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Layzie Bone
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For quite a while when I've tried to get to Internet Options through Internet Explorer I get, "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions set on this computer, contact your system administrator." However I can go to the Control Panel and access it and change anything I want...except this:
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Grinch
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Nasty case of spyware. You should know how to rid yourself of that.
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Layzie Bone
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I got spybot, but nothing shows up, except alexa, that may be the problem. I guess I'll find out shortly. And there's some stuff that doesn't show up and I know damn good and well that I have tons of adware.
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alex1*
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May i suggest to you the method i have written on my website http://www.computerlandchat.tk in the section Virus&Spyware called Hijacked Explorer.
Hope that would work for you.
Greetz Alex,
Host of Computerland Chat &
http://www.computerlandchat.tk
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Bacon
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Like grinch said, your infected. Scan your system with Adware from Lavasoft and then scan for virus.
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