Simple question (hopefully) for you

Discussion in 'Software' started by DaddySS, Jan 13, 2008.

  1. DaddySS

    DaddySS Private E-2

    I accessed Sears.com for the first time in several months and now it puts the damn S logo on many of my webpages. Where and how is it directing the other webpages from my favorites menu to pick up that icon?:confused
     
  2. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Hi :)

    Where is the logo and is it on all your web pages? Can you post a screenshot as an example?

    That sounds odd.

    Try downloading CCleaner and cleaning out your system. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4191.html

    another thing to maybe look at (not sure about this, but worth a try): If you are using IE (just going by your term 'favorites') click on Tools > Manage Add-ons > Enable/ Disable Add ons > see if you have any Browser Helper Objects that don't look right (sears maybe?)
     
  3. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    Its not malware folks, its a favicon, which are buggy at best.
     

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  4. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    Depending on browser, Delete Browsing History in IE 7 removes it for me. Otherwise, as mentioned, run Ccleaner.
     
  5. DaddySS

    DaddySS Private E-2

    Tried deleting history, try ccleaner next?
     
  6. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    Please give a screenshot of what you see. Maybe its not what I thought it was?
     
  7. DaddySS

    DaddySS Private E-2

    Not very clear but hopefully you get the idea
     

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  8. DaddySS

    DaddySS Private E-2

    OK, ccleaner took care of it! Thanks!:)
     
  9. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Glad you got it taken care of. :)
     
  10. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    Do you have a log in name at Sears.com?

    If so you may want to check your computer because Sears and K-Mart were dealing with spyware.
    Article:
    Code:
    http://***********.com/news.ars/post/20080102-sears-come-see-the-softer-side-of-spyware.html
    Since I can't send you directly to the article, you might have to google Sears and spyware to see articles. It made the news around January 2 - 4 2008.
     

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