OT: Re:Help to get rid of http://oharra.coconla.net ad bug.

[Rob Sutherland]

On Sat, 07 May 2005 10:42:20 -0400
Madison Kelly <linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Frank Peng wrote:
> > I received a hello email and downloaded its ASCII file
> > and I carelessly installed it. That is the damned
> > http://oharra.cocola.net ad bug!
> > 
> > Whenever I boot my computer it lauch Microsoft IE and
> > opne its ad page. I do not know how to get rid of it.
> > 
> > Please help!
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> Install Linux? Being a Linux group we might be a little better able to 
> help if the problem persists after Linux is running. :p
> 
> In the meantime, go to http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ and 
> download Search and Destroy, update it and run it. If that doesn't work 
> I think they have a forum where you might find people more... equiped... 
> to help you.

That'll work.

Here are a couple of other things you can do, if you decide to stay with 
that other operating system

Install Firefox and don't use IE

Get a LiveCD, here's a good list of them

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

and keep one on hand for next time you get hit. At least you can boot 
with it and get at your hard drive. I use Berry linux personally, but 
there are a number that are designed for rescue and antivirus/spyware
work. 

Rob 
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