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Joseph A. Schaefer

I cannot get Internet Explorer to keep the homepage that
I set. It always reverts to "blank" list of Microsoft
products. I have tried to "use current page" repeatedly,
but it always disappears. What can I do to set a
homepage?
 
-----Original Message-----
I cannot get Internet Explorer to keep the homepage that
I set. It always reverts to "blank" list of Microsoft
products. I have tried to "use current page" repeatedly,
but it always disappears. What can I do to set a
homepage?
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You might have spyware. If so, download and run Ad-Aware.
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?
part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Then, hopefully, you will be able to set your home page.
 
I cannot get Internet Explorer to keep the homepage that
I set. It always reverts to "blank" list of Microsoft
products. I have tried to "use current page" repeatedly,
but it always disappears. What can I do to set a
homepage?
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Joseph,

This sounds like an about:blank hijack. Some variants of this hijack are the
devil to remove, so prepare yourself.

Start by downloading each of the following additional free tools:
AdAware <http://www.lavasoftusa.com/>
CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4113.html>
HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>
LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>
Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. AdAware and Spybot S&D have install routines - run them.
The other downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient
folder.

First, run Stinger. Have it remove any problems found.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and run
CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearchMiniRemoval, then CWShredder. Have the latter fix all
problems found.

Next, run AdAware. First update it ("Check for updates now"), configure for
full scan (<http://www.lavahelp.com/howto/fullscan/>), then scan. When scanning
finishes, select all problems found for removal, and hit Next again.

Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a scan
("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems")
that is displayed in Red.

Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following security forums (and post it, or a link to your forum posts, here):
Aumha: <http://forum.aumha.org/index.php>
Net-Integration: <http://forums.net-integration.net/>
Spyware Info: <http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
Spyware Warrior: <http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
Tom Coyote: <http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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