Invalid Home Page

[Dick]

Something has changed my home page from what I've
selected to enjoysearch.inf. Even when I use Tools,
Internet Options to reset the home page, the incorrect
one comes back. It seems to now be the default and the
default is always used.

How do I get rid of this as the default and go back to
what I desire?

Since this has happened, should I rebuild my hard disk?
Is there a virus or worm in there when this change was
made?

 

[BobT]

It is caused by spyware.
You can find information about what it is and how to remove
it and avoid it here:
http://www.io.com/~cwagner/spyware.html

You shouldn't have to rebuild your HD, just follow the
instructions in the link.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Something has changed my home page from what I've
selected to enjoysearch.inf. Even when I use Tools,
Internet Options to reset the home page, the incorrect
one comes back. It seems to now be the default and the
default is always used.

How do I get rid of this as the default and go back to
what I desire?

Since this has happened, should I rebuild my hard disk?
Is there a virus or worm in there when this change was
made?

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 trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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