I've been invaded!!

floopbaby · #1 December 12th, 2000, 08:02 AM

I don't know how I managed to do this...
but I was on the internet and I guess I clicked yes by mistake to something I shouldn't have. Now every time I open explorer my home page is a website called GOHip!, and my search is a large grey panel connected to sites with only things for sale!! I've cleared it and changed my home page under tools/options/settings...
yet every time I start up it's there again. There's even a "launch Gohip option under tools!!
I need help with this annoyance.
How do I erase all traces of this??
Thanks ahead of time!!!

ironside · #2 December 12th, 2000, 08:07 AM

Hello floopbaby
welcome to CTH

you downloaded a program, first place to check is add and remove programs under control panel, if its there remove it and reboot, if not you can manually remove it through regedit.
irons

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floopbaby · #3 December 12th, 2000, 10:52 AM

thanks for the reply!
I'm sort of new at this... what exactly is regedit?

floopbaby · #4 December 12th, 2000, 11:01 AM

just an addition..
I decide to do a search on gohip to find any other possible program names...
I found the answer to uniinstalling it at wirednews.com.
thanks again!

ironside · #5 December 12th, 2000, 04:21 PM

thanks for letting us know
irons

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