Web Start. org-A right pain how to get rid off.

[dx100uk]

wont help

 

 

you are running windows 7 so go run COMBOFIX from the bleepingcomputer site.

 

 

CCleaner wont do anything for a browser hi-jack waste of time

 

 

uninstall all anti virus software you have first

as that doesn't stop browser hi jacks either - its not a virus

its something you've allowed to be installed with a blot on part of the malware

you simply visited a site that had already been compromised and it run it via a script downloaded in the back ground

bey you are an administrator too with you log-in..

 

 

you should NEVER browse the internet on a login with admin permission

always have a separate ADMIN login on your PC

make everyone else a limited user.

 

 

when you are clean after combofix

 

 

then install https://www.360totalsecurity.com/

[labrat]

I'm a assuming the annoying man goes "well take a look at this"

[stu007]

I would also try HiJackThis (no it doesn't hijack you computer) a free program to detect rootkits, malware etc.

[dx100uk]

pretty useless to someone that doesn't understand what it tells them

doesn't clean anything.

which is why I always say use combofix

 

 

its realtime, uses everything there is in one neat script file program sownloading programs as it needs to fix what it finds

[hence the name combofix]

[determindator]

Maybe Russians masquerading as Essex boys:typing:

 

Hope you ge it sorted asap TO

[silverfox1961]

I use Windows Defender on Win10. Can I use 360 alongside or do I have to disable defender?

[dx100uk]

it sorts that out for you when you install it.

 

 

dx

[Tawnyowl]

I am following your advice,trying things.It is only a matter of time.

One more thing.

If i get hold of this geezer called Jason Taylor from The Brit Method you will be in a place that is very dark.

A dungeon in Lancaster Castle is coming to mind.

Or in the stocks.And i will supply free tomatoes to be thrown at him:lol:

But good advice coming from many quarters.

Hung drawn and quartered,where is that thought coming from.

[dx100uk]

does it do it on IE I bet not!!

 

 

you've just got a browser BHO hi-jack

if you were to flush that it would go away

[Tawnyowl]

Hi dx100uk

I just used combofix,seems to have sorted things out.

Quite interesting how it goes about things.

Did not take that long,about 12 minutes.

We shall see.

browser BHO hi-jack,who would have thought i was worth hijacking.

They are after my masterplan to make thousands as they are failing,i bet that is it.

Essex boys and the Russians are behind this,i have a feeling,always go with your feelings.

Thanks dx100uk.

[dx100uk]

now go create an new administrator account called admin

then log in as that user

and change every other user to limited log in. [not an administrator]

that way it cant happen again.

 

 

have you got your file explorer set to show hidden folders?

 

 

if so

look at your C:Drive

and find all folders that begin with $AVG or #AVG and delete them.

[Tawnyowl]

360 total security is now installed.

So Bouncers on every door.Windows and doors locked.Alarms set.Let us see them try that again.

Following the rest of the advice as i feel many will as time goes by.

Thanks.

Tawnyowl,over and out for now that is.

[stu007]

Also As you are using Chrome

 

1. Open your Browser and go to the to right of the webpage to the 3 vertical dots & click it and go to setting and click then go to about and click (this should open and automatically check and update chrome, make sure you are connected to the internet first) doing this checks and updates your Chrome to the latest version.

 

2. Open your Browser and go to the to right of the webpage to the 3 vertical dots & click and go to More Tool then over to Extensions & click. Now check your installed extensions for Brit Method and Delete

[Guest]

Essex boys and the Russians are behind this

Maybe Russians masquerading as Essex boys:typing:

 

no worries, the govt just announced more funding to tackle cyber attack!

 

tawny,

yeah, ccleaner is not an ad/malware scanner. its an all in one place file/junk check/deleter.

your pc shld be well protected now..good luck.

[Tawnyowl]

I am very pleased.

No hijackers have appeared so far.

I had never seen anything like it.You could be reading something interesting on here hit a link and up popped the Essex Boys with their Tales Of The Unexpected.And other dubious messages from strange looking ladies looking for a encounter which would do your blood pressure no good at all.

Even a Dating site or two.

Along with many other messages.

Glad they have now vanished due to the help given.

I thank you all.

Where did you learn all this,perhaps some of you are computer engineers or something like that.

[silverfox1961]

Where did you learn all this,perhaps some of you are computer engineers or something like that.

 

Google..... And DX

 

When I had this problem a few years back, the program attached itself to keywords and when I just moved my mouse over certain words, a pop up appeared. That took a while to find and remove!

[tobyjugg2]

Web start,org is a relatively straightforward browser hijack/redirect. but People will start to see more and more seemingly un-closable pop up screens.

The web address will say something like data:text/html;base64

 

The most common one currently is saying your browser has been locked do to 'illegal' access and you need to call 'microsoft' and pay to clean and unlock

 

Google

data:text/html;base64

The drop is included in the 'address'

 

The easy ones to deal with are ones that create a new window

Just cntl alt delete - start task manager - end task of new window

 

But they are getting better at it and starting them up in new or over-written tabs - much harder to get rid of without losing all your tabs (cntl -alt-delete, start task manager - end browser task then restart browser in safe mode without opening any old tabs)

[trebormoinet]

My advice is to completely wipe your machine, reinstall windows DO NOT install anything else to protect your computer other than windows defender, then use a host list which is a simple text file that contains lists of ten of thousands sites that spam your computer with adds and sites that deliver malware etc.

 

This has the effect of not only making your browser experience much cleaner with no advertisements, your browsing history will not be tracked, you will not be able to visit sites intentionally or unintentionally that wish to do harm, the host list simply redirects the request to a unresolvable local address.

 

The war against viruses is lost anyone can create a virus that is undetectable, thay is why all these so called anti virus products suffer from feature creep by that I mean adding extra features, because its main role to find and remove viruses is ineffective.

 

Better to prevent than cure.

http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

[trebormoinet]

Too late to edit but just to add you can use the host list regardless you decide to reinstall windows or not, my overall advice to anyone though is dump windows and try open source alternatives such as Ubuntu.

[Guest]

yeah, only one resident realtime on antivirus shld do (and a lightest one as poss, without all the bloat). as you say, they can only catch known viruses. which is ok as there are still lots of old viruses etc still floating around that can be quite bad. and the infected websites.

and, re the hosts. am still using the old version spybots hosts list.

[trebormoinet]

re the hosts. am still using the old version spybots hosts list.

The one in the link I posted is updated regularly not sure about spybot search and destroy from what I can remember I thought it just locked the host list rather than added entries but been a long time since used windows.

[Guest]

The one in the link I posted is updated regularly not sure about spybot search and destroy from what I can remember I thought it just locked the host list rather than added entries but been a long time since used windows.

it adds entries (reg updated), quite a few

[dx100uk]

does slow the pc dramatically though.

[Guest]

does slow the pc dramatically though.

not mine, i use the older version and without any realtime/teatimer. so its just the added host entries, its 'immunize' feature, and on demand scanning.

[Queens_king]

Get a good firewall.

 

Privatefirewall.

Zone Alarm

Comodo

 

Both Privatefirewall and Comodo have HIPs which Iis more secure. Be aware that Comodo will also try to install tier anti virus.

Privatefirewall is light on resources whilst the other two are a lot heavier.

 

I have used all three and fid the Privatefirewall the best