Possible Browser Hijack/Modifier

[matt]

The startpage of Internet explorer keeps on being changed
to "about: blank" and at certain sites (e.g. some pages
at microsoft.com) the explorer gets redirected to this
page as well. I keep on getting popups.

I have used Spybot SD, Adaware and Microsoft Antispyware,
which keeps on finding several threats, but the problems
remains and when I run these programs again they keep on
finding the same problems. I have tried these programs
with system restore turned off, without any success. It
does not seem to be possible to log on to the computer in
safemode so I have not been able to run the programs in
safemode. I also tried the browser restore in Microsoft
AS, but the startpage immediately turns back to about:
blank.

The two threats that Microsoft AS indicates every time
is: "Possible Browser hijack Browser modifier"
and "Search assistant spyware".

I have downloaded hijackthis, but I am not sure how to
use it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Matt

 

[D@annyBoy]

you wanna try booting into safe mode and run MSAS in full scan and see
whether the problem goes away?

--

D@nnyBoy
Have you tried posting your problems
not related to MS AntiSpyware to
news://msnews.microsoft.com

and please don't bother to send me private mail
because I don't check my mailbox regularly

 

[paul]

Hi Matt

I would suggest to download avast as I find it is a great
antivirus program, and from what problems that you are
having, it would be a virus problem.

What antivirus prgram are you using?

To add not one program i find does fix all poblems, so
you do need to use a few.....

Paul