OT Crazy Internet explorer

Suicide Junkie · #1 April 2nd, 2003, 05:40 PM

I reccommend visiting http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ for a copy of Ad-aware. It'll root out poison cookies, gator, and a host of other evil internet items.

You can permanently avoid redownloading gator by using a "hosts" file in your "c:\windows" folder to block it.
Basically, you have your computer redirect any request for "gator.com" to some invalid IP (such as your own PC). Thus, as far as your PC is concerned that whole evil site dosen't exist.

I have posted a copy of mine on http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/Miscellaneous
in case you want to try it.
Note: If you find you can't get somewhere you really want to go, check to see if its in that file. Remove the entry and save to restore access.
Just don't bother telling me about it cause chances are its not an appropriate site for people to visit

Narrew · #2 April 3rd, 2003, 05:33 AM

What Thermodyne and Suicide Junkie said. If it was just one one web site that was bumping you, they may have been hacked and re directed.

But I would add to what the others have mentioned is that you set up a User Account for your roomie, XP is good for that (with Win 98 you could just cancel the log in and still get local access, but XP or Win 2K you can lock it down) and you can restrict his ability to modify your machine.

Instar · #3 April 3rd, 2003, 06:11 AM

My roommate does have his own user profile, but sometimes I think he may get on mine when I do not log out (I usually do not log out when I go to class...)
I found two activeX objects that had crazy names. Got rid of both. Also, the SC4 autopatcher is still there... I may end up deleting that, if the problem continues.
Oh yeah, my account is the admin, and his has no access to anything (cant install, or whatever). He whined about it but Im not changing my opinion about it)

[ April 03, 2003, 04:13: Message edited by: Instar ]

Narrew · #4 April 3rd, 2003, 06:33 AM

well, it looks like your on top of the user account, now we need to get you to log out when you leave

I am sure a few more times of junk on your machine will fix that. I know I would bust a blood vessel if someone messed up my comp, but I am an ole "stick in the mud".

Good luck