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I'm not sure what exactly happened but the other day after I logged on,
internet explorer on my main user wouldn't allow me on the internet.Could
this be a browser hijack?

The funny thing is,I am able to get on with another user name that is not
set up as an administrator but I have to click the mcafee nag thing to open
it.Of course the other problem is because this account isn't an
adminisrator acct.,I can't download any fixes. Please does anybody have a
backdoor fix.Is it possible that the worm or whatever is in the task
manager?

Any suggestions would be appreciated..Ace.

Ace McCoy wrote:

> I'm not sure what exactly happened but the other day after I logged
> on, internet explorer on my main user wouldn't allow me on the
> internet [World Wide Web]. Could this be a browser hijack?

Quite possibly. What steps have you taken to help yourself?
I.E. is certainly quite prone to hijacking.

Start with HiJackThis:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/

Paste your resultant output here, and read carefully:
http://hijackthis.de/

> The funny thing is,I am able to get on with another user name that is
> not set up as an administrator but I have to click the mcafee nag
> thing to open it.Of course the other problem is because this account
> isn't an adminisrator acct.,I can't download any fixes. Please does
> anybody have a backdoor fix.

http://malwarebytes.org/
http://superantispyware.com/

Without knowing what your OS is, further recommendations would only be
guesses.

> Is it possible that the worm or whatever is in the task manager?

Not likely.

Once you get yourself cleaned up, switch to a less-susceptible browser,
such as Firefox or Opera.

For downloading prior to fixup of Admin vs. User, get the OffByOne
browser. It doesn't require traditional installation.
http://offbyone.com/offbyone/

--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows

On 21 Nov 2009 17:54:33 GMT, Ace McCoy wrote:

> I'm not sure what exactly happened but the other day after I logged on,
> internet explorer on my main user wouldn't allow me on the internet.Could
> this be a browser hijack?
>
> The funny thing is,I am able to get on with another user name that is not
> set up as an administrator but I have to click the mcafee nag thing to open
> it.Of course the other problem is because this account isn't an
> adminisrator acct.,I can't download any fixes. Please does anybody have a
> backdoor fix.Is it possible that the worm or whatever is in the task
> manager?
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated..Ace.

Install another browser and see what happens.
Firefox and Opera are two good ones.
I rarely use IE.

(Ace McCoy) wrote in
news:20091121125826.995$:

> I'm not sure what exactly happened but the other day after I logged on,
> internet explorer on my main user wouldn't allow me on the
> internet.Could this be a browser hijack?
>
> The funny thing is,I am able to get on with another user name that is
> not set up as an administrator but I have to click the mcafee nag thing
> to open it.Of course the other problem is because this account isn't an
> adminisrator acct.,I can't download any fixes. Please does anybody have
> a backdoor fix.Is it possible that the worm or whatever is in the task
> manager?
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated..Ace.

McAfee "nag" thing?

That is your malware scanner that's installed to stop you from infecting
the computer resulting in just such a thing happening.

What *exactly* does McAfee tell you?

Update your virus information files from McAfee using Their AV software
and scan *every* file on your computer to start, moving *all* infected
files into quaranteen.

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(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

chuckcar wrote:

> (Ace McCoy) wrote:
>> The funny thing is,I am able to get on with another user name that
>> is not set up as an administrator but I have to click the mcafee nag
>> thing to open it.Of course the other problem is because this account
>> isn't an adminisrator acct.,I can't download any fixes. ...
>
> McAfee "nag" thing?
>
> That is your malware scanner that's installed to stop you from
> infecting the computer resulting in just such a thing happening.

You seem to have missed that part about "administrator" and "another
user name" up there in the OP.

> What *exactly* does McAfee tell you?

"You have not given permission for this program to open
*as this user*." ?

> Update your virus information files from McAfee using Their AV
> software and scan *every* file on your computer to start, moving
> *all* infected files into quaranteen.

Yep. That'll help. Heh, "quaranteen". Update your spellchecker
information files.

--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows