Default Web Page seeding

Posted: 10-30-2003, 12:28 AM

Mike

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Everytime I start up Windows XP and log in my default web
page is hijacked to searchdot.net Is there any way to
stop this annoyance without doing a complete re install?

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Bill

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Re: Default Web Page seeding

Posted: 10-30-2003, 12:35 AM

Mike wrote:

> Everytime I start up Windows XP and log in my default web
> page is hijacked to searchdot.net Is there any way to
> stop this annoyance without doing a complete re install?
>

Open Control Panel and choose Internet Options
The top box is your home page setting - type in http - wherever you want

If you cannot change it from that tap, you can edit the registery
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
the key name is StartPage- same thing, change it to the url you want to use

Shenan T. Stanley

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Re: Default Web Page seeding

Posted: 10-30-2003, 01:14 AM

Mike <> wrote:

> Everytime I start up Windows XP and log in my default web
> page is hijacked to searchdot.net Is there any way to
> stop this annoyance without doing a complete re install?

You may also have been infected with QHost.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...an.qhosts.html

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Mike Matheny

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Re: Default Web Page seeding

Posted: 10-31-2003, 12:35 AM

Get SpyBot and run it weekly, and turn on immunize.

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"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Everytime I start up Windows XP and log in my default web
> page is hijacked to searchdot.net Is there any way to
> stop this annoyance without doing a complete re install?
>

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