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help removing star web search homepage hi jacker???!!!!

by datdude34 Sep 20, 2012 10:56PM PDT

i downloaded some stupid program, and it in turn, helped itself to download a home page hijacker. Every time i reset it to yahoo the next time i log on it goes back to starburn search or something, i used malware and a few spyware removal tools but nothing seems to work and yes i already deleted whatever it is i downloaded to get infected in first place. help please its really really getting annoying

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Sometimes it ain't easy ...

by Edward ODaniel Sep 21, 2012 1:49AM PDT

but if you carefully follow this link STEP-BY-STEP (and don't skip any) then your problem should be gone. Since the instructions are a bit long I really suggest reading through the entire page FIRST before leaping into the removal.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic3275.html

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