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[Doug]

I have a virus that continues to reset my defaul webpage
to about:blank. This is basically a mock search site to
get you to download more virus's. The Microsoft
AntiSpyware detects the Virus, cleans it and on the first
launch of my browser, things are fine. Then it returns
once I launch again. Any ideas I to get rid of this?

 

[Monitor]

An AntiSpyware utility is different from an AntiVirus
utility

 

[Leo]

There are several viruses, trojans and adware which can
cause this. Go to www.antivirus.com and use Trend
Micro's House Call to see if you can identify it. Once
identified, follow the removeal instructions on Trend's
site.

 

[Ron Kinner]

Get HijackThis.exe from
http://tomcoyote.org/hjt/hjt199//HijackThis.exe

Save it to C:\hjt (new folder) then Open it and select
Scan and Save Log. Note where you saved the log then
send it to me as an attachment.

Most likely you'll need to follow the procedure at:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial85.html

but I can't say for sure without seeing the log.

Ron Kinner
Microsoft MVP 2004 & 2005
(e-mail address removed)