Stupid Computer Problem
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[Nov 17,2003 8:31am - Beakey ""]
No matter what search engine I try to go to (Google, Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista) my computer brings up royalsearch.net
Anyone ever get something like this before?
Rev?
Maybe even...ugh...fine...Rusted Angel?
[Nov 17,2003 8:35am - succubus ""]
hmmm sounds like some spyware crap self installed itself...i had a simliar problem months ago...
i think you should go to www.download.com and install "Ad-Aware"
then run the program...it will detect spyware and remove it...
it's a great program to run every once in a while on your PC in any case...
i'm trying to remember...if you need to do soemthing else..
[Nov 17,2003 8:36am - Joe/NotCommon ""]
succubus said:hmmm sounds like some spyware crap self installed itself...i had a simliar problem months ago...
i think you should go to www.download.com and install "Ad-Aware"
then run the program...it will detect spyware and remove it...
it's a great program to run every once in a while on your PC in any case...
i'm trying to remember...if you need to do soemthing else..
afte running ad aware, do the windows update thing from microsoft
[Nov 17,2003 8:37am - Beakey ""]
Thanks, Carina and Joe!
[Nov 17,2003 8:38am - Joe/NotCommon ""]
Beakey said:Thanks, Carina and Joe!
i only you are suppose to run the windows update because someone else told me that.
his name was pepe, and he enjoyed being spanked.
[Nov 17,2003 8:39am - baneofexistence ""]
IT MAY BE A L:shocked::shocked:SE NUT BEHIND THE KEYB:shocked:ARD
[Nov 17,2003 8:43am - the_reverend ""]
also, go to tools->internet options and see what your start page is.
though, in this case.. it's a virus..
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.bootconf.html
VBS.Bootconf is a Trojan Horse that modifies the TCP/IP settings to point to a different address. It also changes the Internet Explorer home page and search page to connect to www.royalsearch.net.
VBS.Bootconf is written in Visual Basic Script.
I'm guessing it re-writes your hostname file
c:\windows\system32\hosts or hotsname something like that.
[Nov 17,2003 8:48am - Beakey ""]
Aaron, can you re-word that in Beakey-talk?
[Nov 17,2003 8:51am - the_reverend ""]
you clicked on something you shouldn't.
it was most-likely attached to an e-mail.
run norton anti-virus.
[Nov 17,2003 8:54am - Beakey ""]
I already ran Norton Anti-Virus and it referred me to you.
Thank you though.
Goddamn these computers.
[Nov 17,2003 9:58am - the_reverend ""]
run ad-aware too
and then click on that link above and follow the steps listed
[Nov 17,2003 10:02am - Beakey ""]
Thanks again. I'll do that once I go home.
You're awesome. Carina is such a lucky girl. I'm so jealous.
[Nov 17,2003 10:23am - succubus ""]
heh
yeah he's special..that's why I put on a concert for him and do the things i do
<3
[Nov 17,2003 10:24pm - Beakey ""]
I followed those instructions, Rev, three times (to the T) but it's still there. I guess it's a new virus so there's probably a few unknown details about it. Oh well.
If you hear anything, let me know.
[Nov 17,2003 10:45pm - succubus ""]
hmmm see i remember a similar thing....it didn't work at first...and i was getting soo pissed....and in the end i did something else..that did it....
do you use IE?
aaron what if he installs a different version of ie?
[Nov 17,2003 10:50pm - Joe/NotCommon ""]
now you need Mike from Bane of Existence
he is the only one who can help you
[Nov 17,2003 10:54pm - Beakey ""]
Yeah, I use IE.
[Nov 19,2003 11:35pm - Virus-Free Beakey ""]
I finally got rid of that fucking virus I had so everybody on this board can go back to their normal lives again.
But, seriously, thanks Aaron, Carina, and Joe.
[Nov 19,2003 11:45pm - succubus ""]
yay the virus is gone!!! wooooooooo
[Nov 20,2003 1:49am - phantos ""]
Beakey, you should of just done this:
http://www.singsingsing.com/has2/macplustopple.rm
that will fix it every time.