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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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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 -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "sergusha78" wrote in 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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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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