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An Unknown Application Is Trying To Change Your Default Search Engine

Started by Klydethemonkey , Jan 04 2008 04:34 AM

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#1 Klydethemonkey

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Posted 04 January 2008 - 04:34 AM

On my girl friends computer every time internet explorer is opened a pop up saying an unknown application is trying to change your default search engine comes up and when you pick the option of keep my original search engine it just keeps popping up! Can anyone please help me to remove this annoying thing?

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#2 frankp316

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Posted 04 January 2008 - 06:53 AM

It looks like you may be infected with spyware. Have you run an anti spyware program?

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#3 quietman7

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Posted 04 January 2008 - 11:38 AM

What security programs are you using? Some of them (like SpywareGuard, Spybot, SAS) have features to protect your home page and will notify you of any event attempt to change the browser home page. They make no judgment on whether the change is good or bad but leaves the decision up to you to allow or deny it. This would occur even if you were the one who deliberately changed your home page.

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