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re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:34 pm Posted by jack hall (1 messages posted) Same problem. CW shredder fixed it. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:46 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) Download the CWShredder and run it: CoolWebSearch Chronicles Direct download: CWShredder.exe Put it in a new folder. Close all browser windows and run it offline. It may execute again after rebooting, so run the Shredder again. Keep it on hand and check for a newer version frequently. Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Open the Control Panel - Internet Options. Under the General tab click the Delete temporary internet files, choose to delete all Offline content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder between 5 - 10 MB. Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, type: *.tmp and choose Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the C:\Windows\temp folder and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin. I suggest you install SpywareBlaster, to help prevent further problems. Be sure to check for updates often and after you install it. SpywareGuard works well in conjuntion with it and is available here also. They're both freeware: SpywareBlaster Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 3:17 pm Posted by Ron (3 messages posted) Carol, I followed your step by step instructions on how to get rid of my "Hijacked Homepage" problem and it worked perfect. You are a Peach!!! Thankyou, Ron On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:46 pm, Carol wrote: > > >Download the CWShredder and run it: > >CoolWebSearch Chronicles Direct download: color="FF69B4">CWShredder.exePut it in a new folder. Close all browser windows and run it offline. It may execute >again after rebooting, so run the Shredder again. Keep it on hand and check for a >newer version frequently. Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Open the Control Panel >- Internet Options. Under the General tab click the Delete temporary internet files, >choose to delete all Offline content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder >between 5 - 10 MB. Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, >type: *.tmp and choose Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the >C:\Windows\temp folder and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin. I suggest you install SpywareBlaster, to help prevent further problems. Be sure >to check for updates often and after you install it. SpywareGuard works well in conjuntion >with it and is available here also. They're both freeware: color="FF69B4">SpywareBlaster > > Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 4:33 pm Posted by Phil (881 messages posted) Hi Carol, I see you're still pulling people out of the fire. I am among those you have rescued. Keep up the good work. I think you're a 'peach' too! ...lol Regards, Phil On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:46 pm, Carol wrote: > > >Download the CWShredder and run it: > >CoolWebSearch Chronicles Direct download: color="FF69B4">CWShredder.exePut it in a new folder. Close all browser windows and run it offline. It may execute >again after rebooting, so run the Shredder again. Keep it on hand and check for a >newer version frequently. Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Open the Control Panel >- Internet Options. Under the General tab click the Delete temporary internet files, >choose to delete all Offline content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder >between 5 - 10 MB. Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, >type: *.tmp and choose Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the >C:\Windows\temp folder and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin. I suggest you install SpywareBlaster, to help prevent further problems. Be sure >to check for updates often and after you install it. SpywareGuard works well in conjuntion >with it and is available here also. They're both freeware: color="FF69B4">SpywareBlaster > > Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] You're welcome... Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 7:11 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) Thanks for posting back. The guy that created the CWShredder is a life saver! Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 7:15 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) I try and thanks, Phil. Good grief.... I ain't been called a peach in years. lol Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Monday, April 5, 2004 at 3:58 pm Posted by Jim (3 messages posted) Carol, I was not as lucky. I have tried all of the recommendations and still have the about:blank problem. Any suggestions? On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 3:17 pm, Ron wrote: >Carol, > I followed your step by step instructions on how to get rid of my "Hijacked Homepage" >problem and it worked perfect. You are a Peach!!! > >Thankyou, >Ron > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am Posted by ken the spyware hater (1 messages posted) I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing seems ok. