IE start page

[escon]

have winXP with all latest service packs and updates, IEx6.
cannot change start page , when try to change "use current"
it is repalced with 'about:blank' which is a web page. I
cannot find the reason for this, I have tried 320159,
323869 to no avail, please help!

 

[Guest]

download and update spybot from safer-networking.org
,scan on easy and remove spyware or hijacker. it also keeps
backups in case you have a spyware dependent program that
will no longer work. and when changing home page you must
click apply.
and in ie,tools,options,advanced,uncheck both,'enable
install on demand',apply.to resist any more browser hijackers.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

have winXP with all latest service packs and updates, IEx6.
cannot change start page , when try to change "use current"
it is repalced with 'about:blank' which is a web page. I
cannot find the reason for this, I have tried 320159,
323869 to no avail, please help!

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

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated 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 trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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