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My browser has been hijacked by Fast Browser Search through a tattoo application available on facebook. I have gone through the Remove Program in control panel as well as internet options default browser selection. I have done small amounts of research into this but I keep coming up on the solutions I have already listed. They do not work. Can you help. I am running MS Vista with IE7. Thank you
Since I don't know what solutions you've tried, I can't promise to fix your problem. However, here are some suggestions that are highly likely to work.
1. I'll bet you are using IE. Try installing and using the Mozilla browser, free from Mozilla.com, or Opera browser, free from Opera.com.
2. Or you could install Zone Alarm, available from Zonelabs.com. This is more than just a firewall. It also eradicates those unwanted browser plugins.
3. Or you could try a complete Internet security suite such Kapersky Internet Security, which offers a free 30 day trial at http://kapersky.com or F-Secure's Complete Internet security suite, which offers a free thirty day trial: https://store.f-secure.com/cgi-bin/dlreg/ml=EN?ID=FSISTB&desid=TRIAL. However, you have to uninstall you current antivirus program before trying one of these as antivirus programs conflict with each other can can crash your computer.
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| Comment | While I very, very much appreciate the effort I am diappointed because my initial query did indeed contain the solutions I tried and also indicated that I am indeed using IE7. I did not recieve a resolution at all. I already have Mozilla Firefox installed and I purchased PC Dr in an effort to remove the problem. I'm sorry Carolyn, I wish you had been able to assist me better. Please view my statements as constructive criticism and not a personal attack. Again, I do appreciate your time. | ||
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Answers by Expert:
Carolyn Meinel
Expertise
I cover Windows, Linux, TCP/IP and Ethernet security questions. I do not cover Mac, smart phones, or other networking issues.
Experience
Books by Carolyn Meinel: wrote a chapter for The Hacking of America book (see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567204600/happyhacker)
My article Code Red for the Web for Scientific American was reprinted in the book Best American Science Writing 2002 (see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060936509/happyhacker). My book The Happy Hacker: A Guide to Mostly Harmless Hacking is now in 4th edition with a Japanese edition (see http://happyhacker.org/hhbook/).
Organizations
IEEE, AAAS
Publications
See a list with some online links at http://cmeinel.com
Education/Credentials
MS, Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona
Took a course in computer forensics at the University of Texas at Austin/
Past/Present Clients
DARPA, SAIC, Palmer Labs
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