! im so happy i didnt have to bomb my hard drive to hell. thanks for all of your suggestions, its a mix of them all that saved me.
 thank you all! |
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