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Google Books Downloader - WARNING - contains search hijack "arccosine.com"

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IainB:
How can I investigate if someone has ‘remote’ use of my computer?  What are the steps I need to follow to track this down?  Or what should I be looking for?
-Patriciann (April 28, 2012, 09:45 PM)
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FWIW, my general recommendation is for a more private and secure PC and browsing experience via:
Set up OpenDNS (free) in your ADSL Router.

* Download, install and run Microsoft Security Essentials (FREE and excellent virus checker). Uninstall any existing virus proggies.
* Download, install and run Malwarebytes (there is a free and a paid version - go for the paid one as you need that for live scanning and monitoring of browsed sites).
* Download, install and run Windows 7 Firewall Control (free).
* Download, install and run PeerBlock (free). You may have to disable it from time to time as it's blocklists seem  a bit excessive at times.Play around with these things and learn how they can best suit YOU. You will probably learn something useful in the process.

For what to do to clean the hijack up in Firefox, check my opening post about this (above):
Just a quick warning about this...
-IainB (March 19, 2012, 06:18 PM)
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IainB:
Coincidence!
Where I said:
Then I noticed that my home page and also my default Google search page had been hijacked by a search page which was imitating Google, with a pretty seascape background (see copy in spoiler):The ruddy thing wouldn't go away.
-IainB (March 19, 2012, 06:18 PM)
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- I came across the image in one of several .ZIP files of wallpapers that I had downloaded from http://minus.com/explore/Wallpapers
Filename: 02031_ageeba_1680x1050.jpg
Here it is after having been run through the irfanview Sharpen and Auto adjust colours:
Spoiler


Source:
http://minus.com/mS2zGqD2o/1g (collection)
http://minus.com/lozQK9TaJvMkH (image)
http://i.minus.com/mS2zGqD2o/gallery.zip (ZIP file of 297 images)

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