Re: IE Home page hyjacked
From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/30/04
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 22:35:54 -0600
"Marc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> when I turn off my computer and reboot the IE hopepage keeps being
> reset to an unfavorable page that I never requested. I also have a
> couple of extra selections in my favorites that I don't want. I keep
> deleating them but the reappear each time I turn off the computer and
> reboot along with setting the home page to that undesirable one. Is
> there any way I can delete whatever has been placed on my computer to
> stop this from happening?
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> Marc
First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
especially
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch
Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.
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