Hi, Since last week my computer has been automatically opening up IE and loading up pages such as: 1. cb.adprofile.net/HomeFinanceDirect/2/3693.html? 2. amaena.com/securityworm5/?aid=vm_ap_scwaskw_7&lid=secure 3. overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=staticpage&page_id=7580 etc... It's so annoying... Is this one of those IP based ad things (sorry don't know the technical term)!? And if so can anyone tell me how to get rid of it? Thanks
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It could be coolwebsearch, a damn nasty adware program that spybot and adaware don't fix (as far as I know.) CWShredder should fix it, if so. Trend's anti-spyware product is also very good (includes cwshredder), but you only get a 30 day trial with the download. I think you can do the online scans free unlimited, though.
may i ask whats the difference between spybot S & D and ad-aware? i have add aware installed at my pc. do i have to install spybot S & D?
Ad-Aware is limited i think and spybot is totally free. I cannot really comment about its usage since i have'nt used Ad-Aware.
You can also download a fully funtional trial version of Counterspy which is a powerfull application.
Thanks guys for all the suggestions! I'll try them out and see if the problem disappears... *EDIT: I hate people who make these stupid things... *