FLASH: EMAIL VIRUS @ STUPID ACTIVE X

[Darren Critchley]

Sorry, but it seems that I must have visited a site that slipped

something to my system using Active X. Below is an explanation. It isn't

a malicious virus, but it screws up your default home page and adds

something to your email signatur. PLEASE do not CLICK on the GO.HIP

attached to any of my past emails.


Another site called "Gohip.com" is worse than the Melissa Virus. It

 does a LOT of unathorized stuff.  The first thing it does is installs

 a program called "Windows Startup"  into your start menu that will

 keep reconfiguring your browser to go to their site at startup, no

 matter how many times you remove it. THEN even worse than that it

 attaches an advertisement to EVERY message you send out, giving all

 the people who get your mail the "suggestion" that YOU want them to

 visit their site. Then of course they get "infected" and pass on

 the "gohip" add in all the email they send out.  If you have gone

 there here is what you have to do:

 1. NEVER GO BACK AGAIN

 2. Click Start/Programs/Startup and Delete "Windows Startup"

 3. Remove the "Signature" from your email client with their ad.

 4. Reset your browsers default site to open where you want it.


Darren.




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