ie6.0 home page

[ron]

when i shut down then reboot my laptop running windows me
with internet explorer 6.0 (128-bit) for some reason my
home page keeps getting changed to the following address:
(http://www.coolwwwsearc%
68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%61/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%30
about:blank).

so i proceed to tools....internet options....home page,
and delete the above address and apply the following
address, (http://start.earthlink.net/), which is my home
page. after clicking ok and closing internet explorer and
working on other applications whenever i relaunch ie it
brings me to the proper home page,
(http://start.earthlink.net/), but if i shut down the
computer and then launch ie, the wrong home page address
is loaded.

this problem just started happening 2 weeks ago. it's as
if there's a virus changing my home page in ie every time
i reboot.

i have norton anti-virus and run daily updates but have
not detected any infection.

i run scan disk and disk defragmenter each day. in the
internet properties dialogue box, each day i delete the
temporary internet files & cookies, and clear my history
folder.

how can i stop internet explorer from changing my home
page to the address i mentioned above in the first
paragraph?

thank you for your help.

 

[siljaline]

when i shut down then reboot my laptop running windows me
with internet explorer 6.0 (128-bit) for some reason my
home page keeps getting changed to the following address:
(http://www.coolwwwsearc%
68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%61/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%30
about:blank).

so i proceed to tools....internet options....home page,
and delete the above address and apply the following
address, (http://start.earthlink.net/), which is my home
page. after clicking ok and closing internet explorer and
working on other applications whenever i relaunch ie it
brings me to the proper home page,
(http://start.earthlink.net/), but if i shut down the
computer and then launch ie, the wrong home page address
is loaded.

this problem just started happening 2 weeks ago. it's as
if there's a virus changing my home page in ie every time
i reboot.

i have norton anti-virus and run daily updates but have
not detected any infection.

i run scan disk and disk defragmenter each day. in the
internet properties dialogue box, each day i delete the
temporary internet files & cookies, and clear my history
folder.

how can i stop internet explorer from changing my home
page to the address i mentioned above in the first
paragraph?

thank you for your help.

Spyware Alert!
"coolwwwsearch"

Info: http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cws/

Use the shredder to scan your system.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Then, run Hijack This:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location: Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?s=8a236cdf61469fbad3bddbe810be0374&act=SF&f=11

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HTH



--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_