about: blank

[Nardo]

No matter what I try, I can't seem to permanently change
my default home page.
It ALWAYS goes to "about: blank"
How can I change this?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

No matter what I try, I can't seem to permanently change
my default home page.
It ALWAYS goes to "about: blank"
How can I change this?

First, if you don't have WinXP SP2, get LSP-Fix - a free program to repair
damaged Winsock 2 stacks
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
save it because you might need to repair the Winsock 2 stacks after removing
the culprit.
For WinXP SP2 this command will restore the Winsock stacks if you can't
connect after clearing the malware.
Then see
How to remove Coolwebsearch and affiliates
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

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