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Old July 6th 04, 04:35 PM
sergusha78
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Default Browser hijacked - "about:blank" - "search for..." page hijacked my web browser.

My homepage keeps changing to "about:blank" after every
time I open new browser and some unknown "search for..."
page hijacked my web browser. Every tine I ran AD-AWARE
program, I come across "Possible Browser Hijack
attempt/RegData/Data
Miner/HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main "Star Page" ("about:blank")".Every time I
restart my PC and open new browser, "about:blank"
and "search for..." reappear after numerous attempts to
delete with AD-AWARE and over Spy-Ware programmes. Please,
help reset my web browser to previous homepage setting.
Every time I change homepage it switches back to "search
for..." page and default homepages setting switches
to "search for..." web browser.

System: Millennium Edition Microsoft.

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Old July 6th 04, 07:03 PM
Noel Paton
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Default Browser hijacked - "about:blank" - "search for..." page hijacked my web browser.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove what is almost certainly
a variant of the CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe
http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip

If that doesn't fix it, then you may have the new variant about which many
are confused, if not worried

Post a query on the issue together with a HiJackThis log to the forum here
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30

HTH

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"sergusha78" wrote in message
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My homepage keeps changing to "about:blank" after every
time I open new browser and some unknown "search for..."
page hijacked my web browser. Every tine I ran AD-AWARE
program, I come across "Possible Browser Hijack
attempt/RegData/Data
Miner/HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main "Star Page" ("about:blank")".Every time I
restart my PC and open new browser, "about:blank"
and "search for..." reappear after numerous attempts to
delete with AD-AWARE and over Spy-Ware programmes. Please,
help reset my web browser to previous homepage setting.
Every time I change homepage it switches back to "search
for..." page and default homepages setting switches
to "search for..." web browser.

System: Millennium Edition Microsoft.



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Old July 9th 04, 03:15 AM
fxt
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Default Browser hijacked - "about:blank" - "search for..." page hijacked my web browser.

I have a temp. solution, it might not always work but is
worth a try:

1. Boot up in Safe-mode.
2. Run Adware (from Lavasoft)multiple times if needed.
3. Install WinPatrol from www.winpatrol.com
4. Reset your homepage to the one you want

WinPatrol will notice you if someone's trying to hijack
your browser's homepage. You can just click 'NO' to
block this wicked spyware!!!

Try this until someone else comes up with a better
solution. Or use another browser. Good luck!

FXT

-----Original Message-----
My homepage keeps changing to "about:blank" after every
time I open new browser and some unknown "search for..."
page hijacked my web browser. Every tine I ran AD-AWARE
program, I come across "Possible Browser Hijack
attempt/RegData/Data
Miner/HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main "Star Page" ("about:blank")".Every time I
restart my PC and open new browser, "about:blank"
and "search for..." reappear after numerous attempts to
delete with AD-AWARE and over Spy-Ware programmes. Please,
help reset my web browser to previous homepage setting.
Every time I change homepage it switches back to "search
for..." page and default homepages setting switches
to "search for..." web browser.

System: Millennium Edition Microsoft.

.

 




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