Can't get rid of homepage and web pages won't display

[Shannon]

On my home computer, a trashy web page/search page got set
as my default web browser. I have no idea how it got down
loaded or set as the home page. I have tried many times
to get rid of it by going to Tools, Options and tried to
reset my homepage back to msn.com. But when ever I exit
out of IE, the hompage is set back to that website.

Plus, I think that the website also did something to my
computer. I've tried to type in the address bar different
websites, but I get "page won't display" message. I know
that I am connected to the internet, I have no idea what's
going on. At first, I thought that maybe it was just
something wrong with IE, but then I tried to use Netscape,
the page won't display there either.

If anyone can help me i'd appreciate it

 

[Ron]

Mine does the same thing. When I open my browswer it
opens to the page about:blank with some crappy search
engine. It used to open to my yahoo but not anymore.

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know
Ron

 

[Don Varnau]

Try these parasite removal programs in this order.

Download and run Run CWShredder from
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Then download, install, *update* and run both of these programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red-others are
optional.)
Both programs should be updated after installation- before use.

If these programs don't remove the malware, HijackThis should be used to
post a log to the appropriate forum at one of these sites.
HijackThis instructions and download:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

Forums:
http://forum.mvps.org/ Excellent help- low traffic. Visit
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 before posting the log.

http://tomcoyote.com/forums/
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://boards.cexx.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php

Security tips and other information at:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Hope this helps,
Don

 

[Don Varnau]

Ron,
Try these parasite removal programs in this order.

Download and run Run CWShredder from
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Then download, install, *update* and run both of these programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red-others are
optional.)
Both programs should be updated after installation- before use.

If these programs don't remove the malware, HijackThis should be used to
post a log to the appropriate forum at one of these sites.
HijackThis instructions and download:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

Forums:
http://forum.mvps.org/ Excellent help- low traffic. Visit
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 before posting the log.

http://tomcoyote.com/forums/
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://boards.cexx.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php

Security tips and other information at:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Hope this helps,
Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

Mine does the same thing. When I open my browswer it
opens to the page about:blank with some crappy search
engine. It used to open to my yahoo but not anymore.

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know
Ron

-----Original Message-----
On my home computer, a trashy web page/search page got set
as my default web browser. [snip]

 

[cj]

I'm having the same general problem, however the search
engine auto.isearch.com will not allow me to access the
spyware web site or any of the others listed. Any advice?

 

[Guest]

Thanks don. I've tried it, but i still keep getting "page cannot be displayed

----- cj wrote: ----

I'm having the same general problem, however the search
engine auto.isearch.com will not allow me to access the
spyware web site or any of the others listed. Any advice

-----Original Message----
Try these parasite removal programs in this order

Download and run Run CWShredder fro http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.htm
Then download, install, *update* and run both of these

programs
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red-others ar
optional.
Both programs should be updated after installation- before use

If these programs don't remove the malware, HijackThis

should be used t
post a log to the appropriate forum at one of these sites
HijackThis instructions and download
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt

Forums

http://forum.mvps.org/ Excellent help- low traffic. Visi
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 before posting the log

http://tomcoyote.com/forums http://www.lavasoftsupport.com
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums
http://boards.cexx.org
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.ph
Security tips and other information at

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.ht

Hope this helps

Do
--
MVP IE/O
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate

"Shannon" <shanblair_04[at]hotmail.com> wrote in messag On my home computer, a trashy web page/search page got se
as my default web browser. I have no idea how it got dow
loaded or set as the home page. I have tried many time
to get rid of it by going to Tools, Options and tried t
reset my homepage back to msn.com. But when ever I exi
out of IE, the hompage is set back to that website

Plus, I think that the website also did something to m

computer. I've tried to type in the address bar differen
websites, but I get "page won't display" message. I kno
that I am connected to the internet, I have no idea what'
going on. At first, I thought that maybe it was jus
something wrong with IE, but then I tried to use Netscape
the page won't display there either

If anyone can help me i'd appreciate i

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I'm having the same general problem, however the search
engine auto.isearch.com will not allow me to access the
spyware web site or any of the others listed. Any advice?

Check for a file named HOSTS with no extension (not Hosts.sam). It may be a
hidden file. Open it with Notepad and remove any line referencing the site.
Or, rename HOSTS to OLDHOSTS

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