Re: HOMEPAGE HIJACKED

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:13:19 -0600

If it happened the way you believe, then it was an unpredictable
anomaly.
You have change the page pack so it is done and the issue is gone.
There is nothing else that can be done. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"T-PAR-T" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:22f8501c45de5$b9625620$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Jim: I am the administrator for this 15-person office.
> Running these windows updates is part of my
> responsibility.  absurd as it may sound, Windows update
> changed my homepage.T
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Don't tell me downloading a video driver from Windows
> Update changed your homepage... Sorry, but that really
> does sound absurd.
> >
> >Your computer is on a network (as you said).   Talk to
> your administrator.  It's likely that the guy came in on
> the weekend (workin hard like most do) and did some
> changes... And be sure to let him know you were changing
> drivers on him, too.  They love it when people do that...
> >
> >
> >
> >"T-PAR-T" wrote:
> >
> >> I disagree.  I never set anything other than blank as
> my
> >> home page - EVER.  Nobody uses my machine, so they did
> not
> >> set it either.  As I said, the only foreign application
> I
> >> ran in the last several days was Windows Update.  I
> >> retrieved a new device driver for my video card.  I had
> to
> >> restart to load it. Period.  That was Friday
> afternoon.
> >> When I arrived today and started up, I instinctively
> >> clicked my big blue e to start IE as I do every
> morning,
> >> as I have every morning for the past two years, so I
> could
> >> get to my time tracking page on the network by clicking
> on
> >> the favorites list.  I was directed to msn.  This has
> >> happened to two co-workers this week as well.  I did
> not
> >> make msn my home page.  My co-workers did not make msn
> >> their homepages.  Shared resources do not allow access
> to
> >> any windows directories, only documents.
> >>
> >> There must be a way to block it from happening.
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Somewhere along the line you or someone else selected
> >> that .
> >> >Either by installing/updating MSN Messenger or
> something
> >> along those
> >> >lines.
> >> >There is a check box to make MSN the home page.
> >> >I do nor recall if it is checked by default, but it is
> >> clear to see in
> >> >either case.
> >> >
> >> >There may also be a host of other applications that
> have
> >> the same
> >> >option.
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> >> >http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"T-PAR-T" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in
> >> message
> >> >news:227f001c45d30$ad4a5640$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Since I was the only user and I did not (EVER!) go to
> >> >> msn.com during work hours, and windows update was the
> >> >> only "foreign" process I ran on Friday, that is the
> >> >> culprit.  I know it is easy to fix, but it is the
> >> >> principle of the thing.
> >> >>
> >> >> Where does MS get off redirecting me to its own
> >> >> advertising revenue generating site to fraudulently
> >> >> increase the hit count to impress its advertisers
> into
> >> >> paying more for top of page placement?
> >> >>
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >You may not have spyware on your computer.
> >> >> >You or someone else most likely clicked a button
> making
> >> >> that the home
> >> >> >page.
> >> >> >There is nothing hidden about it and is easy to do.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >-- 
> >> >> >Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> >> >> >http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"T-PAR-T" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote
> >> in
> >> >> message
> >> >> >news:2276d01c45d2c$451f9b60$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> Since I updated windows drivers on Friday, my
> >> homepage
> >> >> has
> >> >> >> been hijacked to msn.com.  How do I prevent future
> >> >> changes
> >> >> >> to my home page by microsoft?  I hate this.  How
> dare
> >> >> they
> >> >> >> make it look like I visited their home page.  I
> can
> >> get
> >> >> in
> >> >> >> trouble for this during business hours. Currently
> I
> >> am
> >> >> >> running spybot and adaware installed and I run
> them
> >> >> >> frequently, so don't tell me I have some spyware
> on
> >> my
> >> >> >> machine.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >>
> >.
> >
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