Every time I type in a wrong URL, my browser goes to searchathand.com instead of a blank page. It happens in internet explorer as well as firefox. Spybot and Ad-aware can't find anything. Any sugestions?
searchathand.com problems
Every time I type in a wrong URL, my browser goes to searchathand.com instead of a blank page. It happens in internet explorer as well as firefox. Spybot and Ad-aware can't find anything. Any sugestions?
Re: searchathand.com problems
Is it so baad ?!
"Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much."
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
Re: searchathand.com problems
No, but I don't like things on my PC that I did not put there.
Re: searchathand.com problems
Ensure you're logged in as an administrator.
Check the following location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
If you can't access this folder, go to tools -> folder options -> view, show hidden files and folders, and ok it.
Inside the folder are a few files, the file you need to check is "HOSTS". Open this file with notepad.
The file should contain some information, in the form of comments, and the following line of code:
If it contains any other IP addresses and hostnames, delete them all.Code:127.0.0.1 localhost
If the HOSTS file was clean, then download and install Spybot S&D from here: http://www.safer-networking.org/
Run a full system scan and fix the errors it tells you to fix.
If the problem is still there after this, download HijackThis from here: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php
Make a folder in the root of your system partition (i.e. C:\hijackthis) and extract the zip file to this location. Create a shortcut from the hijackthis.exe to your desktop and run it. Do scan and save a log file. Do nothing else!. Next post up the contents of the log file here.
“The majestic equality of the laws prohibits the rich and the poor alike from sleeping under bridges, begging in the streets and stealing bread.” - Anatole France
"The law is like a spider’s web. The small are caught, and the great tear it up.” - Anacharsis
Re: searchathand.com problems
A program called Hijackthis is great for seeing if anything has been changed on your PC that perhaps shouldn't be there. Unfortunately you need to be careful you don't 'fix' things that don't need fixing, but a Google search for anything you find suspicious is usually the best thing to do before making any kind of change. There's always some other poor sod who has had the same problem.
Actually a Google search on your problem reveals a forum post, with a link to how to solve your problem.
http://www.freesecuritytools.com/fre...nd-removal.htm
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Re: searchathand.com problems
Thanks guys, the link that professorspatula found work for me. Just to let every one know, Spybot S&D does not get rid of this, I have it and tried a few times. Thanks for the help guys.
Re: searchathand.com problems
It's amazing that such a simple exploit can be gotten away with. How on earth does the OS allow it to be modified.
“The majestic equality of the laws prohibits the rich and the poor alike from sleeping under bridges, begging in the streets and stealing bread.” - Anatole France
"The law is like a spider’s web. The small are caught, and the great tear it up.” - Anacharsis
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