Bryan: How to remove tool bar google and yahoo as pop ups on start and wrong start page?
I had the av security virus. Changed home page from earthlink.net. won’t change back. Same pop ups for google and yahoo when open fire fox. Need to uninstall and put back I think to correct and stop the same pop ups.
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Answer by Orla
IE:
1) Go to IE or your Web Browser>Tools>Internet Options>Security tab>Click on Restricted Sites icon>Click on Sites>Under ‘Add This Website to the Zone’, Type >Add>Close>OK.Url that is trust onto your IE>Add>Close>OK.
2) IE>Tools>Manage Add On>Click on Toolbars Extensions>Disable any unknown add on. (Make sure that all add on is chosen at the bottom left of the page).
3) To block definitely the website from your computer go to Notepad:
Start>All Programs>Accessories>Notepad>File on menu bar>Open and browse for “C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\ETC\” folder>Click on Hosts file>Open>Modify the file by adding “127.0.0.1.www.blocksite.com” to the bottom of the file on 2 separate lines>Save the file>Exit Notepad.
4) Run a full scan with Malwarebytes’ anti-malware (change its name to w1w1w1 and stick it to your Desktop) on Safe mode with network (or safe mode if the Internet doesn’t work), update, and full scan, “Delete” the infected files (they’ll go to the vault).
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Google Chrome:
1) You have a spyware or have a Rogue. For Google Chrome. Here is the extension download link, it doesn’t work at first but leave it will come afterward.
2)a) To block the website go to extensions>Wrench icon>Extensions>Options>Login In (you don’t need a password for the first use!)>Type in the website you want to block>Click on Block.
b) Now to change the password on the same page>Under Change access password: Current password: leave blank>New password: type in a long and complex password with letters and numbers>Confirm new Password: retype it> (Write down on a paper or whatever your password for future reference, learn it by heart)>Click on Change.
3) To block definitely the website from your computer go to Notepad:
Start>All Programs>Accessories>Notepad>File on menu bar>Open and browse for “C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\ETC\” folder>Click on Hosts file>Open>Modify the file by adding “127.0.0.1 www.blocksite.com” to the bottom of the file on 2 separate lines>Save the file>Exit Notepad.
4) Full scan in safe mode with Malwarebytes’ Anti-malware as for IE.
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