Why is my home page being reset to MAKEMESEARCH? Is this spyware?

[edbermac]

My home page default for Windows 98 is msn.com - when I open a folder in My Documents it changes to makemesearch.com! Does anyone know of a way to fix this? Sent an email to MSN, but have no reply as of yet...

x( :mad:

:wtf: :argh:

:grr: :nuke:

:cry: :cry:

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Yes it is.....

Time to run spybot and ad aware.

[physioex]

2. Could be...

Easy fix though..Get Ad-Aware and Spybot...
Make it a regular habit to run these programs.
Keep the programs up to date as well.....

[HEFFA]

3. you betcha.

Try a free spyware blocker.

Spybot Search & Destroy will allow you to scan and kill spyware already on your machine.

Spyware Blaster will help defend against new stuff.

Both are free. Try a Google search to find them.

[physioex]

4. You can get it at cnet

www.cnet.com

www.download.com

[Chovexani]

8. They rock my socks!

Spybot + Spyware Blaster + Ad Aware + Mozilla = Happy, happy machine.

No quarter given for spyware, LOL.

[soothsayer]

5. dude, you've been hijacked!

It's awful, but you can work around it with the tools others suggested.

Also, try your HISTORY button to go to back to your REAL homepage, and reset it as your homepage.'

Then go to www.mozilla.org and download firefox and use it as your new browser.

[physioex]

6. Stay away from those girlie sites....

teheheheeheheh :evilgrin:

[edbermac]

9. Can't help going to the girlie sites, dude...

I'm doing very important research for my PhD...

:evilgrin:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. Also get...

SafeXP. It is a program that will shut down all the security holes that allow spyware to get in, like MSMSGR.EXE.

Quickly and easily.