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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin
Okay, this is not java related but just a computer question in general. Somehow i got this "Winfix 2005" thing popping up and redirecting my web page. gives me a pop-up box to install it "just click ok". I do NOT click okay and hit the "x" to cancel it. this starts a chain of about 4 redirects.
I've run spyroot and adaware but can't seem to find where this thing is buried. anyone got any suggestions? I did a web search and got the website I am always directed to. Basically I have to buy it to uninstall it, and, even then, I am betting it doesn't completely uninstall.
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Goto C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc and look at the host file. You can open the host file with notepad. See if the website's address and or IP address has attached itself to the host file. This is the file that spyware tends to look for when it installs itself. There is a way of locking this host file down so that spyware can't access it. If you do a google search for host file locking, you might run across the fix.
You might also want to try a virus scan. The antivirus software might get rid of it. You can delete the registry keys for this program if you are comfortable editing the registry, but if you don't know what you're doing, I would suggest not doing so. Believe me though, the program can be deleted without purchasing the software.