still losing IE 6.0 Home Page...

[Ernest]

Per 2/12/04 instruction from Frank Saunders, I've run the
latest versions of SpyBot and AdAware multiple times
(always with latest updates) but unfortunately, I still
lose my Home Page URL on ReStart - it's ALWAYS replaced
by: "http:///".

I also acted on Frank's warning about CoolWebSearch and
ran CWShredder (by Merijn - (e-mail address removed)); the
results were: "Done! Your system was completely clean."

Could this problem be due to some factor other than
Spyware or malicious intrusion? I would be grateful for
additional suggestions from Frank or any other interested
party.

Thanks....

-----Original Message-----
Thanks Frank - I'll try your suggestions and come back

to this site if the problem remains....

 

[Don Varnau]

Ernest,
You may have someting new which those programs don't remove completely. Read
the instructions at http://www.net-integration.net/tools/hijackthis.html
Download HijackThis and post a log to the Hijackthis Logs And Problems forum
at http://tomcoyote.org/forums/ or the HijackThis & Browser Hijacking forum
at http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?

Don
--
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.

Per 2/12/04 instruction from Frank Saunders, I've run the
latest versions of SpyBot and AdAware multiple times
(always with latest updates) but unfortunately, I still
lose my Home Page URL on ReStart - it's ALWAYS replaced
by: "http:///".

I also acted on Frank's warning about CoolWebSearch and
ran CWShredder (by Merijn - merijn[at]spywareinfo.com); the
results were: "Done! Your system was completely clean."

Could this problem be due to some factor other than
Spyware or malicious intrusion? I would be grateful for
additional suggestions from Frank or any other interested
party.

Thanks....

-----Original Message-----
Thanks Frank - I'll try your suggestions and come back

to this site if the problem remains....

-----Original Message-----
"Ernest" <sv_arawak[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
Everytime I reboot Windows XP (or go into "standby"), my
Home-Page URL is wiped out & replaced with: "http:///".
No matter how many times I go into "Tools" --
"Options"
and reselect a proper URL, the next reboot or standby
wipes it out. Does anyone know why this happens and how
to correct it? Thanks....

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
Especially see the Cool Web Search section:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

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