browser homepage stuck

[R Carter]

I made the mistake of visiting a website operated by a
firm called velnet.com, which webhosts and they have made
their page into my browser's homepage without my
permission. Worse, I am unable to restore the original
setting. When I go to Tools ... Internet Options ...
General and try to click on the address box there, it and
the three buttons below are permanently greyed out. This
state survives a full reset of the computer. Any ideas
what I can do, other than warn others about this
irritating site? Velnet.com have published an impossible
phone number on their site and they don't answer e-mails.

R. Carter

 

[Mike Burgess]

R Carter,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 9-12-03]
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[Sato]

you need to remove the spyware, Go to the link below and download spybot.

http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download

It is the best I've come acrross.

~ cliff

 

[rh]

i think i remember this happening to me with another
site. try going into start->run->control panel-> internet
options->general and i think you can change it from
there. not sure though no guarentee