01-05-2004, 11:19 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Homepage changing
I went on a website and it added a bunch of favorites and changed my homepage. Even if I switch the homepage, everytime I start IE (on win 98se) it goes back to the one I don't want.
I know that a script was run to cause this to happen but I don't know how to revert back to the way it was and I don't know how to keep it from happening again. Any suggestions? I'm sure this is rudimentary for most but not me. Paul |
01-05-2004, 11:41 AM | #2 (permalink) |
beauty in the breakdown
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Install, update, and run Adaware and SpyBot. That should take care of the problem.
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01-05-2004, 05:21 PM | #3 (permalink) |
Hello, good evening, and bollocks.
Location: near DC
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Don't forget to do Windows Update too, and do all your Critical Updates, there's a patch for a vulnerability that allows that kind of crap to get on your system. Do it at least once a week....also, see the other spyware/hijackware threads in Tilted Computers, there's a lot of good stuff there.
Also the free virus scanner at http://housecall.trendmicro.com might find something, give it a shot. |
01-05-2004, 05:51 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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Quote:
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01-05-2004, 06:20 PM | #5 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Newport Beach, CA
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As suggested get ad-aware and spybot if you don't already have them. You should also try CWshredder, it is specifically for removing homepage hijacking spyware. You can download it Here
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01-06-2004, 05:44 AM | #6 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Sea. | Wa.
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the thread here may help you out: http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread..../83/qid/709135)http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread..../83/qid/709135
Theres a fair amount of stuff to sift through to find the relevant stuff. I definitely agree with everyone that said get spybot, adaware, and CWshredder. A friend of mine had this problem and he was able to get rid of it w/ the help of CWshredder (spybot/adaware/his antivirus didn't detect anything wrong.
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