Re: MSN Highjacking Browser ??

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There are options on the MSN toolbar to use MSN defaults which includes the
MSN Home Page setting. Check the toolbar settings or if they are not there
re-install the toolbar. If not in the settings the installer prompts you if
you want the MSN settings or to retain your current settings.

You can easily test this...
1. Disable third party Browser Helper Objects (Internet Options\Advanced
tab)
2. Change your Home Page setting to Google.com
3. Reboot your machine.

Google should be retained as your home page setting.

Unfortunately this behaviour cannot be classed as hijacking as you would
have been prompted when installing the MSN toolbar to use their settings.
Caveant Emptor!

"Gregory" <GrAmk0023@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 06:55:11 -0400, Mocacius wrote:
> >
> >> I posted before, but don't think my message made it, so...
> >>
> >> Weirdest things... (and I thought I had sen it all <g>)
> >>
> >> (1) I changed my default opening page in IE6 to google.com. so, every
> >> time
> >> I started IE6, it went there. Until I had to reboot, that is. After I
> >> rebooted, the MSN page came up as the default. Hmm, I figured I did
> >> something wrong, so I set it to google.com, again. It worked, until I
> >> rebooted. Then, back to MSN. I run virus and addware
> >> scanners/removers, no indication of any problem. This keeps happening,
> >> and I know of no way to stop it! Is MSN highjacking browsers now?
> >>
> >> (2) When I click on URLs in OE6, nothing happens. Aha, I remembered I
> >> had
> >> seen that. Went to the Microsoft KB, found the appropriate message(s),
> >> made
> >> the appropriate mods, re-registered the suggested DLLs. Only, still,
if
> >> I
> >> click on a URL, in an OE6 message, nothing happens. If I click on a
URL
> >> in
> >> in an OL2003 message, the browser opens, as expected!
> >>
> >> Any ideas, anyone?
> >>
> >> *M*
> >
> > AdAware protection? See the thread:
>
> Thanks. I lloked at the thread, but no AdAware installed on this system,
> and no ICQ hijacking. As far as I can tell, there is no third party
> software on this system that would prevent Home Page changes (unless Win
XP
> Pro SP2 is doing it), and the funy thing is that I can change it and the
> change stays until I hibernate or reboot the system.
>
> *M*
>
>


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