[chadfree] Re[2]: [CHAD] Homepage Hi-jack

Here is the latest revision of my ongoing post, I have this saved as a
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I have not used SpywareBlaster or WinPatrol  ~ Mike
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Here is a list of program that we have found that work well to help remove
or prevent Hijacking.
The program descriptions come from the web sites, and is more detailed than
what we have provided here.
Mike one of the moderators

Ad-aware 
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Ad-aware Standard Edition is THE award winning, free*, multicomponent
detection and removal utility that consistently leads the industry in
safety, user satisfaction, support and reliability.
With its ability to comprehensively scan your memory, registry, hard,
removable and optical drives for known datamining, aggressive advertising,
and tracking components, Ad-aware will provide the user with the confidence
to surf the Internet knowing that their privacy will remain intact. Let
Ad-aware protect your privacy.
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Browser Parasite List
http://allentech.net/parasite/list.phtml
Below is a list of all browser parasites currently in our database. Click on
any parasite name to see the full information we have available. Please note
that filenames, registry keys and paths sometimes change faster than we can
keep up, so your system may vary from the information we present here.
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"Homepage Hijacking" a form of spyware.
http://tiemdesign.com/features/hijacking.htm
You have been surfing all over the web for hours and hours, you close your
browser and take a break. You come back to your PC a few hours later and
fire up your browser. 
Wait a minute! That isn't my home page! What happened to my home page? You
realize that your normal home page is no longer there and some new page is
there and pop-up ads start appearing from out of no where, even when your
browser is closed.
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HijackThis 1.97.6 
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155
HijackThis, a general homepage hijackers detector and remover. Initially
based on the article Hijacked!, but expanded with almost a dozen other
checks against hijacker tricks. It is continually updated to detect and
remove new hijacks. It does not target specific programs/URLs, just the
methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites. As a result, false
positives are imminent and unless you are sure what you're doing, you should
always consult with knowledgable folks (e.g. the forums) before deleting
anything. 
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Spybot - Search & Destroy
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds
from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common
anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your
Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser
crashes, or if your browser start page has changed without your knowing, you
most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be
infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently
tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that
will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no
harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer, too :)
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SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever
being installed. 
By setting a "kill bit" for spyware ActiveX controls, SpywareBlaster can
prevent the installation of any spyware ActiveX controls from a webpage. It
does this while not interfering with "friendly" ActiveX controls - so your
browser can work correctly and you can have peace of mind!
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StartPage Guard 2.2  mwn #705
http://www.securityconfig.com/software/cookie/startpage_guard_2.2.html
StartPage Guard (SPG) protects your PC from cyberscam, by detecting and
preventing any unauthorized changes to your internet browsers Start and
Search pages. It is also capable of removing automatically most of known
invaders. 

Malicious programs (viruses, trojans, backdoors, etc.) sometime change the
StartPage to gain the ground. 

Spywares use this way to invade users privacy by tracking destinations which
user visited, and collecting personal information. In some cases this
activity may be totally transparent to the user. But most often this is just
plain annoyance when start page is changed without asking users permission.
SPG effectively deals with all this problems, making surfing the 
net safer, more secure, and by reducing frustaration - more fun. 
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WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/
Supports Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT and XP
WinPatrol will sniff out Worms, Adware, Spyware, Cookies, Trojan horses and
other virus type, malicious, nasty programs that may attack your computer.
WinPatrol puts you back in control of your computer with no need for
constant updates.  
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Mac's Spyware page;
http://www.keyboardpower.com/spyware.htm

See my Spyware article from ABC here;
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v18/mike18.htm

Mike ~ one of the Moderators
It is a good day if I learned something new.
Editor MikesWhatsNews http://www.mwn.ca/ 
*********** MIKE's REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********

On 16/01/2004 at 11:55 PM Murray White wrote:

Mike can you add the info from Mac re Spyware Blaster and then add WinPatrol
info and create a FAQ regarding these, how to set each proggie up
and info re updating and running etc.

There are a couple of other proggies but I think the ones mentioned so far
are the best available.

MW




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