Re: home page problem

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:39:13 -0700

RB wrote:

> I go to START, then up to the INTERNET icon at top left.
>
> There, I right click on INTERNET PROPERTIES. This brings up the Internet
> Properties Window.
>
> Now go to the General Tab, and then to the Home Page area.
>
> My pc has only the active home page of my choice in it. I can delete that
> one and change to another as I choose.
>
> A friend's pc I'm trying to clean up from a number of problems, has a button
> which produces a drop down window, with a list of 10 web sites in it. And,
> I can't delete any of them. I also can delete the active home page entry,
> but one of the ones in the drop down window comes back. The pc I'm working
> on runs Win XP Pro, if that makes a difference in this instance.
>
> What's going on here, and why can't we enter and set the home page we want?

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

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

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

For viruses:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

McAfee Stinger, Downloadable Virus Scanner:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger

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