Internet explorer

[Bob Gebhardt]

I apparently received some adware that changed my
homepage and it will not let me chance it.

I was restricted from even attempting to change it but
the Knowledge base directed me to changing the
restriction.

I change the homepage and it defults back to the unwanted
iserch.com.

Help!

Bob

 

[MGGP]

Search for SpyBot in Google, download it, install it and
run it. It has an option to protect your homepage from
hijackers. Version 1.3 is now available. It wouldn't hurt
to download AdAware and run it too (search).

Also see http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm for an online IE
test.

Good Luck !

 

[sgopus]

Isearch along with coolwebsearch is particularly hard to
get rid of, here are some suggestions:

Here is how to remove isearch from IE on XP:

in regedit search for/remove the following:

!!! ALWAYS EXPORT A COPY OF YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE
ATTEMPTING CHANGES!!!

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-
3A1E5238A565}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1C78AB3F-A857-482e-80C0-
3A1E5238A565}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iSearch.Object

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iSearch.Object.1

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{6D3F5DE4-E980-4407-A10F-
9AC771ABAAE6}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\iSearch

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MenuExt\&iSearch The Web

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1C78AB3
F-A857-482e-80C0-3A1E5238A565}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\iSearch.Object

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\iSearch.Object.1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{6D3F5
DE4-E980-4407-A10F-9AC771ABAAE6}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store
Database\Distribution Units\{1C78AB3F-A857-482E-80C0-
3A1E5238A565}\DownloadInformation

http://toolbar.isearch.com/install/00010/initial.cab

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Extensions\{1AE2F26C-8E23-4930-A68D-9E681A764001}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Toolbar

3A1E5238A565}

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-329068152-1972579041-725345543-500
\Software\iSearch

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-329068152-1972579041-725345543-500
\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\&iSearch The
Web

It seems some of the HKEY_USERS ones dissapear after
deleting the first ones.

 

[Plato]

Search for SpyBot in Google, download it, install it and

http://www.safer-networking.org/