browser hijack

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rick

My browswer was hijacked and SpyBot got most of it.
I cannot go to "tools" and "internet options" to change my
home page because an airbox pops up and says:

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in
effect on this computer. Please contact your system
administrator."

Anyone know where this is located in the registry or how I
can reset this? I reinstalled IE 6 and it didn't help.

Thanks!!
rick
 
Hi Rick,

Disable the following features in Spybot:
"Lock IE start page against user changes"
"Lock IE control panel against opening from within IE"

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Regards,
Ramesh (MS-MVP)
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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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My browswer was hijacked and SpyBot got most of it.
I cannot go to "tools" and "internet options" to change my
home page because an airbox pops up and says:

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in
effect on this computer. Please contact your system
administrator."

Anyone know where this is located in the registry or how I
can reset this? I reinstalled IE 6 and it didn't help.

Thanks!!
rick
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi Rick,

Disable the following features in Spybot:
"Lock IE start page against user changes"
"Lock IE control panel against opening from within IE"

--
Regards,
Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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Ramesh,
I'd forgotten i clicked those buttons on SpyBot.
I'll give it a try.
Thanks again.
Rick
 
Rick,
Disabling those features is a bad idea! ......
That's why they are there - to "Immunize" your system.
Disable only to make a change, then enable the options as needed.
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