Jul 21, 2004 #1 dkucera Programmer Joined Oct 18, 2002 Messages 6 Location CA I have a system , that opens up IE all on it's own. After about 20 mins you could have 10+ ei's open. Anyone have a clue to what's the cause. thanks
I have a system , that opens up IE all on it's own. After about 20 mins you could have 10+ ei's open. Anyone have a clue to what's the cause. thanks
Jul 21, 2004 #2 jbrackett MIS Joined Oct 23, 2002 Messages 127 Location US Could be any of a number of hijackers and/or spyware/adware combinations. Have you tried the standard fixes yet? (AdAware, Spybot S&D, etc.) Upvote 0 Downvote
Could be any of a number of hijackers and/or spyware/adware combinations. Have you tried the standard fixes yet? (AdAware, Spybot S&D, etc.)
Jul 21, 2004 #3 crisc IS-IT--Management Joined Nov 15, 2001 Messages 692 Location US What are the sites that it is opening? Upvote 0 Downvote
Jul 22, 2004 Thread starter #4 dkucera Programmer Joined Oct 18, 2002 Messages 6 Location CA So far I've tried Ad-Aware, S&D, CWShredder. After running all these and fixing a lot of stuff, the EI still keeps opening up new windows. Upvote 0 Downvote
So far I've tried Ad-Aware, S&D, CWShredder. After running all these and fixing a lot of stuff, the EI still keeps opening up new windows.
Jul 22, 2004 #5 byteofram IS-IT--Management Joined Jan 23, 2002 Messages 41 Location US Your problem might be due to the look2me spyware. Use the Kill2me program and see if that fixes it. Here's a link to get it. http://www.filesforfree.com/download/kill2me.php ---------- Computer TIPs - Columbus Computer Consultants http://www.comptips.com Upvote 0 Downvote
Your problem might be due to the look2me spyware. Use the Kill2me program and see if that fixes it. Here's a link to get it. http://www.filesforfree.com/download/kill2me.php ---------- Computer TIPs - Columbus Computer Consultants http://www.comptips.com
Jul 26, 2004 Thread starter #6 dkucera Programmer Joined Oct 18, 2002 Messages 6 Location CA ok I'll try that & let you know thanks Upvote 0 Downvote