Jay T. Blocksom <usenet01+SPAMBLOCK@appropriate-tech.net> wrote in
news:49pkgv4lnqqaoget36t3elg2mnqboucnji@news.rcn.c om:

> On 6 Jul 2003 22:17:15 +0800, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Aaron
> <aarontaycheehsien@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jay T. Blocksom <usenet01+SPAMBLOCK@appropriate-tech.net> wrote in
> > news:u2jegvo23nbqpa60harvo0pb0odik9jh0t@news.rcn.c om:
> >
> [snip]
> > >
> > > <http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html>
> >
> > Maybe he isn't using IE?
> >
> [snip]
>
> Granted, he didn't explicitly state what browser he was using; but
> I'd say the odds are pretty good, considering some of the "clues" he
> provided:

> How many browser hijackers target anything else *but* Exploder?

Well isn't there a lop version out there that does Mozilla?

> --> I have gone into my registry and changed my default_page and my
> --> start_page.
>
> What other browser is stupid enough to keep application-specific data
> in the registry? (Last I looked, both Netscape and Opera use .INI
> files for this. I haven't tracked down where K-Meleon and Mozilla keep
> that data; <snip>

In the applicationdata/profiles/ somerandomstring directory

The randomstring is a basic anti=hijack feature i think. Not that it
stops lop, since it still manages to replace your bookmark files and
pref.js

> So, all in all... Are we "beyond a reasonable doubt"?

Well obviously, my comment was meant tongue in the cheek. Still, I do
think answering the original poster with a link to some app that removes
IE is a little unfair instead of addressing the poster's problem.

I understand you and some people here hate IE to the bone, but IMHO,
posting a link to a IEeradicator app without any comments is uncalled
for.

It's almost like jokingly asking a newbie to do format c:\ when someone
asks what to do if he infected with a virus.







Aaron
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