Hijacked hopepage

[Ibrahim]

Hello all
My Homepage has been hijacked actually I don't know how this happened, I've
just finished formating my PC
the homepage now is http://www.freewebs.com/archbase/index.htm I cannot
change it, everytime i restart my PC it goes back to this address.
Please help

 

[Guest]

Hello all
My Homepage has been hijacked actually I don't know how this happened, I've
just finished formating my PC
the homepage now is http://www.freewebs.com/archbase/index.htm I cannot
change it, everytime i restart my PC it goes back to this address.
Please help

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

Something here may help:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/41.html

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[Guest]

Hello all
My Homepage has been hijacked actually I don't know how this happened, I've
just finished formating my PC
the homepage now is http://www.freewebs.com/archbase/index.htm I cannot
change it, everytime i restart my PC it goes back to this address.
Please help

Quadrider, Try this
If you have Zone alarm as your firewall uninstall it and then change your home page . Then reinstall Zone alarm . The new version of ZA causes this to happen.

 

[Guest]

My Home page was hijacked during a session with Verizon when all security
measures were turned off. I have tried System Restore but it didn't work. How
do I get back control. In non-techy language please.

BTW Windows Defender says my computer is running normally.

 

[Guest]

My homepage was hijacked duringa session with Verizon when all security was
turned off. I've tried using system restore to no avail. Windows Defender
ays my computer is running normally.

Help please but in non-techy language if you can

 

[Frankster]

You might try...

I.E. | Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Reset Web Settings | "Also my
home page". May work for you.

-Frank

 

[Guest]

That one didn't work! Now what do you mean by "Also my home page?"

By the way "Reset Web Settings" only reset the page to the one that is the
intruder.

 

[clay]

You can try these free products

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www-spybot.net/

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

 

[Frankster]

That one didn't work! Now what do you mean by "Also my home page?"

You should tic the box that says "Also reset my home page". If you didn't do
that it would never work.

-Frank

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose default
install is loaded with malware. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along.

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

That doesn't mean a heck of a lot.