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 3:19 pm Posted by Jim (3 messages posted) Nothing has worked. I have SpyBlaster, SpyGuard, Adaware, Norton Antivirus, HijackThis, CWShredder, and the problem is still there. Now SpyGuard tells me that something is trying to change my home page...but I don't know how to get rid of it. Any suggestions are appreciated. Jim On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am, ken the spyware hater wrote: >I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was >hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html >You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. >The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my >pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to >do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. >I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my >google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other >things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with >bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing >seems ok. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] I tried everything, but... Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 6:35 pm Posted by Helpless (1 messages posted) Hi Carol, Sounds like you are the expert around here. Please help me as I tried everything but the about:blank homepage is still there. I have the shredder, adware, blaster, everything that you mentioned here. But nothing worked. Any thoughts? Thanks a lot [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 5:25 am Posted by Lena (1 messages posted) Hello, I had the same problem and nothing worked either.. finally the help desk tried to reinstall Windows, and then the computer broke down completely. It woudn't even start anymore, much less let Windows be reinstalled. Luckily we had taken back ups of the data.. On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 3:19 pm, Jim wrote: >Nothing has worked. I have SpyBlaster, SpyGuard, Adaware, Norton Antivirus, HijackThis, >CWShredder, and the problem is still there. Now SpyGuard tells me that something >is trying to change my home page...but I don't know how to get rid of it. > >Any suggestions are appreciated. > >Jim > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Monday, April 19, 2004 at 6:42 am Posted by Jim (3 messages posted) Wow. I thought it was just me. Being the impatient sort I ended up nuking the whole mess and starting over. Lost lots of data, but have regained control. Jim On Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 5:25 am, Lena wrote: > Hello, > > I had the same problem and nothing worked either.. finally the help desk tried to >reinstall Windows, and then the computer broke down completely. It woudn't even start >anymore, much less let Windows be reinstalled. Luckily we had taken back ups of the >data.. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Monday, April 19, 2004 at 12:13 pm Posted by avcavc (2 messages posted) Sorry I didn't see this sooner - I had same problem - all you need to do is this http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1082237588 On Monday, April 19, 2004 at 6:42 am, Jim wrote: >Wow. I thought it was just me. Being the impatient sort I ended up nuking the whole >mess and starting over. Lost lots of data, but have regained control. > >Jim > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:31 am Posted by Rheo (2 messages posted) If you are still having trouble, go to this web site. http:www.hijackfix.rheoit.com the advice is great! On Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 5:25 am, Lena wrote: > Hello, > > I had the same problem and nothing worked either.. finally the help desk tried to >reinstall Windows, and then the computer broke down completely. It woudn't even start >anymore, much less let Windows be reinstalled. Luckily we had taken back ups of the >data.. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 8:45 am Posted by David Dokmanovich (1 messages posted) The recipe for riding yourself of about:blank search hijacker is as follows. There are two malicious .dll files on you computer. One is visible and can be easily deleted. The other is HIDDEN. The hidden .dll regenerates the viewable .dll if it is deleted or changed. The hidden file is the problem. To rid your self of the hidden .dll, which is the core of the problem, do the following. Download three free programs and install them. 1. Taskinfo 2. Killbox 3. CWSShredder http://www.iarsn.com/taskinfo.html (trial version works for this) http://download.broadbandmedic.com/VbStuff/KillBox.zip http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html Open Internet Explorer with the about:blank page. Then open taskinfo program. Look for “Internet Explorer” on the left side and highlight it. On the right side, open the “Modules” tab. You will see a list of .dll files. Sort the files by Company. You should see a few .dll files that don't belong to any company or don’t have any description. In the list should be both the malicious secondary .dll that is generated by the malicious core .dll AND the malicious core dll. Again, they should not have any legitimate company name or description. Run CWSShredder. It will delete the secondary .dll that is generated by the hidden core .dll and all associated registry entries. Run Killbox. In the "Paste Full Path of File to Delete" box, copy and paste the following: c:\windows\system32\(whatever your identified core filename is).dll Note: One will not find the malicious core .dll if one searches for it using windows explorer or the file search engine. It is hidden. IMPORTANT: Click on the Action menu and choose "Delete on Reboot". On the next screen, click on the File menu and choose "Add File". Then it should show up in the window. If that's successful, choose the Action menu and select "Process and Reboot". You'll be prompted to reboot, do so. After reboot, use the Taskinfo program again