home page hijacking and unwanted favorite additions

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At some point in the past, my IE Homepage has been hijacked to an unwanted website. I have reset it several times, but every time that I reboot, it gets reset to this unwanted website. In addition, other websites are added to my favorites. I continue to delete them, but they keep coming back with each reboot. Both Ad-aware seems to find the hijacking after the fact, but it can't locate the source of the problem

Any ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I Can't Change My Home Page - It Keeps Resetting!
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320159&Product=ie600

Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for spyware:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| At some point in the past, my IE Homepage has been hijacked to an unwanted website. I have reset it several
times, but every time that I reboot, it gets reset to this unwanted website. In addition, other websites are
added to my favorites. I continue to delete them, but they keep coming back with each reboot. Both Ad-aware
seems to find the hijacking after the fact, but it can't locate the source of the problem.
|
| Any ideas?

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

Spyware Programs links:-
www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-Aware
www.security.kolla.de Spybot

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

CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page
Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159

Downloadable McAfee AVERT Stinger:
Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a
substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist
administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes
next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally
signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.

Perhaps an online security/virus check
Symantec
http://security.norton.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
Trend Micro House Call:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan;
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
McAfee FreeScan:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Kaspersky Labs On-line Virus Checker:
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
BitDefender Online Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

At some point in the past, my IE Homepage has been hijacked to an unwanted

website. I have reset it several times, but every time that I reboot, it gets
reset to this unwanted website. In addition, other websites are added to my
favorites. I continue to delete them, but they keep coming back with each
reboot. Both Ad-aware seems to find the hijacking after the fact, but it can't
locate the source of the problem.