Just want to share
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:07 amI am sure that Ozzy will rip into me when he reads this, as I should have known better, but still, live and learn ::)
I downloaded some free software. I needed a pdf editor and for a one use only, there is no way I am paying $$$$$$$ to Adobe just to fiddle about with one pdf file. Anyway, the editor worked fine, except that these people (who I think were born out of wedlock) added a nice bit of software called searchsafer (it will also rename itself Chatzum) >:(
. This is a browser hijacker (I use firefox). Firstly, it puts a new search bar into your browser. No problem reset the homepage, but then it opens up each and every new tab to searchsafer.com, this is not to mention what ever it is doing in the background. Norton and Mcafee will not pick this up so you need to run some sort of malware program to get rid of it. There are a hundred different sites for getting rid of this shitty bit of software, but I did not find a single one that worked as a whole to remove it. If you end up being got by it then this is how I removed it.
Firstly I went to Control panel and removed the basic program Chatzum (mine had self renamed). This gets rid of the basic program, but still leaves hidden bits. Now go to Firefox Extensions and remove the extension searchsafer (or chatzum, what ever is listed). After this I ran Firefox as normal. The searchsafer search bar was gone, but each time I opened a new tab, the new tab was opened with searchsafer. So after that I ran some malware software. I used malwarebytes-anti-malware. It is free and they do not sting you with a "to remove the problems you now need to subscribe/buy our software" as most seem to. This will find a couple of hidden entries. I removed them, and went back to Firefox. Still the same tab problem. Finally I you need to go to Firefox "about:config" Right click and then reset this entry "browser.newtab". Once you have reset it, right click and select "modify". You can then enter what ever search engine you want to open up when you open a new tab. I entered google.com To get this far was a day and an evening of putting my hair out and using some choice wordage.
I downloaded some free software. I needed a pdf editor and for a one use only, there is no way I am paying $$$$$$$ to Adobe just to fiddle about with one pdf file. Anyway, the editor worked fine, except that these people (who I think were born out of wedlock) added a nice bit of software called searchsafer (it will also rename itself Chatzum) >:(
. This is a browser hijacker (I use firefox). Firstly, it puts a new search bar into your browser. No problem reset the homepage, but then it opens up each and every new tab to searchsafer.com, this is not to mention what ever it is doing in the background. Norton and Mcafee will not pick this up so you need to run some sort of malware program to get rid of it. There are a hundred different sites for getting rid of this shitty bit of software, but I did not find a single one that worked as a whole to remove it. If you end up being got by it then this is how I removed it.Firstly I went to Control panel and removed the basic program Chatzum (mine had self renamed). This gets rid of the basic program, but still leaves hidden bits. Now go to Firefox Extensions and remove the extension searchsafer (or chatzum, what ever is listed). After this I ran Firefox as normal. The searchsafer search bar was gone, but each time I opened a new tab, the new tab was opened with searchsafer. So after that I ran some malware software. I used malwarebytes-anti-malware. It is free and they do not sting you with a "to remove the problems you now need to subscribe/buy our software" as most seem to. This will find a couple of hidden entries. I removed them, and went back to Firefox. Still the same tab problem. Finally I you need to go to Firefox "about:config" Right click and then reset this entry "browser.newtab". Once you have reset it, right click and select "modify". You can then enter what ever search engine you want to open up when you open a new tab. I entered google.com To get this far was a day and an evening of putting my hair out and using some choice wordage.
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