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Subject: IE 6 - some site has locked my homepage....

Spanki opened this issue on Jun 23, 2004 ยท 13 posts
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Spanki ( ) posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 8:05 AM ยท edited Fri, 22 November 2024 at 8:53 PM

Hi folks, some web site (that I never intentionally visited) has installed itself as my homepage in IE 6 and has managed to ghost the buttons on the Internet Options page so I can't reset it. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks, - Keith

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CyberStretch ( ) posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 8:17 AM

Try going through Control Panel > Internet Options and scanning your system with AdAware and/or SpyBot Search & Destroy.

Jumpstartme2 ( ) posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 1:59 PM

Yep, def been hijacked...I would do as Cyber suggested and run those two programs...get rid of whatever it finds ;)

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JohnRender ( ) posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 2:32 PM

Changing it in Internet Options probably won't do much good... that's the "easy" way to fix it... and the "spyware" knows it. It may look fixed, but it will be back the next time you start IE or start your computer. You've definitely been infected with spyware. Running Adaware and Spybot should remove it.

Valandar ( ) posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 9:55 PM

Or, you could switch to MoZilla. BTW, Spybot and Adaware don't always get it. You may need to search for CWShredder, which targets specifically these hijackers...

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Jumpstartme2 ( ) posted Wed, 23 June 2004 at 10:35 PM ยท edited Wed, 23 June 2004 at 10:36 PM

I second that one Valander, I have Mozilla Firefox, and run CW Shredder, Adaware, and SpyBot Search&Destroy every night when I shut down..keeps alot of that crap off my machine.

Message edited on: 06/23/2004 22:36

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Flak ( ) posted Thu, 24 June 2004 at 2:10 AM

I third the CWShredder thing that Valandar and jump mention. Handy addition.

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ocddougdotcom ( ) posted Thu, 24 June 2004 at 8:14 PM

Yep, CWShredder is the one to get! I just had the exact same problem. NOTHING worked - adaware, Norton Antivirus, Spybot, A2 - but CWShredder took care of the problem in 5 minutes. Doug

Spanki ( ) posted Thu, 24 June 2004 at 11:08 PM

Thanks everyone - I'll grab CW Shredder (Adaware found a bunch of junk, but didn't 'unlock' the buttons).

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PapaBlueMarlin ( ) posted Sun, 27 June 2004 at 2:01 PM

HEY!!! I have the same problem. My homepage was changed from Yahoo to About:Blank. I've tried CW Shredder, Adware Away, SpySweeper, HiJackThis, Adaware, Spybot Search & Destroy, Trojan Killer, Spyware Blaster, Norton Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, and some online antivirus scanners (Trend Housecall, Panda, and BitDefender). Nothing has worked.


ocddougdotcom ( ) posted Sun, 27 June 2004 at 7:18 PM

Try to run those same progs, only in safe mode.

umblefugly ( ) posted Mon, 28 June 2004 at 10:02 AM

Attached Link: http://www.computercops.biz/postt32527.html

Some of those programs wont remove certain registry entries.Heres alink you should read.Its specifically about the About:Blank problem. Or do a search on google for jao.dll

ScottA ( ) posted Mon, 28 June 2004 at 5:42 PM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=1668378

The files doing this are usually java script(.js) files. Check the link for more specific information. -ScottA

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