Originally posted by exciterIt's probably a wrong address. Most likely this particular search page was put in your browser by another site, a program, or your ISP. Solution: use Mozilla Firefox, you only get a message: "Site could not be found". Very clean.
for some reason when I now type in a web address up pops something called NCM seach ... http://195.225.176.14/query/
anybody know how to get rid of it as I have tried various options unders the internet explorer tools ...
help!!
Originally posted by exciterany web address? or just wrong ones...😛
for some reason when I now type in a web address up pops something called NCM seach ... http://195.225.176.14/query/
anybody know how to get rid of it as I have tried various options unders the internet explorer tools ...
help!!
also-you two were born only one day apart! (in rhp terms, that is...)
Originally posted by exciterTry scanning your system for spyware and/or malware. I recommend Ad-Aware:
for some reason when I now type in a web address up pops something called NCM seach ... http://195.225.176.14/query/
anybody know how to get rid of it as I have tried various options unders the internet explorer tools ...
help!!
www.lavasoft.nu
Here is the TinyURL-version of the www.download.com page that the above-mentioned URL will eventually lead you to:
tinyurl.com/yu6cm
Install the free version and update the reference files before scanning.
-Ray.
Originally posted by rgoudieIf you use Adware, do you need spybot??
Try scanning your system for spyware and/or malware. I recommend Ad-Aware:
www.lavasoft.nu
Here is the TinyURL-version of the www.download.com page that the above-mentioned URL will eventually lead you to:
tinyurl.com/yu6cm
Install the free version and update the reference files [b]before scanning.
-Ray.
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Regardless, I think this is going to clean up the problem!
P-
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Originally posted by PhlabibitAd-Aware kicks Spybot's butt! I say this from personal experience. I once had Spybot installed on account of positive comments that I saw on the Internet.
If you use Adware, do you need spybot??
Regardless, I think this is going to clean up the problem!
P-
While using Internet Explorer (another piece of software that I no longer use), I noticed that my home page was hijacked, and I suddenly had some toolbar on IE.
I scanned my computer with Spybot and it found nothing! This was obviously a false report. I removed Spybot and installed Ad-Aware, making sure to update it before scanning. Ad-Aware found a bunch of junk on my computer. After having Ad-Aware remove the junk, my IE was back to normal.
I now use Netscape as my browser and recommend it or Mozilla to all you IE users.
-Ray.
thanks for everyones quick response ... I eventually loaded "spy sweeper" and it found tons of stuff that it removed and everything was then OK ... however today ( and I have rerun spy sweeper ) if I type web address again it takes me thru the 195.225.176.14 MSN search engine !!??
Originally posted by exciterDo a search on the web for hosts file. It sounds to me like your host file had an entry to that site added by a website that you should have avoided. If that is not it your browser could have been hijacked or an "evil" BHO was installed. Spybot Search and Destroy can check all of that. Want a bit of advice? Use a browser other than IE or one of it's shells otherwise use IE if you must but disable ActiveX (better name is HacktivX) and learn from the web how to secure IE properly.
thanks for everyones quick response ... I eventually loaded "spy sweeper" and it found tons of stuff that it removed and everything was then OK ... however today ( and I have rerun spy sweeper ) if I type web address again it takes me thru the 195.225.176.14 MSN search engine !!??
Feivel who uses FireFox and Opera
Originally posted by exciterYou want to tell us what browser your using or would you prefer we guess?
ok now seem to have the problem that if for example I type www.bbc.co.uk a window simply appears to say the web site can not be found but if I type http:\\www.bbc.co.uk it works !!!! ?
Feivel
Originally posted by rgoudieThe problem with Netscape is that a lot of Java-scripts don't run on it.
Ad-Aware kicks Spybot's butt! I say this from personal experience. I once had Spybot installed on account of positive comments that I saw on the Internet.
While using Internet Explorer (another piece of software that I no longer use), I noticed that my home page was hijacked, and I suddenly had some toolbar on IE.
I scanned my computer with Spybot a ...[text shortened]...
I now use Netscape as my browser and recommend it or Mozilla to all you IE users.
-Ray.