Browser Opens an Unsolicited Page during PC Start up

[emm]

Hi! Got a problem here. Browser Opens an Unsolicited Page. This happens every PC Start up. Our computers are infected with this. We found a read only file named poogs.vbs. We cant delete it.

Anyone? thanks

[VBWheaties]

Hi! Got a problem here. Browser Opens an Unsolicited Page. This happens every PC Start up. Our computers are infected with this. We found a read only file named poogs.vbs. We cant delete it.

Anyone? thanks

Try putting the machine in safe mode and deleting poogs.vbs that way.

[jamesd0142]

This may work...


Also try removing it from the system startup...
START > RUN >
type msconfig

remove it from startup tab

James

[Clant1]

if that doesnt work u can so to start/run msconfig and go to startup tab and then unselect them all and reselect them if u know what they are only. that normally will tell u what and where the problem is

[VBWheaties]

and if you can, see whats in the VBS file by right-clicking and sending it to a text editor (DO NOT double-click it). id be curious to see what the hacker dirtbag was trying to do.

[Killer42]

I'm going to move this from the VB forum to the miscellaneous discussions one, since it's about an infected PC and not a VB-specific issue.

Also, I'd recommend you go try McAffee and various other anti-malware places to see how to get your PC cleaned up. I seem to recall AdAware is fairly good at identifying and describing this sort of problem. And I think it also tells you how to clean up the mess, though I think you have to buy the product if you want it to do the clean-up for you.