aboublank internet home page

[Guest]

Hi everyone.
Im running xp pro and for the last week my internet home page has defaulted
to "aboutblank" i can not change this and i cant not display any other web
page. This is the only page i can get up. If i try to look up anything else
it just comes up with the normal message that "this page can not be displayed"

I have done a full system scan (and yesi found a number of virus's cant be
bothered doing all that crap on my home computer when im doing it at work all
day)

does anyone IN PLAIN ENGLISH no how to help me please!!!
Ive tried for a week and all the sites i go to are in computer geek language
and that doesnt help me a bit - thanks a bunch in advance

 

[Guest]

The short answer is you have to "be bothered doing all that crap on my home
computer" especially if you do not want to be making pleas for help like this
one.

If your 'home page' is being hijacked then you will need to install a
spyware detector and remover: I'd recommend that you get Spybot Search and
Destroy and perhaps a second, such as Adaware.

Free download for both are available at:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22262,00.asp

Run them and make sure you delete all the crud.

 

[Ron C]

Webroot's Spysweeper has an option to automatically restore your preferred
browser start page despite hijacking attempts.
http://www.webroot.com

~Ron

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi everyone.
Im running xp pro and for the last week my internet home page has defaulted
to "aboutblank" i can not change this and i cant not display any other web
page. This is the only page i can get up. If i try to look up anything else
it just comes up with the normal message that "this page can not be displayed"

I have done a full system scan (and yesi found a number of virus's cant be
bothered doing all that crap on my home computer when im doing it at work all
day)

does anyone IN PLAIN ENGLISH no how to help me please!!!
Ive tried for a week and all the sites i go to are in computer geek language
and that doesnt help me a bit - thanks a bunch in advance

See MVP Jim Eshelman's Spyware Quick Fix procedure at
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP"

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

In plain English, put the computer back into the box it came in. Sell it.
or give it to someone who will take the responsibility to own a computer
seriously. You do not deserve to own a computer, you irresponsible, lazy
scum. You "can't be bothered" with it, yet you become a threat to everyone
else. Go away. Never touch a computer again.

Bobby

 

[Guest]

ahahhahahahahahahhaha at you you ass wipe!!!!
you have no idea what i dor for a living you idiot!!!My job is to work a 10
hour day with no break on a computer and i aint apologising for having a life
instead of running home and getting on my computer and downloading all the
correct patches and updates because you HAVE NO LIFE AND DO
THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO please forgive me if i would rather go home and go to the pub or enjoy my
life instead of spending 24/7 on a computer like your scummy self.
thanks for your reply you put a smile on my face that someone can be sooo
self centred.
take your head out of your own butt mate

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

You don't need a life...and since you don't have one you wouldn't know.
Simply installing a good Antivirus program, a firewall, and running spyware
and adware scanners once a week is sufficient. Your ego prevents you from
doing such "menial" tasks. You are a lazy idiot and deserve the problems
you are having. Your arrogance and conceit are surpassed only by your
stupidity.

Bobby

 

[Guest]

You don't need a life...and since you don't have one you wouldn't know.
Simply installing a good Antivirus program, a firewall, and running spyware
and adware scanners once a week is sufficient. Your ego prevents you from
doing such "menial" tasks. You are a lazy idiot and deserve the problems
you are having. Your arrogance and conceit are surpassed only by your
stupidity.

Bobby

 

[Guest]

Hi everyone.
Im running xp pro and for the last week my internet home page has defaulted
to "aboutblank" i can not change this and i cant not display any other web
page. This is the only page i can get up. If i try to look up anything else
it just comes up with the normal message that "this page can not be displayed"

I have done a full system scan (and yesi found a number of virus's cant be
bothered doing all that crap on my home computer when im doing it at work all
day)

does anyone IN PLAIN ENGLISH no how to help me please!!!
Ive tried for a week and all the sites i go to are in computer geek language
and that doesnt help me a bit - thanks a bunch in advance

This is really quite easy to fix and "prevent"!
But right this minute I really can't be bothered explaining it to you.

 

[Guest]

hello all - "community" isn't really about getting het up, its about where we
are and how we go forwards from here. How we spend our lives, in or out of
the paid-day, is part of life...

I got hit with "about:blank" as well - and I daresay millions do each day.
I took a few hours to sort spread sover several days. I worked this way
1 go to "download.com

 

[Guest]

SORRY EVERYBODY - never answer the phone AND type an answer at the same time
- you're bound to hit ENTER at the qwrong time !

I was aaying :
I got hit with "about:blank" as well - and I daresay millions do each day.
I took a few hours to sort spread sover several days. I worked this way
1 get hold of somebody else's machine for 5 minutes
2 go to "download.com" or somewhere of that sort
3 download "CWSHREDDER" to a disk and if needed the tools shown in 4 below
4 on the infected machine, run spyware / adware removal tools. I use
spybot 1.3 and AD-Aware SE 1.05
5 Load CWS to the desktop of the infected machine, install and let it run.
maybe run them all again - you can never check too often !
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