Unwanted home page

[Spike]

whilst searching via Google and opening various sites and
minimizing them a "unwanted" site became my home page. no
matter what I do I cant get rid of it! Any ideas?

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Spike,

Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

For Prevention and to know how to protect the system from spyware:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Free Online Virus Scanners and Security Tests:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm



whilst searching via Google and opening various sites and
minimizing them a "unwanted" site became my home page. no
matter what I do I cant get rid of it! Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

You try to reset your home page in "Tools" INternet Options
and type in URL of the home page you want - maybe that'll
work...

 

[Guest]

Thank you! I'll let you know when it's fixed

-----Original Message-----
Spike,

Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

For Prevention and to know how to protect the system from spyware:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Free Online Virus Scanners and Security Tests:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm



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