to check to see if the identified malicious .dlls are gone. Don’t forget to open Internet Explorer to do this. Run CWSShredder again and/or updated ADWARE program to remove remaining garbage. DONE! On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am, ken the spyware hater wrote: >I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was >hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html >You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. >The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my >pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to >do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. >I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my >google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other >things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with >bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing >seems ok. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Saturday, May 1, 2004 at 12:36 am Posted by James (1 messages posted) Carol...I just ran into the same problem..i tried what you said and it worked like a charm..thanks a bunch. James. M On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:46 pm, Carol wrote: > > >Download the CWShredder and run it: > >CoolWebSearch Chronicles Direct download: >color="FF69B4">CWShredder.exePut it in a new folder. Close all browser windows and run it offline. It may execute >again after rebooting, so run the Shredder again. Keep it on hand and check for a >newer version frequently. Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Open the Control Panel >- Internet Options. Under the General tab click the Delete temporary internet files, >choose to delete all Offline content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder >between 5 - 10 MB. Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, >type: *.tmp and choose Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the >C:\Windows\temp folder and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin. I suggest you install SpywareBlaster, to help prevent further problems. Be sure >to check for updates often and after you install it. SpywareGuard works well in conjuntion >with it and is available here also. They're both freeware: >color="FF69B4">SpywareBlaster > > Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Saturday, May 1, 2004 at 11:17 am Posted by reject182 (1 messages posted) Thnx Phil, that helped, I went through a lot of forums.. Thnx! On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 4:33 pm, Phil wrote: >Hi Carol, > >I see you're still pulling people out of the fire. I am among those you have rescued. > Keep up the good work. I think you're a 'peach' too! ...lol > >Regards, > >Phil > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] You're very welcome Saturday, May 1, 2004 at 7:17 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) Thanks for the feedback! Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, May 2, 2004 at 6:50 am Posted by Darla (1 messages posted) Please help. I have been hijacked by about:blank. I have ran CWSchredder and spybot and ad-aware still have problem. Just ran Hijackthis, and have no idea what to delete. Here is my log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 6:42:09 AM, on 5/2/04 Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RPCSS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LEXPPS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CMMPU.EXE C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PSTORES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\0FERYA0W\HIJACKTHIS[1].EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\JEOJNPAE.EXE R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MaiThe recipe for riding yourself of about:blank search hijacker is as follows. There are two malicious .dll files on you computer. One is visible and can be easily deleted. The other is HIDDEN. The hidden .dll regenerates the viewable .dll if it is deleted or changed. The hidden file is the problem. To rid your self of the hidden .dll, which is the core of the problem, do the following. Download three free programs and install them. 1. Taskinfo 2. Killbox 3. CWSShredder http://www.iarsn.com/taskinfo.html (trial version works for this) http://download.broadbandmedic.com/VbStuff/KillBox.zip http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html Open Internet Explorer with the about:blank page. Then open taskinfo program. Look for “Internet Explorer” on the left side and highlight it. On the right side, open the “Modules” tab. You will see a list of .dll files. Sort the files by Company. You should see a few .dll files that don't belong to any company or don’t have any description. In the list should be both the malicious secondary .dll that is generated by the malicious core .dll AND the malicious core dll. Again, they should not have any legitimate company name or description. Run CWSShredder. It will delete the secondary .dll that is generated by the hidden core .dll and all associated registry entries. Run Killbox. In the "Paste Full Path of File to Delete" box, copy and paste the following: c:\windows\system32\(whatever your identified core filename is).dll Note: One will not find the malicious core .dll if one searches for it using windows explorer or the file search engine. It is hidden. IMPORTANT: Click on the Action menu and choose "Delete on Reboot". On the next screen, click on the File menu and choose "Add File". Then it should show up in the window. If that's successful, choose the Action menu and select "Process and Reboot". You'll