IE Home Page Gets Reset

[kirt.lowe]

The home page of IE is reset to 69.50.184.52/find4u
everytime is open IE. I have went into the registry and
deleted all occurences of this entry but everytime I shut
down and reopen IE the home page is reset to
69.50.184.52/find4u.

 

[Grimalkin]

(e-mail address removed) wrote:
|| The home page of IE is reset to 69.50.184.52/find4u
|| everytime is open IE. I have went into the registry and
|| deleted all occurences of this entry but everytime I shut
|| down and reopen IE the home page is reset to
|| 69.50.184.52/find4u.

You have been hijacked.
You need Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download
and Ad-Aware http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/
Use them both. Spybot S&D can be set to prevent your homepage from being
changed.
Also, you might want to use Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

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The home page of IE is reset to 69.50.184.52/find4u
everytime is open IE. I have went into the registry and
deleted all occurences of this entry but everytime I shut
down and reopen IE the home page is reset to
69.50.184.52/find4u.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Kirt,
find4u = Coolwebsearch trojan

How to remove Coolwebsearch and affiliates
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

Note: this type hijack indicates an unpatched machine, that is lacking
in "Defense". Please visit Windows Update to avoid these exploits.
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 01-01-04]
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