Browser hijack by hotmail

[Guest]

Could anyone explain why hotmail hijacks Internet Explorer and resets the homepage to msn.com?

 

[jack Spiegelman]

-----Original Message-----
Could anyone explain why hotmail hijacks Internet

Explorer and resets the homepage to msn.com?

. Wish I had your problem..I did have msn.com as my home

page but now it has been hijacked to: about blank...which
is some weird spyware website..can't seem to get rid of
it. any suggestions

 

[masterprometheus]

Google for cwshredder.

Good luck
MP

Explorer and resets the homepage to msn.com?
page but now it has been hijacked to: about blank...which
is some weird spyware website..can't seem to get rid of
it. any suggestions

 

[masterprometheus]

Are you sure about that ?

Maybe you are using ad-aware, do you ?

MP

Could anyone explain why hotmail hijacks Internet Explorer and resets

the homepage to msn.com?

 

[Guest]

The Hijacker is CoolWebSearch
Download CWShredder http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
if it does'nt workout that way download Hijack This
Download Hijack This http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Please’ post your Hijack This Logs, in any of the following “Expert Forumsâ€
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://computercops.biz/forums.html
http://boards.cexx.org/
http://www.techsupportforums.com/
http://forums.techguy.org/
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php
http://forums.tomcoyote.com/index.php?s=ee20672a32e5b13837eb98d5e43b840f&showforum=27

 

[H Leboeuf]

Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip

Read this: "So how did I get infected in the first place?"
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=3051

 

[masterprometheus]

Henri,

I think the problem is that he/she uses ad-aware already.

Best regards
MP