be prompted to reboot, do so. After reboot, use the Taskinfo program again to check to see if the identified malicious .dlls are gone. Don’t forget to open Internet Explorer to do this. Run CWSShredder again and/or updated ADWARE program to remove remaining garbage. DONE! On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am, ken the spyware hater wrote: >I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was >hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html >You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. >The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my >pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to >do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. >I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my >google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other >things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with >bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing >seems ok. > > > n,Local Page = F1 - win.ini: run=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\cmmpu.exe O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LexStart] Lexstart.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LXSUPMON] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LXSUPMON.EXE RUN O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] mstask.exe O16 - DPF: {861DB4B6-3838-11D2-8E50-002018200E57} (MrSIDI Control) - http://images.myfamily.net/isfiles/downloads/MrSIDI.cab O16 - DPF: {75565ED2-1560-4F15-B841-20358DE6A0D1} (ImageControl Class) - http://content.ancestry.com/asfiles/files/install/MFImgVwr.cab O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2004033001/housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/xscan53.cab O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab Could someone please help me. Thanks. On Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 8:45 am, David Dokmanovich wrote: >The recipe for riding yourself of about:blank search hijacker is as follows. > >There are two malicious .dll files on you computer. One is visible and can be easily >deleted. The other is HIDDEN. The hidden .dll regenerates the viewable .dll if it >is deleted or changed. The hidden file is the problem. > >To rid your self of the hidden .dll, which is the core of the problem, do the following. > >Download three free programs and install them. > > >1. Taskinfo > >2. Killbox > >3. CWSShredder > >http://www.iarsn.com/taskinfo.html (trial version works for this) > >http://download.broadbandmedic.com/VbStuff/KillBox.zip > >http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html > > > >Open Internet Explorer with the about:blank page. > >Then open taskinfo program. > >Look for “Internet Explorer” on the left side and highlight it. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] How to remove "about:blank"! Monday, May 3, 2004 at 3:28 pm Posted by Audrey (1 messages posted) MSN provided these instructions to remove the "about:blank" homepage: NOTE: These instructions are for the following specs: -OS: WIN 98. -MSN version: MSN 9. Instructions to remove "about:blank": Click START. Click RUN. In the box, type in "REGSVR32 SOFTPUB.DLL" exactly as shown here. Click OK. Restart your computer. You can now re-set your own homepage! It worked perfectly for me! Good luck! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 10:41 am Posted by Eric Morelli (1 messages posted) Ron - I don't have time to read all your responses and by now, your problem may be fixed. However, for future reference as well as for other people's benefit, I ran CWShredder to remove the hijack progtram, and then ran Spybot to remove any/all AdWare and Spyware from my hard drive. Both programs are freeware so there's no cost to you. CWShredder can be downloaded at: http://www.soft32.com/download_19014.html Spybot can be downloaded at: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spybot.html You should also run Spybot after every internet session. This keeps your hard drive and registry clean of those annoying and potentially dangerous AdWare/Spyware intrusions. Good luck! Eric On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 4:17 pm Posted by Kevin O'Dell (17 messages posted) I had the same "about:blank" homepage problem, plus, I had a new toolbar on my browser that I didn't put there, there was no uninstall for it, and no program folder for it. It looked kind of like the google toolbar, except it said "commander" on it. I ran AdAware, and it found a home page redirect registry key, but everytime I deleted it, it just came back. I downloaded and ran cwsshredder, but that didn't help. Then I read the post above by David D., and followed his advice, (except the part about running cwsshredder, because I knew that didn't work) and found the file. It was in c:\windows\system32\ and it was called ietb.dll, and you couldn't just delete it, it wouldn't let you, but I was able to use the KillBox program to get rid of it. So FYI, if you have ietb.dll on you computer, get KillBox, and get rid of it. