Re: Computer won't allow updates to IE or virus Software

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 16:37:31 -0500

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320159&Product=ie600

3 Steps to Help Ensure your PC is Protected
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

Scan your PC for embedded spyware:

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner 1.12
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

IE-SPYAD is a Registry file (IE-ADS.REG) that adds a long list of sites and domains associated
with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer.
Once this list of sites and domains is "merged" into your Registry, most marketers, advertisers, and
crapware pushers on the Net will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or scripting
to compromise your privacy or your PC while you surf the Net. Nor will they be able to use your browser
to push unwanted pop-ups, cookies, or auto-installing programs on you.

Visit: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD

Consider purchasing and installing a good internet security program:
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/features.html 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"Help!" <parllaxpro@aol.com> wrote in message:
 news:8f1d01c432e7$ca9df440$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| Help! Please...our office computer is on dsl and I think 
| something has snuck in! It won't allow us to update any 
| programs including Macafee virus, spykiller or internet 
| explorer.
| 
| It has taken over out home page and it goes directly to 
| about:blank then a pop up comes up making it impossible 
| to navigate on the IE6 toolbar until you do a ctrl alt 
| del and close the running program.
| 
| It is making us crazy! We have been uninstalling and then 
| reinstalling virus sw and it always finds several and 
| says it deletes them but they come right back and it 
| still won't update the SF...at wits end
| 
| TIA

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