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Offline Rogue_Ambush

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« on: December 06, 2003, 10:58:02 AM »
I have a dumb issue but I can;t seem to figure it out...

I usually set all my PC's home pages to ...Well...
AMBUSHSITE .COM of course...

Anyway, every couple of initiations of Explorer, my home page changes to some search engine, I think it's called ZIPSEARCH?

I keep entering the ambushsite and reset the home page to current and it works a couple of times...

Any suggestions? I am a little new at XP in this area. I have not seen this before..
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2003, 01:34:26 PM »
Your homepage is being hijacked.  You have some of that nasty spyware on your system.  I'd suggest doing two things.

1.  Do a search on Ad Aware, download and install it.
2.  Use a virus scanner on your system as soon as you can.

This will wipe out quite a bit of the problems you are having.
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2003, 01:35:12 PM »
Do you have cable yet?  I'm feeling the need to frag you and Kenny sometime soon.
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2003, 03:43:28 PM »
No cable, just a little dish on the roof. Can't game online... Sorry

I will check the AD AWARE...
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2003, 04:43:56 PM »
Ya know the funniest thing here?

That is his 3rd or 4th ID!

As far as the problem...
You have installed an app that hijacked your browser and, most likely, your hosts file.

Adaware may help with that.  Also check http://www.spywareinfo.com.
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Zoë: Shepard, isn't the Bible kind of specific about killing?
Book: Very specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzy around the area of kneecaps.

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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2003, 03:17:17 PM »
DOH!  When you can't remember you ID then I guess you just make a new one....:lol:
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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2003, 07:32:36 PM »
Or you email the webmaster and he tells you. ;)
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Zoë: Shepard, isn't the Bible kind of specific about killing?
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2003, 08:36:32 PM »
Is that a good enough excuse for him to reload the OS?  Just wondering if old habits still exist.
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2003, 08:28:51 AM »
No Comment!
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Zoë: Shepard, isn't the Bible kind of specific about killing?
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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2003, 10:22:19 AM »
go to Download AdAware 6.0
Run The update on it
run AdAware
Then You Should be clean, I have to do this about every 2 weeks.
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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2003, 10:23:17 AM »
Ahh, Goto http://www.lavasoft.de
and follow the above
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2003, 11:47:54 AM »
I use AdAware and also a second one, Spybot S&D

One usually finds things the other didn't.  As a bonus, SpyBot S&D will patch you hosts file to defeat a lot of the pop-ups.
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2003, 04:05:01 PM »
or reload the OS....it's fun to do, and if you do it often enough you get to talk with someone at microsoft to activate it again...they might even have a sexy voice! :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol
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« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2003, 07:48:22 AM »
You mean they don't answer the phone for him "Oh Hi, it's you again"!
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« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2003, 03:15:49 PM »
It is bad when you know a freind of yours has a speed dial number to Microsoft and they via caller ID route him directly to the reload support helpdesk.  :lol
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« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2003, 06:36:16 PM »
Is that Wolvy, Boomslang, or Rogue?
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« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2003, 12:25:14 PM »
that would be me if i dident bypass the registration prosses
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« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2003, 03:43:50 PM »
Now THAT"S what I would post in the public forums!

:lol
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« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2003, 04:02:46 PM »
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Originally posted by Dragon Master
that would be me if i dident bypass the registration prosses
I shall repot you to microsuck now:D


hehe i dont have to activate my xp pro8/:rolling
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« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2003, 10:22:39 PM »
I have only reloaded XP 5 times this year. I think I am, doing good... Ummm it's the others I have reloaded allot. Like ME, and 98. I think I have reloaded in all maybe thirty times in 2003. Not a new record mind you, but a healthy maintenance of one...

By the way, I know know a couple of people at MS. Is that not normal? I think I now have my own hotline to them...

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« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2003, 10:25:30 PM »
By the way, I think ole SPADEY is about two weeks from being online. just an FYI. His post above was from work... He cheated!
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« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2003, 03:32:31 AM »
Ever thought about using Ghost once you have installed an acceptable image?
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« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2003, 11:21:18 AM »
thats what I do ! ! ! ! works like a charm. . .
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« Reply #23 on: December 19, 2003, 11:21:55 AM »
its about 10 times faster too....
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« Reply #24 on: December 20, 2003, 09:59:10 AM »
Ya know, that's a good question Rogue, how is it that you DON'T use ghost?
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