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 10:30 pm Posted by JM Cerda (2 messages posted) I am not one to usually respond to these types of things, but the about.blank trojan was a major PITA and real annoyance. I researched all types of solutions and I want readers to know that this is the least intimadating and easy solution to execute and follow. Thank you David. On Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 8:45 am, David Dokmanovich wrote: >The recipe for riding yourself of about:blank search hijacker is as follows. > >There are two malicious .dll files on you computer. One is visible and can be easily >deleted. The other is HIDDEN. The hidden .dll regenerates the viewable .dll if it >is deleted or changed. The hidden file is the problem. > >To rid your self of the hidden .dll, which is the core of the problem, do the following. > >Download three free programs and install them. > > >1. Taskinfo > >2. Killbox > >3. CWSShredder > >http://www.iarsn.com/taskinfo.html (trial version works for this) > >http://download.broadbandmedic.com/VbStuff/KillBox.zip > >http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html > > > >Open Internet Explorer with the about:blank page. > >Then open taskinfo program. > >Look for “Internet Explorer” on the left side and highlight it. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 8:04 pm Posted by JM Cerda (2 messages posted) Dave I responded yesterday as this being the simplest solution of all for about. blank. However it seems that about.blank has planted a window that searches for a short to DownloadPlus.exe. Saying yes or no to the command starts about.blank again. How do I get rid of this search for shortcut window????? Thank you On Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 8:45 am, David Dokmanovich wrote: >The recipe for riding yourself of about:blank search hijacker is as follows. > >There are two malicious .dll files on you computer. One is visible and can be easily >deleted. The other is HIDDEN. The hidden .dll regenerates the viewable .dll if it >is deleted or changed. The hidden file is the problem. > >To rid your self of the hidden .dll, which is the core of the problem, do the following. > >Download three free programs and install them. > > >1. Taskinfo > >2. Killbox > >3. CWSShredder > >http://www.iarsn.com/taskinfo.html (trial version works for this) > >http://download.broadbandmedic.com/VbStuff/KillBox.zip > >http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html > > > >Open Internet Explorer with the about:blank page. > >Then open taskinfo program. > >Look for “Internet Explorer” on the left side and highlight it. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, May 9, 2004 at 9:57 am Posted by Robert Davis (1 messages posted) Go to download.com and download ad-ware 6.0181 and save it to a desktop folder. After you do this install it and run the search. It will remove the about bland home page along with any other hidden ads that spotbot misses. You should run spot bot and ad-ware after each time you are on the net. Good luck as I had a lot of problems with this page. On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am, ken the spyware hater wrote: >I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was >hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html >You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. >The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my >pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to >do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. >I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my >google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other >things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with >bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing >seems ok. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 4:19 pm Posted by nate (1 messages posted) FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HAVE READ THIS IS HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY. First of all create a new folder on your desktop and place HiJack This inside it. Go to Folder Options>View tab,and enable 'Show hidden files and Folders',uncheck 'Hide Protected operating system Files(recommended)'and 'Hide Extensions for known file types' now hit Apply>OK. Now boot into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 button at startup. Now have Hijack This fix the following by placing a check in the appropriate boxes and selecting fix checked. Make sure all browser and all Windows Explorer windows are closed before fixing. R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://win-eto.com/hp.htm?id=31403 R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = about:blank F1 - win.ini: load=ptsnoop.exe O2 - BHO: (no name) - {467FAEB2-5F5B-4c81-BAE0-2A4752CA7F4E} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Y05XCS~1.DLL O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [00ERSRRRNKY] C:\PROGRAM FILES\EVREM\ERASER.EXE O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [cnet] "C:\Program Files\Kontiki\bin\kontiki.exe" -s cnet -q O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [romahere2] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HTDNDKMLYRU.EXE O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present O8 - Extra context menu item: Get It With Kontiki - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\KONTIKI\BIN\BH304181.DLL/201 O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.188.7.150/0341d63b91936b292716/netzip/RdxIE601.ca b O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab Only remove these following entries if you don't use or recognise them: O16 - DPF: {185B4A4F-53C0-11D4-B116-00105A17CF46} (Dvgw Control) - http://ecivqs.eci.gov.in/CAB/IE/DvgwENInstaller.CAB O16 - DPF: {E85FDB2D-2819-11D4-A59A-00600891E126} (IPlugin Control) - http://ecivqs.eci.gov.in/CAB/Inscript/iPlugin.cab O16 - DPF: {29C0B0F6-C6D3-11D4-9630-00105A17D0A4} (GFloatKbd Control) - http://ecivqs.eci.gov.in/CAB/Floatkbd/FloatingKbd.CAB Still in Safe Mode delete the following: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Y05XCS~1.DLL <--FILE C:\PROGRAM FILES\EVREM <--FOLDER C:\Program Files\Kontiki <--FOLDER C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HTDNDKMLYRU.EXE <--FILE Still in Safe Mode run Disk Cleanup making sure all boxes are checked first. Now reboot normally and post a fresh log please. