Unwanted home page

[Phil]

My home page setting has been changed to an unwanted one.
I can go into my internet property settings and put a new
one in, but everytime I log back on to the computer, the
home page setting reverts back to the unwanted one. In
fact this happens to anyone in the family that logs on.

Can anyone offer any assistance on how to stop this
unwanted page from being set as my home page everytime we
log on?

Thanks much,

Phil

 

[TonyKlein]

Hi Phil,

Download Spybot - Search & Destroy: http://tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
It detects and removes all kinds of spyware, dialers, hijackers, and related nasties.

After installing, press Online, and search for, put a check mark at, and install all updates.

Now close all browser windows, hit 'Check for Problems', and have SpyBot remove all it finds.
When you've done all that, test your system, and see whether your problem is gone.

If it isn't, go to http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/ , and download Hijack This.

Unzip, doubleclick HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
Press that, and save the log somewhere

Next, go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the Spyware and Hijackware Removal section, press "new topic", explain your
problem, and copy and paste the contents of the Hijack This log into your new message. You'll get
expert assistance in dealing with your problem.
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Cheers, Tony

NOTE: Please reply to the group, and not to me personally.
E-mail address is void.

 

[siljaline]

http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm

That's actually script borrowed from Andrew Clover's Doxdesk parasite URL.
Scans for common BHO's - effectiveness is questionable at best.

http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/



--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[Jone Doe]

agreed, but it's a starting place for someone who knows little about
spyware, and it does refer to some programs that might be helpful.

 

[siljaline]

agreed, but it's a starting place for someone who knows little about
spyware, and it does refer to some programs that might be helpful.

Agreed...



--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_