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Explorer default opening page
Hi & thanks in advance for your help.
The issue I got is that something in my PC keeps changing my default Internet Explorer default page to another page that opens all kind of pop-ups and other crap! How do I get rid of this? Claude |
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Explorer default opening page
This advice covers three types of home page locking - hijacking (by web
sites), hijacking (by viruses) and locking (by ISPs when you install their software, and computer manufacturers) Malwa If your computer home page is set to about:blank against your wishes, or any other page, you have a malware problem. For advice on getting rid of it, check out the link below: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm If you are using Spybot S&D, check your 'immunize' settings which may be locking the home page. Microsoft links to problems with the above sites are as follows: PassThisOn.com Home Page Appears When You Start Computer [Q309313] http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q309313 Cannot Change Default Home Page Setting from Webcombo Site [Q302459] http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q302459 Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;320159 In addition, you may discover that browser.secondpower.com is being added to your homepage URL. This link has an Uninstaller: http://www.secondpower.com/customer.html Prevent Hijacking: First, update to Internet Explorer 6. Most sites that try to hijack your home page will now trigger a 'do you want to do this' warning message that lets you stop the hijacking. The sneaky background activex downloads that are often used by hijack sites to install spyware will also trigger a 'do you want to do this' install window. Please see this link for advice on security fixes that can help prevent such hijackings: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm Make sure that your antivirus is completely up to date. There is a clever little shareware programme that can help stop your home page being changed; it seems to work well but tends to trigger when you change your home page manually the next time that you start IE - the programme makes it much easier to take back control of your home page settings: http://www.pjwalczak.com/spguard/ If you are using Spybot S&D you can lock your home page using the 'immunize' option. Manufacturer/ISP Locking: Some computer manufacturers and suppliers of internet access set IE to their home page and lock this setting via the registry. Hijackers use exactly the same trick. The locking is done using registry settings as per the following: Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q320159 Specific registry settings affected a [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Control Panel] - DWORD "HomePage"=dword:00000001 (grays out the whole section) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer] - DWORD "NoSetHomePage"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions] - DWORD "NoSetHomePage"=dword:00000001 -- Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current _______________________________________ Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE) http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/ Claude wrote: Hi & thanks in advance for your help. The issue I got is that something in my PC keeps changing my default Internet Explorer default page to another page that opens all kind of pop-ups and other crap! How do I get rid of this? Claude |
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