Hey guys. I need some help. I have a IE at home and it got hijacked by something. The homepage is set to "about:blank" and it transferres me to some "SmartSearch" page. I tried just plain changing the homepage. Then deleting all hitory and coockies. Then Ad-Aware, SpySweeper, Spyware S&D and CWShredder. Nothing helps. It keeps coming back the moment it gets deleted (if at all). Changing things in the registry didn't help much either. Anyone has any ideas or knows how to help my problem?Please help

any websites you regular besides TA that could be setting this?

any websites you regular besides TA that could be setting this?

Yes

any websites you regular besides TA that could be setting this?

 

Yes

I don't know if you mean that in a perverted way or a "he's actually got a life" way. You confused me. Good job.

Firefox/Mozilla. I'm sticking with IE, but other people say it works well.

Regular? No. But I do believe it was some kind of a "perverted" (as you said it ) site that did this to me. I don't think that a sie is doing this to me, I believe it's some spyware or some other virus-like program on my computer, but I just can't find it. It's not that I don't watch myself wandering through different websites, but this thing got me in a dead end. I really don't know what to do with it. :/

that happened to my brother's computer up in his room. I've tried everything from deleting/re-installing the IE file to going through the individual files. If you really want it gone, I would hire a professional. Either that or get Mac to help you out

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/47001

 

Even though this program is not going to be updated anymore it is good from some stuff. They guy just said he wasnt going to make any more updates a few days ago so it should still get anything prior to now.

 

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

and download HighJackThis, run its scan then copy and paste the log on Wilders security forums "Browser Hijacks and Spyware Problems" section and ask for help.

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?

 

ONLY USE HighJackThis WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM LICENSED SPYWARE/ADWARE EXPERTS, OR INTERNET COPS.

 

it also would be a good idea to download CWSshredder from merijn and run that program.

Statecop and the guy who made the "hijack this" and "cwshredder" are my heros for the next few days

exact same thing happened to me man. i got so pissed at IE that i said screw it. i got mozilla and i am never looking back. mozilla is great. does so much for me. i like the tab thing too. you can get it at www.download.com

KFA gave me "Firefox". Its a version of Mozilla, very neat indeed.

and, as people before me have said, your best bet to get rid of basically every internet browser problem is to get Mozilla Firefox

I'm using it, and ever since switching over from Internet Explorer, I havn't looked back.

Internet Explorer now just seems so basic and dull compared to firefox

you should get it

www.mozilla.org

i bought an adware remover for 25 bucks last christmas. havnt had a prob since then.

i bought an adware remover for 25 bucks last christmas. havnt had a prob since then.

You actually paid for a tool that you can get for nothing??....me thinks FA has frazzled your brains

 

I had the same prob as Bane so i just changed my homepage to google, easier to searh things that way

seconduse spyremover or adawarethirdonce you removed the spyware go to start run type in regeditonce regedit comes up check for any unknown additives in microsoft current version and check under software installed for any suspicious things added to the registry fourth then reboot

Statecop and the guy who made the "hijack this" and "cwshredder" are my heros for the next few days

Yes, Merijn rox

i bought an adware remover for 25 bucks last christmas. havnt had a prob since then.

Sometimes it's good to buy something to keep yourself honest! Also, you're sure it is going to work properly and not give you more Kazaa virusii.

Thanks all. I finally managed to get rid of it.Special thanks to The Unflushable, who passed me the addres to Wilders' Security forums, which helped me a lot!Very special thanks to Pieter from that Forum, who personally helped me get rid of that crappy Homepage Hijacker!w00t!Victory! The day is ours!

I too have had this problem, a few months ago..... can be a real pain.You probably have tried to reset your homepage by typing in what you like. (not a possible fix)You can set the your homepage to default, restart your computer, then change to your preferred homepage..... this has worked most of the time.If it doesn't run spysweeper, AVG6, you will get about 4 files.one will be in your registryone will be in your temporary internet filestwo will be in your Restore files.you can manually edit the registry file by going to start, run, typing in regedit, then locate the file using the path given by AVG6.you can open IE, go to tools, options, and delete your cookies and temporary internet files, (probably a good idea to clean your history too)С:\_RESTORE folder is a peculiar feature of Windows ME. You need to switch System Restore off. Do it this way: right-click on My Computer icon and left-click Properties in the appearing menu. Press the "File system" button on one of the tabs. When the window appears go to the last tab ("Troubleshooting") and check the last option ("System Restore Support"). Press OK. Close all windows and reboot the computer.BTW.... one virus program is never enough!!Use two or three to catch and remove about 95% of the trash out there.I use spysweeper, spybot search and destroy, and AVG6...sometimes I revert to cwshredder and highjackthis(but not to much) all of these are free.....hope this helps!!

that spyware thats the problem is one of the toughest to delete, you often have to know thew reight registry key to look for

i bought an adware remover for 25 bucks last christmas. havnt had a prob since then.

 

 

You actually paid for a tool that you can get for nothing??....me thinks FA has frazzled your brains

 

I had the same prob as Bane so i just changed my homepage to google, easier to searh things that way :roll: