HELP Internet Explorer HOME PAGE

Geokos

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Hello,

I have an annoying problem. Actually, there are two, so I'll just start with the first one.

Whenever I open an IE (Internet Explorer) it goes to a certain page (I never put it as home page). I put about:blank as homepage and it accepts it (for a while), BUT on the next restart, the problem is the same. That annoying homepage comes up on my IEs. So, I don't think it's something with the options.
Is there anything I can do with the registry maybe? Or with the msconfig? Please help!

The other problem is that when I get cannot find server, in 2 secs it loads a http://lop.com/ page!!! Again, how can I get rid of that please???

Thanks in advance!
 

btvillarin

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First, clear your Temp Files. Right click your Windows drive, click properties, and go to Disk Cleanup in the General tab.

Then, download Ad-Aware and the RefUpdate (both free). Install both, then run RefUpdate to get the latest database. Then, run Ad-Aware on your whole system...memory, hard drive...<b>everything</b>.

When it's done, it'll show you the spyware it's found on your system. Check all of them, and finish cleaning them out. When this is done, reboot your system and check IE again, if your homepage got reset or not. If not, then it was Spyware, which I'm pretty sure it is, since you mentioned LOP.

This CNN article might help too: "<A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/02/18/browser.snatchers.idg/index.html" target="_new">Invasion of the Browser Snatchers</A>"

Here's my cheezy article that I wrote on my website: "<A HREF="http://www.btvillarin.com/ramblings/spyware/1.html" target="_new">Detering Spyware & Adware</A>"

I hope that helps ya out... :smile:

Bryan
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