internet explorer home page

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:21:30 -0700, Frank George wrote:

> Somehow while visiting a web site,I now have a home page
> that I ca'nt remove.It is a search engine spam page,that
> annoys the hell out of me.When I apply my current settings
> to save my new home page that I usually use,when I turn
> my PC back on,and open Explorer,this page is back on.I'm
> having trouble finding where its located to remove it?

You've likely been hijacked by spyware. Download Spybot Search and Destroy
or Adaware.
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Hi try this go in to my computer/c:\ drive/program files
have a look for any folders under Dialers there shoud be
none if there is remove them also have a look in add or
remove progame you may find it there also go to start/all
programs it could be at the top of that page if not go to
the windows file in c drive and have a look in there

>-----Original Message-----
>Somehow while visiting a web site,I now have a home page
>that I ca'nt remove.It is a search engine spam page,that
>annoys the hell out of me.When I apply my current

settings

>to save my new home page that I usually use,when I turn
>my PC back on,and open Explorer,this page is back on.I'm
>having trouble finding where its located to remove it?
>.
>

>-----Original Message-----
>Somehow while visiting a web site,I now have a home page
>that I ca'nt remove.It is a search engine spam page,that
>annoys the hell out of me.When I apply my current

settings

>to save my new home page that I usually use,when I turn
>my PC back on,and open Explorer,this page is back on.I'm
>having trouble finding where its located to remove it?
>.
>

Once IE is opened, choose TOOLS - INTERNET OPTIONS. At
the top you'll see the home page line, delete what has
been written there and load your desired start page with
the correct URL language(ie) Http:// or www.whatever and
then hit apply and OK.

Shut down IE and restart it. You should be ok.

You're probably loaded w/spyware. Go to download.com and
get SPYBOT Search&Destroy. It'll take care of it for you
(and it's free)

>-----Original Message-----
>Somehow while visiting a web site,I now have a home page
>that I ca'nt remove.It is a search engine spam page,that
>annoys the hell out of me.When I apply my current settings
>to save my new home page that I usually use,when I turn
>my PC back on,and open Explorer,this page is back on.I'm
>having trouble finding where its located to remove it?
>.
>

>-----Original Message-----
>Somehow while visiting a web site,I now have a home page
>that I ca'nt remove.It is a search engine spam page,that
>annoys the hell out of me.When I apply my current

settings

>to save my new home page that I usually use,when I turn
>my PC back on,and open Explorer,this page is back on.I'm
>having trouble finding where its located to remove it?
>.
>

have exactly the same problem except that i have been to
spybot, searched AND destroyed, and still cant get my
browser back. i am desperate for help. been at this
about 8 days. cant get any help.

Is your homepage actually being set to something else or does going to your
home page get redirected to this search engine. If the latter then you may
have the qhosts virus.

Mcafee's site is not working for me today, so here is the google cache
version

http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache...hl=en&ie=UTF-8

--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


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>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Somehow while visiting a web site,I now have a home page
> >that I ca'nt remove.It is a search engine spam page,that
> >annoys the hell out of me.When I apply my current

> settings

> >to save my new home page that I usually use,when I turn
> >my PC back on,and open Explorer,this page is back on.I'm
> >having trouble finding where its located to remove it?
> >.
> >

>
> have exactly the same problem except that i have been to
> spybot, searched AND destroyed, and still cant get my
> browser back. i am desperate for help. been at this
> about 8 days. cant get any help.