Brower can't be changed!!

[Joanna]

Hi I am hoping someone can help me out here.. Last week i
went on to a 'free music download' webpage.. This webpage
has given me a default for the homepage on my Internet
Explorer.. Each time I delete it and default another
site, but it just keeps coming back the next time i log
on. It is also constantly adding webpages in my
Favourites, and it all the sites are PORN and CASINO
SITES!! It's very annoying cause i delete them and then
when I log on again, they are all there again.

Does anyone have an ideas on how i can get rid of this
other webpage that just wont go away??

I will love to hear any suggestions!!

 

[Mike Burgess]

Joanna,
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
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[Martin C]

Check out the following to get rid of your problem.

Get this file:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG
After downloading it, right click it and choose Merge.

Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
http://www.merijn.org/

For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Download/install/run Ad-Aware from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
This will detect any spyware on your system. When you run Ad-Aware, click on
the ref update to get the latest

up-to-date ref file, run Ad-Aware and delete everything it finds.

You can also download/install/run:
Spybot - Search & Destroy from :
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
Sometimes this will find problems that are not found in Ad Aware.
This program has two entries to it (Easy and Advanced). Unless you know what
you are doing, run it in Easy mode and

also select Immunize after it is run. Make sure you read the help on this
first.

If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
http://www.merijn.org/
Be very careful with this program though. Do not remove anything that is
referenced by it until you get advice on

what to remove as it will list some good items as well as bad ones.
See http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick and read the quick start on how to
create a log file that can be sent to a

forum that can provide assistance on removal of unwanted problems.
Post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in
spyware/hijacker removal:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

At the very least you should have Ad Aware present on your machine and run
it periodically.

Hope this helps,

Martin