[nfbcs] Help! Cookie monster

[nancy coffman]

Microsoft.com has a safety scan that may help too.

nancy coffman

-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 7:26 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Help! Cookie monster

Thanks very much.
It would probably be a good idea to run Spybot, just to be sure I'm not
being attacked, so I'll try that.
Tracy

> CClearner is a good tool, note that you most have all programs closed
> that you want to clean out. Another thing you can try doing if you are
> using IE or any other browser is to reset it. To reset the settings IE
> do the following.
>
> 1. Go toTools (hit alt and right arrow over to the tools tab)
> 2. Go to to Internet Options
> 3. Go to the Advanced Tab (CRL+Tab, untill it says advanced)
> 4. Tab to "Reset" (Button)
> 5. Click enter, it will display a dialog box, listing the rest progress.
> 6. Close IE and Open it again
>
> You just reset IE to change all the settings back from any changes.
>
> If that does not fix the problem, you might have had IE highjacked. It
> is a way of things chaning the homepage, odd messeges, ect.
>
> 1.	Download and install Spybot Search & Destroy.
> 2.	Launch Spybot Search & Destroy from its "Start Menu" location.
> 3.	Click the "Check for problems" button in the upper-left portion of
> the program window.
> 4.	Wait for the Spybot Search & Destroy scan to complete.
> 5.	Click the "Fix selected problems" button, again, in the upper-left
> portion of the software window. Some problems may require a restart;
> if prompted, restart your PC. This should remove any browser hijacking
> scripts and software.
> Tips & Warnings
> •	Depending on your system configuration, the scan could take a
> significant amount of time. It is advised to run this scan during a
> time when your computer can be down.
>
>
> Read more: How to Fix Browser Hijacking | eHow.com
> http://www.ehow.com/how_5098265_fix-browser-hijacking.html#ixzz24i06x0au
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/25/12, Nancy Coffman <nancylc at sprynet.com> wrote:
>> You can also use something like CCleaner to delete all temporary
>> Internet
>> files.  It also can clean the registry and is customizable.  I just
>> google
>> CCleaner.
>>
>> Nancy Coffman
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Nicole B. Torcolini Home
>> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 5:32 PM
>> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Help! Cookie monster
>>
>> Are you deleting cookies with a button that says delete all cookies or
>> are
>> you deleting cookies manually?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Tracy Carcione
>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 8:47 AM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Help! Cookie monster
>>
>> Help!  I've made a mistake, and I'm not sure how to recover.  Starting
>> today, every time I go to amazon.com, no matter what I try to choose, I
>> get
>> into the Amazon Coupons page.  I also get a random "coupon applied"
>> message.  I tried deleting cookies created today, and deleting temporary
>> internet files.  If it would help, I'm willing to delete all cookies,
>> but
>> sometimes that causes problems, doesn't it?
>> Can anyone advise me how to get something other than dumb coupon offers?
>> Thanks.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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