Purging uninvited default IE 6 homepage

[Guest]

Some nasty uninvited pop-up placed a string in my Internet-Tools-Internet Options as my homepage. I can change the setting, and it last for a little bit, but then reverts to the uninvited homepage address. How do I purge this so I can set and control my own homepage? Thanks a ton...

 

[roger]

Hi,

Some nasty uninvited pop-up placed a string in my Internet-Tools-Internet Options as my homepage. I can change the setting, and it last for a little bit, but then reverts to the uninvited homepage address. How do I purge this so I can set and control my own homepage? Thanks a ton...

Download the utility CWshredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Unzip - close *all* instances of IE & OE, hit the executable and
follow
the prompts.

You can also download Hijack This from here:

http://www.mjc1.com/files/merijn/hijackthis.exe

Go here:
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

For instructions on how to use it; you have to post the log it
produces so experts tell you what is good and what is malware


Try downloading, installing and updating the
spyware removers from the links below. Run both of them.

Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download


If these don't correct the problem, then get yourself a copy of
BHODemon, available at
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm .

It does not need installing - simply unzip and run the EXE program. It
is easy to use. It will find the hijackware DLL files, and give you
the ability to disable them.

Hope this helps.