about:blank

[CW]

A browser hijacker called "about:blank" keeps inserting
itself as my selected browser. Microsoft Beta Antispyware
always detects it and deletes it when I run a scan, and
the blocker says the spyware is being blocked, but it
appears immediately again and takes over. How the heck do
I deleted this permanently?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

A browser hijacker called "about:blank" keeps inserting
itself as my selected browser. Microsoft Beta Antispyware
always detects it and deletes it when I run a scan, and
the blocker says the spyware is being blocked, but it
appears immediately again and takes over. How the heck do
I deleted this permanently?

First, if you don't have WinXP SP2, get LSP-Fix - a free program to repair
damaged Winsock 2 stacks
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
save it because you might need to repair the Winsock 2 stacks after removing
the culprit.
For WinXP SP2 this command will restore the Winsock stacks if you can't
connect after clearing the malware.
Go to Start | Run and type
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

Then get CWShredder
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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