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IE and Firefow keep changing browser home page settings to http://www.smartwebsearch.net/index.php?from=3 Homepage redirected to http://search.youtubedownloader.org/?f=3#

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 11:07 AM

Hi

Hope you guys can help me out

Windows 7 pc with IE8 was infected after downloading from www.youtubedownloader.org
Had windows security essentials installed and up to date.

Log files had been attached

Kind Regards
Stijn

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Posted 27 July 2011 - 03:51 AM

Hi,

Sorry for delayed response. Forums have been really busy. If you still need help with this post fresh dds logs, please.
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Posted 11 August 2011 - 03:19 AM

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