Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 i have a heap of crap anchor that i detest. today, it went from google chrome (and i tried downloading it again but to no avail) to something called static.flipora and i cannot get back. and it seems to have lost all my bookmarks. needless to say, i am deeply unimpressed. i have a supposed expert but he is the bloke who put me on to the anchor and didn't even respond last emergency. i may have expressed the view that i was surprised anyone would ever recommend said heap of crap. any thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 amazingly i seem to have recovered the bookmarks. for now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Brilliant computer work Ken! Please fill me in on what buttons to smash next time this happens to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 You've got yourself a search hijacker there mate. Got to watch those sites you frequent There are a handful of useful utilities available for detecting and eradicating malware, I'll send you a couple of links that may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 You've got yourself a search hijacker there mate. Got to watch those sites you frequent There are a handful of useful utilities available for detecting and eradicating malware, I'll send you a couple of links that may help. much appreciated. sites today? the nfl. weather. qantas (that would be it). foh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 i actually seem to have got back on track - of course, i have as much idea how i managed that as i do about how i strayed in the first place. might be time i went to the rugby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAnubis Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 For computer illiterates, I would highly recommend investing the time and effort to set yourself up a virtual PC. I set one up for my parents computer, they always operate within the virtual computer and when they have any problems i just dellete and reload the saved original HDD image. Better than formatting a PC every year or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philski Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 If you've managed to get Chrome working again, go into your Settings (from the three horizontal lines tab at the top right - Settings are four up from the bottom in that menu). At the top left, click Extensions and see if something has installed itself there. You can either uncheck the box next to each one to disable (if you're unsure whether or not it's really something unwanted), or click the bin icon to delete it. If this doesn't work, the Google 'static.flipora removal' for further steps to follow. It's likely that you downloaded some software recently and whizzed through the installation without noticing that you unwittingly agreed to install static.flipora. You need to keep a close eye on each bit that has an 'Agree' or 'Decline' option to progress. It's crafty because it makes you think that selecting 'Decline' will stop the installation, but if you check above, what you're really being asked to decide is whether or not you want to install some sort of annoying web search programme, virus removal tool, or other unwanted things that can be a real pain to remove (snap.do is one I picked up a while ago, a bit of a hassle to get rid of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 You had a hijacker Ken. Nothing to do with who sold you the computer. I suspect you still have a hijacker program on your computer. Update your virus + malaware programs and run them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 You had a hijacker Ken. Nothing to do with who sold you the computer. I suspect you still have a hijacker program on your computer. Update your virus + malaware programs and run them today. it is still a crap computer. habana mike may have saved me. so grateful. but not counting chickens yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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