IE homepage hijack - default-homepage-network.com

[Mary]

my browser homepage is being redirected to that page. I
studied a website posted here a while ago, and changed a
lot of settings in my IE, after which all these homepage
changes stopped for a while. Now this one is back, along
with msn.com (?!?!? why are they getting involved in
this?!) Anyway, if someone could help me, I think that
page is changing my REGISTRY values as a way to get in,
because that's what Ad-aware keeps finding when I do the
scan. Please help. Also, I permanently block any cookies
I find in my windows/cookies/ directory.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

my browser homepage is being redirected to that page. I
studied a website posted here a while ago, and changed a
lot of settings in my IE, after which all these homepage
changes stopped for a while. Now this one is back, along
with msn.com (?!?!? why are they getting involved in
this?!) Anyway, if someone could help me, I think that
page is changing my REGISTRY values as a way to get in,
because that's what Ad-aware keeps finding when I do the
scan. Please help. Also, I permanently block any cookies
I find in my windows/cookies/ directory.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
especially
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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[Mike Burgess]

Mary,
default-homepage-network uses several exploits on unpatched
machines to hijack them. Once you get things cleaned up you need
to visit Windows Update and install *all* the "Critical Updates".

Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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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 03-15-04]
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