IE getting hijacked!

Hello:

Whevever I launch a new IE instance by choosing Start/Internet Explorer, all
my current instances of IE are shut down and I am thown a default page which
is a promotional site, even though I have set www.microsoft.com as my home
page.

But once I click on Home, it goes to my home page. Whenever I open a new
instance by pressing CTRL-N or File/New/Window, the above behavior does not
happen.

Can somebody tell me how I can prevent this hijacking?

Thanks.

Venkat

Hello Venkat,
Please copy and paste the URL below to your browser. Follow the
instructions taking note to reboot after each step before checking to see if
you have successfully removed this pest.

http://www.securiteam.com/securityre...RP0L0UD5U.html

"vvenk" wrote:

Hello:

Whevever I launch a new IE instance by choosing Start/Internet Explorer, all
my current instances of IE are shut down and I am thown a default page which
is a promotional site, even though I have set www.microsoft.com as my home
page.

But once I click on Home, it goes to my home page. Whenever I open a new
instance by pressing CTRL-N or File/New/Window, the above behavior does not
happen.

Can somebody tell me how I can prevent this hijacking?

Thanks.

Venkat

"vvenk" wrote in message

Hello:

Whevever I launch a new IE instance by choosing Start/Internet
Explorer, all my current instances of IE are shut down and I am thown
a default page which is a promotional site, even though I have set
www.microsoft.com as my home page.

But once I click on Home, it goes to my home page. Whenever I open a
new instance by pressing CTRL-N or File/New/Window, the above
behavior does not happen.

Can somebody tell me how I can prevent this hijacking?

Thanks.

Venkat

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, 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 needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available he
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs...cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of the programs
below, download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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