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about:blank
About a week ago something hijacked my homepage. Now
instead of going to ebay when I log onto the internet I go to "about:blank". This is an Ad server. SO i get a meriad of ads popping up. I have gotten everything from Wal-Mart to XXXporn. I have gone back to the internet options and changed to address only to have it go right back to "about:blank". I have tried System Soap, SpyBot, and SpySweep. What do I do to get rid of this thing? Fred |
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about:blank
This advice covers three types of home page locking - hijacking (by web
sites), hijacking (by viruses) and locking (by ISPs when you install their software, and computer manufacturers) Malwa If your computer home page is set to about:blank against your wishes, or any other page, you have a malware problem. For advice on getting rid of it, check out the link below: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm If you are using Spybot S&D, check your 'immunize' settings which may be locking the home page. Microsoft links to problems with the above sites are as follows: PassThisOn.com Home Page Appears When You Start Computer [Q309313] http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q309313 Cannot Change Default Home Page Setting from Webcombo Site [Q302459] http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q302459 Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;320159 In addition, you may discover that browser.secondpower.com is being added to your homepage URL. This link has an Uninstaller: http://www.secondpower.com/customer.html Prevent Hijacking: First, update to Internet Explorer 6. Most sites that try to hijack your home page will now trigger a 'do you want to do this' warning message that lets you stop the hijacking. The sneaky background activex downloads that are often used by hijack sites to install spyware will also trigger a 'do you want to do this' install window. Please see this link for advice on security fixes that can help prevent such hijackings: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm Make sure that your antivirus is completely up to date. There is a clever little shareware programme that can help stop your home page being changed; it seems to work well but tends to trigger when you change your home page manually the next time that you start IE - the programme makes it much easier to take back control of your home page settings: http://www.pjwalczak.com/spguard/ If you are using Spybot S&D you can lock your home page using the 'immunize' option. Manufacturer/ISP Locking: Some computer manufacturers and suppliers of internet access set IE to their home page and lock this setting via the registry. Hijackers use exactly the same trick. The locking is done using registry settings as per the following: Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q320159 Specific registry settings affected a [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Control Panel] - DWORD "HomePage"=dword:00000001 (grays out the whole section) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer] - DWORD "NoSetHomePage"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions] - DWORD "NoSetHomePage"=dword:00000001 -- _______________________________________ Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE) http://inetexplorer.mvps.org "Fred" wrote in message ... About a week ago something hijacked my homepage. Now instead of going to ebay when I log onto the internet I go to "about:blank". This is an Ad server. SO i get a meriad of ads popping up. I have gotten everything from Wal-Mart to XXXporn. I have gone back to the internet options and changed to address only to have it go right back to "about:blank". I have tried System Soap, SpyBot, and SpySweep. What do I do to get rid of this thing? Fred |
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