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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 |
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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 |
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"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. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email http://www.fjsmjs.com Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ |
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