IE 7.0 Problem - HELP!!!

JustTheLawJustTheLaw
edited November 2006 in Science & Tech
The other day I migrated from IE 6.0 to 7.0. After doing a little surfing I left my PC and went out. When I returned home, I found additional sites in my history file….ones which I've never used recently if at all. One such site was an offshoot of msn's page. Knowing I did not use those sites troubled me, but I thought (guessed??) maybe the history file got corrupted in the migration. Naturally, I freaked out even more when the next day those three additional sites I never visited simply disappeared from the history file. Overlooking the possibility of an alien abduction or a split personalities (unbeknowst to me), I am a total loss to explain this. Any one have any thoughts? MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH appreciated!!!!!

Comments

  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2006
    If the sites that mysteriously crept in and out of the IE7 history folder were all MSN associated, I really wouldn't worry about. Also, if I remember correctly, the initial startup of IE7 after upgrading from 6.0 takes the user to an IE update page, which might account for one of those strange entries.

    To play it safe though, I recommend you go to Kaspersky.com and perform an online virus check. It also wouldn't hurt to download and run AVG's free Anit-Spyware program. (Both the suggestions would be good for any user, whether or not IE7 has been installed or not.)
  • JustTheLawJustTheLaw
    edited November 2006
    The msn site linked to a dating site named Match. I believe MSN's page links to Match if you click on dating. My fiancee was less than pleased to put it mildly.....and when they magically disappeared, it made me look even worse. So, I am trying to explain this in a logical honest way because I have not done anything wrong....but I know this doesn't look all too good.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2006
    Run those scans I recommended. I'm am not an expert on spyware, but it would be interesting to see what the scans reveal. Also, do you have the pop-ups blocked in IE security options?
  • JustTheLawJustTheLaw
    edited November 2006
    Yes, we have the pop-ups blocked. The Match site is a redirect from the MSN page...so that could explain some of it. However, why "the dating" button on that site would be in my history and then Match web site is puzzling and very hard to explain. I will definitely go to Kaspersky site and perform an online virus check, as well as download and run AVG's free Anit-Spyware program to see what comes up. Needless to say, I hope this finds something.
  • clear_darknessclear_darkness TX New
    edited November 2006
    One word....Firefox.
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