How can I prevent "search for free" from installing itself as my home page?
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"Search for Free" is spyware that you need to get ride of immediately. When your computer boots up and you access the internet and the search for free page loads go to the address bar and enter the address of your regular home page. Once that loads click on tools/internet option. In the top of this window you'll see an option to enter a default homepage. Select 'use current' which should be your regular homepage then select 'apply'. Now save this to your bookmarks ( this will allow you to get to your homepage more quickly, but has not fixed your problem). Next do a search for "search for free". You'll find several sites that give detailed instructions for removing this potentially dangerous spyware. FYI, I was hit by the same thing a few weeks ago and got so 'pee-ood' that I tracked down the owner of the site and want to take legal action.
656514
Check out this to get rid of mywebsearch bar It's spyware\nhttp://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2005-09,GGGL:en&q=getting+rid+mywebsearch
986111
it's just an ad\n\nbut you should get a spyware blocker anyway\n\nSpyBot Search and Destroy is a good one
1027389
You have had your browser hijacked.  Get a program called Hijackthis its free but very powerfull be carefull using it.  You can also get  a anti-spy ware program that should remove it too.
639652
right click on a space that doesnt have any links on it in your browser bar and there should be an option for you to check it off also in your add/remove programs menu you may be able to delete it from there but that will remove it from your puter completely i dont know if you want that or not.
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I always like things that don't involve "adding software".  \n1  Goto, start/settings/control Panel/Add/Remove Software\n2  Look for items that say things like "search assistant, toolbar, excelerator, etc.  \nIf you aren't sure, shoot a question and we can help.\n\n***  This answer doesn't prevent adware/spyware.  Just a free and easy way to help find it.
251954
You need spyware programs.\nDownload Adaware and Spyroot.  They should wipe it out for you, if they don't you'll have to get HijackThis
247336
Use SpyBot and Ad-Aware instead.\n\nYou can find them at ConsumerSearch.
1166607
get ad-aware SE at download.com ... you probably have some spyware/adware
648337
One of your secuirty programs is preventing the change of homepage. Try disabling one of them at a time and try changing the homepage.
1136365
Well what it sounds like is a browser hijack. Go on your internet explorer and go into tools then go into options. Then that will show you what is set as your default home page. Type in a standard webpage like www.google.com/ or www.yahoo.com/ apply setting close out of the internet explorer and see if it still redirects you to the other site. If so you have a browser hijack.\n\nNow to remove it. Try hitting it with a virus scanner. I wouldnt suggest using a spyware remover since it sounds like its a browser hijack and they are really poor at removing dll.s and the files that are associated with the virus.\n\nIf the virus freezes when you scan it then down load a program called " hijack this" run it and it will tell you the process that are eunning that are connected with the hijack. Terminate and delete the process using hijack this.\n\nDo not reformat your hard drive for you will loose all your information and the virus that you have is not a bad one, the person that told you to reformat is a complete idiot and probably has no real computer experience.
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The reason you can't is probably because you have your security level for InternEt zone set to disable third party browser extensions.  Tools&#92;Internet Options&#92;Advanced.  But it would not be wise to download this. You don't want it anyway.  It has spyware and adware galore!! They watch all of the pages you visit and then send you emails geared towards whichever topic you browse the most. Look in Yahoo Search for Cursors and see what else you can find.
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Go to http://www.wilderssecurity.net and download a copy of SpywareBlaster. This program is 100% free and includes a tool that stops browser hijackers. It will also return your home page back to where it was. It also keeps spyware off of your system. I have been using it for a little over 3 years and I think it's great.
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I wanted to know the same thing, as it keeps appearing on my fiewall to accept or deny access - I always deny:\n\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=ycommon+Exe+Module&sm=Yahoo%21+Search&fr=FP-tab-web-t&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
146963
Choose a home page and install it.  if you're having problen with PC freezing up  dic clean-up. and use Adware and yahoo antispy they do get rid of the bugs,
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"adfarm" toolbar plugin, \ntry disabling add-ons...\nbrowser /tools/ manage add-ons/ ...find and disable\n\nyou can try it,\npaste results here at:\nhttp://www.hijackthis.de/\n\ntry ad-aware or spybot in safe mode, (f8)\nfiles wont delete if running from normal bootup,\n\nalso empty temp folder,\nempty internet folder cookies caches files\n...
1038473
try to download: ad-aware application at http://www.lavasoft.com\nand scan your computer. it removes ad ware and spyware that changes your homepage.