about:blank - Spyware - Help

[Andre Da Costa]

Hello everyone,

I would really appreciate if anyone could help me out on this issue.

For the past 2 days now, this problem keeps reappearing in Internet Explorer
6, the "about:blank" spyware. I really don't know how to get rid of it, it
keeps on hi-jacking my webpages making the browser unusable.

I am running Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed, and I
did so before this issue started happening. I notice that the Pop-Up Blocker
in XP SP2 seems to be fooled in to thinking it has blocked a Pop up, but
this "about:blank" pop-up page has actually fooled it.

I have tried enabling Secure Content, to block the about:blank itself, which
required a password, but still ended on the same about:blank page. I
searched Google for help, but users still ended with the same results, even
if they are running Spy Bot Search & Distroy with full updates, even
SpyChecker doesn't work.

So, please help me if you can, and hope the answer isn't reinstall the OS,
because I can't.

Andre Da Costa
Jamaica W.I.

 

[Guest]

What a coincidence! I was looking for an answer to this same question. Must
be some serious Spyware. I tried uninstalling as suggested in their website,
websearch.com, but to no avail. They suggested using the MS uninstall
feature. I was able to find and uninstall some of the programs they listed,
but I can't get rid of their home page either or Spyware pop-ups either.

Bryan F.

 

[Guest]

Hello everyone,

I would really appreciate if anyone could help me out on this issue.

For the past 2 days now, this problem keeps reappearing in Internet Explorer
6, the "about:blank" spyware. I really don't know how to get rid of it, it
keeps on hi-jacking my webpages making the browser unusable.

I am running Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed, and I
did so before this issue started happening. I notice that the Pop-Up Blocker
in XP SP2 seems to be fooled in to thinking it has blocked a Pop up, but
this "about:blank" pop-up page has actually fooled it.

I have tried enabling Secure Content, to block the about:blank itself, which
required a password, but still ended on the same about:blank page. I
searched Google for help, but users still ended with the same results, even
if they are running Spy Bot Search & Distroy with full updates, even
SpyChecker doesn't work.

So, please help me if you can, and hope the answer isn't reinstall the OS,
because I can't.

Andre Da Costa
Jamaica W.I.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/tips/about-blank-adware.html

If that doesn't work try aboutbuster (link below) Download the lsp fix first.

Sometimes,when you remove malware it will stop your TCP/IP
stack from working (Internet connection).
Winsock or LSP-fix will correct the problem,Download first.
Note to anyone using NOD32 Anti-Virus software,Do Not delete the
"imon.dll" this fix reports,That is your e/mail scanning engine.

LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
CWS Smart Killer- http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html

About Buster- http://www.spychecker.com/program/aboutbuster.html
Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
CWShredder - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
Hijack this - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
WinPatrol - http://winpatrol.com
BHODemon - http://pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=23611&fileidx=1
Bazooka -http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
asquared2 "Trojan Remover" - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
Sygate Firewall- http://smb.sygate.com/download_buy.htm
NOD32Anti-Virus Free 30 day trial
http://nod32.com/download/trial.htm
Backup your registry with:
Erunt- http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm

A link for free online virus and trojan scanners.
http://virusall.com/downscan.html

A listing of BHO's
http://www.spywaredata.com/bho.php?current_page=0

To see if that freeware program you are about to inststall
is infested with spyware check it out first at this link.
http://www.spychecker.com/