How I Blocked Omegasearch

[portlander]

After reviewing posts on this board about riding my computer of omegasearch with no prevail, I took an easy approach that has worked for my computer in successfully blocking both omegasearch toolbars on the top and bottom of my homepage. First off, to delete the omegasearch toolbar on the top of the screen, right-click on it & type in the # code to take it off the screen. If you have the toolbar at the bottom of the screen click the x to take it off. Then go into TOOLS-INTERNET OPTIONS... First set your homepage to BLANK, then click SECURITY-click RESTRICTED SITES-click SITES & type in omegasearch.com & click okay. Then go into PRIVACY & down to WEB SITES- click EDIT & type in the same address once again. (I also put in lop.com).Click BLOCK & then OKAY. Once that is done I reset my homepage (I use Yahoo) in INTERNET OPTIONS and that was it. Omegasearch hasn't returned since, although it will still be registered in your computer, you just won't see it anymore. I also have my security settings set high. Hope this helps for other omegasearch sufferers.

[primesuspect]

That's good advice, but it only "hides" omegasearch... We'd much rather figure out a way to actually remove it from your system... You said you read other people's threads but did you ever post a HJT log for us to look through?

[Nomad]

It's still on your computer if you do that. You're just hiding it from yourself.

[portlander]

Yes, I realize that I still have omegasearch in my system, which is why I stated that it is still registered. OmegaKiller has done nothing, nor has a spyware nuker. For me, the annoyance was the popup toolbar that no longer pops up.

[Nomad]

You should still post an HJT log and someone will tell you what/how to remove it.

[Dexter]

The OmegakillerSM program will perform a very similar function via your HOSTS file, by adding all the different mirror domains to your HOSTS list and blocking them.

As for the program doing "nothing" for you, then you likely have the newer version of the hijack, which started appearing very shortly after we released the Omegakiller application. However, we are working on version 1.1 right now, which should be available very soon. So, we can either help you remove it manually via an HJT log as Nomad indicated, or you can wait a couple of days for the updated version.

Either way, as pointed out, your technique will hide the domains, but leaves the processes active on your system, eating up memory resources (several megabytes) and slowing your system down. If that is okay with you, fine, but it is not the preferable choice for most users. :)

Dexter...