Internet explorer home page problem

[Mark]

Hi all,
Internet explorer is opening to a page that I did not
select as my homepage. Each day I reset my homepage to
the page I want and the next morning it automatically
opens to a "mutant" homepage. The homepage it's
defaulting to is res://mshp.dll/index.html#37049. I
updated my Norton anti-virus yesterday and it found 2
infected files. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

This is caused by a CoolWebSearch variant.
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/c/coolwebsearch.asp

See: Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

[CWShredder removes all the variances of this spyware]
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
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Hi all,
Internet explorer is opening to a page that I did not
select as my homepage. Each day I reset my homepage to
the page I want and the next morning it automatically
opens to a "mutant" homepage. The homepage it's
defaulting to is res://mshp.dll/index.html#37049. I
updated my Norton anti-virus yesterday and it found 2
infected files. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ramesh, I was having the same problem. I hate this
coolwebsearch thing...

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Most welcome. Also see:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

-------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm