[Hidden-tech] Can anyone help my mom with a spammy virus?

[Kiernan G-S]

Another good idea is make sure you reset safari:
http://browsers.about.com/od/safar1/ht/safaridefault.htm

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On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Shel Horowitz, Ethical/Green Marketing
Expert <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:

>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
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>
>
> She writes:
>
> At 11:30 PM +0000 5/17/11, gloyoshi at comcast.net wrote:
> >A crazy thing is happning on my computer. I'm getting unasked for,
> >full pages of graphic porn -- gay, s & M, etc, unasked and
> >uninvited. It changes my browser to Firefox, also unasked for.
> >what's going on and do I eliminate it?
>
>
> She is on a Mac running OS 10.4. I believe her usual browser is
> Safari. She's not very tech-savvy, but if anyone has a good idea to
> try, I can try to help her through it.
>
> Please Reply to All so she and I are both in the loop.
>
> Thanks!
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