Re: Problem with IE homepage
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/28/04
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Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 02:18:58 -0400
<aghast> You willingly installed MyWebSearch? It /is/ a hijacker/malware!
Check your system for "hijackware":
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:
1. CWShredder (fix all found)
2. Ad-Aware (fix all found)
3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)
Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe) is the preferred
tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any
hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
Print, cut out and tape the following to your monitor...
I Will Not Download Free Software. Never. Ever. Unless it is from a source I
know I could absolutely, completely and unquestionably trust.
-- HTH - Please Reply to This Thread ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP AumHa Forums http://forum.aumha.org What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx Dale M wrote: > I am unable to change my homepage for my Internet > Explorer. I have V6.0.2800.1106 etc. I have tried to > change the homepage several times but it still reverts to > this web site: "http://searchpage.cc/" > > When I put a subject in mywebsearch it returns me to the > above web site. Anybody have any ideas how to fix this > problem? Thanks, Dale
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