ie 6.0 defaults keep changing

[aaron]

every time i change my hompage & serch engine the default
hompage changes back to blank or bizsearc & the search
engine changes...

i think this is a virus of some sort i also get popups
regarding adware etc... ive re-installed ie 6.0 but the
problem wont go away can anyone help

is there some other place or file that is controlling the
default home page ans search?

please advise
thanks awa

 

[Guest]

check
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en;320159
??

 

[Paul Pedersen]

You have hijackware infecting your computer. Get Ad-Aware or other programs
to remove it.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

every time i change my hompage & serch engine the default
hompage changes back to blank or bizsearc & the search
engine changes...

i think this is a virus of some sort i also get popups
regarding adware etc... ive re-installed ie 6.0 but the
problem wont go away can anyone help

is there some other place or file that is controlling the
default home page ans search?

please advise
thanks awa

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
especially
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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