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Hi

I was just surfing the net, when suddenly all my Internet Explorer windows
closed. When I started running IE again, my homepage (which was just
about:blank) had changed to some other page. I checked the options, but it
still had about:blank.

Obviously some kind of virus or spyware thing got into my PC

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

Paolo
 
Hi,
You're right, you have been infected by some variety of trojan, hijacker,
parasite, spyware, etc. No one program can remove all malware. Start by
downloading and running CWShredder, Ad-aware and Spybot. Check for updates
before running Ad-aware or Spybot.
See: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Also note the security tips and other important information on that page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywarewhat.mspx

If unsuccessful with those programs, you may have to post a HijackThis log
for analysis. Start at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075 Then go to
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through the preliminary cleaning
steps then post a HijackThis log to the forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30

Be patient. It's a busy forum.

HijackThis logs are also analyzed at these (and other) forums. Look for the
proper forum and an "Important- Read This First" message so that you follow
proper procedure.
http://castlecops.com/forums.html
http://tomcoyote.com/forums/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forum.iamnotageek.com/index.php
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php
http://temerc.com/phpBB2/

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
 
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