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My home page in IE can not be changed and I am stuck with a porn site. I am trying to modify the registry (according to the help feature) by typing in "regedit" in "run" and get an error msg regarding administrator privelege. However I did not set up an administor account or password for my personal system. Can anyone tell me how to correct or get around this issue. I know it's virus related but my scan shows no virus in my system. Help!! Thanks

 

[Dave Patrick]

The account is there by default. If you chose no password for the local
administrator account when you installed the operating system then it is
blank.

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| My home page in IE can not be changed and I am stuck with a porn site. I
am trying to modify the registry (according to the help feature) by typing
in "regedit" in "run" and get an error msg regarding administrator
privelege. However I did not set up an administor account or password for
my personal system. Can anyone tell me how to correct or get around this
issue. I know it's virus related but my scan shows no virus in my system.
Help!! Thanks

 

[Bounty Bob]

My home page in IE can not be changed and I am stuck with a porn site. I

am trying to modify the registry (according to the help feature) by typing
in "regedit" in "run" and get an error msg regarding administrator
privelege. However I did not set up an administor account or password for
my personal system. Can anyone tell me how to correct or get around this
issue. I know it's virus related but my scan shows no virus in my system.
Help!! Thanks

It's possible you may have some MalWare installed. This wouldn't be picked
up by a tool like Norton Antivirus. Hunt around on the internet for a
couple of tools (both available on free download). One is AdWare, the other
is SWShredder. Try running these and you may find things return to normal.

 

[Crash Override]

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.... Hunt around on the internet for a
couple of tools (both available on free download). One is AdWare
the other
is SWShredder. Try running these and you may find things return t
normal. *

Bob, I am sure they are just typos, but the programs you refer to ar
Adaware and CWShredder. CWShredder should take care of the homepag
issue. If not, there is another app called Hijackthis that shoul
correct the problem


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