Search Engine Redirect fix

     Recently I was asked to help a neighbor with a PC problem.  I grabbed my handy flashdrive full of goodies and walked down the street.
     I have a philosophy about software problems, I don't reinstall windows.  I believe all problems are actually fixable.  Not a popular philosophy but I think repairing someones computer means they should have to reinstall all their software again when you're done.  If you are a real expert you shouldn't have to take the "lazy techs" way out.
     His problem was in his search engine.  Every search he did redirected to an ad site, it is actually pretty clever the sites are related to the search.  I ran spybot and Malware bytes and found nothing, and I searched the internet and found no answers.  So as a last resort I looked up reviews of other anti-spyware.  Hitman had positive reviews and a 30-day free license so I tried it out. almost imediately the problem was found and repaired.
     So that being said I added the Hitman install to my flashdrive, and its part of my rotation of malware removal tools.
     The search engine redirect worked on all browsers and all search engines.  Just use Hitman Pro if you find it because it will save you some time.

http://www.surfright.nl/en

Fun with Chatroulette. How to get UnBanned.

    Well Chatroulette.com is the next big thing.  You and a stranger...judging each other in milliseconds.  I must say I get "nexted" all day long.  I guess I just don't look like a person people want to talk to.  Its an ego crusher.
    Well what can we do to exploit this social experiment for fun and profit.  A softcam is a good start.  Softcam cam is a piece of software that emulates a webcam without having one.  I use ManyCam.  It broadcasts picture or video files as your webcam.  Somedays I play Fight Club for the pleasure of the kind people of Chatroulette.com, but you can play anything you heart desires.  Remember to get rid of the ManyCam logo in the text section of effects (uncheck ManyCam logo).
    Recently I was broadcasting as Optimus Prime and got banned.  Apparently if you get "reported F2" by enough people it bans you from broadcasting.  I was angry the site is full of naked men but Optimus Prime gets banned  I call shenanigans.
    I have a simple solution to unban yourself.  Start Chatroulette.com and you will get the ban message but you click ok and allow your cam.  Then right click on your cam window and choose settings.  A small window will open, click one the folder icon at the bottom of this window.  Now a slider will show up in the window, move it to 0.  It will warn you this will cause saved info for Chatroulette.com to be removed(GOOD). Click OK and then close.  Congratz  you are unbanned.
   Remember no one wants to see you naked...I'm talking to the guys. So please use this technique for good not wanking.  I only reveal this because I was wrongfully banned and it pissed me off.

UPDATE:  This post is over a year old.  If they are banning IP's you need to use proxies or get you ISP to renew your IP.  Most ISP's dont give static IPs so there are techniques for getting them to issue new ones.

Pulling music off of an iPhone.

    In a previous post I told you how to use iTunes with a non apple device.  Now in the next question is how do you pull music off your iPhone if it doesn't exist on your computer.  I have found a couple of options depending on your setup.
    If your iPhone is jail-broken there is a free app called iPhonebrowser. You have to install the afc2add app from Cydia(this is for jail-broken phones only).
    The other option is a xplay. Its not a free program, but it has a 15 day trial.  This worked well for my non jail-broken iPhone.  It wouldn't let me copy the entire music folder, but I went inside the music folder and copied all those folders. 
    Now you can pull you music held hostage by Apple and put it on your Android phone...or anywhere you want it.