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 8:27 pm Posted by Upert (1 messages posted) Thank for your advise on such problem. I did follow it and has proven it effective. Thanks again. Take care. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:46 pm, Carol J wrote: > > > > >Download the CWShredder and run it: > >CoolWebSearch Chronicles Direct download: >color="FF69B4">CWShredder.exe > >Put it in a new folder. Close all browser windows and run it offline. It may execute >again after rebooting, so run the Shredder again. Keep it on hand and check for a >newer version frequently. > >Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Open the Control Panel >- Internet Options. Under the General tab click the Delete temporary internet files, >choose to delete all Offline content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder >between 5 - 10 MB. Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, >type: *.tmp and choose Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the >C:\Windows\temp folder and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin. > >I suggest you install SpywareBlaster, to help prevent further problems. Be sure >to check for updates often and after you install it. SpywareGuard works well in conjuntion >with it and is available here also. They're both freeware: >color="FF69B4">SpywareBlaster > > Carol [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 10:39 pm Posted by Kevin (1 messages posted) I hate about:blank, I tried everything Cw shredder, spybot, Spywareblaster, but nothing worked. Finnaly I got Hijackthis and I think it worked (hopefully I did not screw anything up) any who... thank you everybody who posted on this forum, alot! Oh Nooooooooooo! It just came back, darn it! Help me please. On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am, ken the spyware hater wrote: >I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was >hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html >You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. >The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my >pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to >do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. >I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my >google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other >things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with >bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing >seems ok. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 5:42 pm Posted by sanita (1 messages posted) okay the ONLY thing that took of that annoying about blank is http://www.adwareaway.com/ it removed about blank off my computer so easliy i thought i was dreaming. 5 months and i can finally check my emails, change my homepage and have control of my internet. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 8:16 pm Posted by Wyatt Oakley (1 messages posted) I have tried and tried to get rid of about-blank homepage hijacker, I finally got rid of it using Adware Away and scanning it in Save Mode of Windows XP (I think this is the key to removal). Download Adware Away into a new folder, then boot into save mode pressing the F8 key as windows reboots, run adware away and scan each item separtately in the Remove hijackers, remove Adwares, Spywares, and Trojan Worms. Remove each problem found individually. then reboot the computer. THe problem should be gone! Thanks for all the ideas on this site that helped get rid of this very annoying web hijacker. Wyatt On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Saturday, October 30, 2004 at 1:01 pm Posted by Lisa (1 messages posted) Worked for me! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 10:41 am, Eric Morelli wrote: >Ron - I don't have time to read all your responses and by now, your problem may be >fixed. However, for future reference as well as for other people's benefit, I ran >CWShredder to remove the hijack progtram, and then ran Spybot to remove any/all AdWare >and Spyware from my hard drive. Both programs are freeware so there's no cost >to you. CWShredder can be downloaded at: > >http://www.soft32.com/download_19014.html > >Spybot can be downloaded at: > >http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spybot.html > >You should also run Spybot after every internet session. This keeps your hard drive >and registry clean of those annoying and potentially dangerous AdWare/Spyware intrusions. > >Good luck! > >Eric > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at 4:43 pm Posted by Dan Lawler (1 messages posted) I had the same problem but I downloaded the free program spybot, spyware blaster and adaware in the combination of the 3 it fixed the problem. On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 1:34 pm, jack hall wrote: > >Same problem. CW shredder fixed it. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Thursday, November 25, 2004 at 10:13 pm Posted by Terrell Morris (1 messages posted) Carol, today is Thanksgiving and I had a serious problem with "aboutblank". I am thankful for your solution to the removal of this "hijacker". I used the same download and everything is back to normal. Thank you! ...and Happy Thanksgiving. -Terrell On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 4:33 pm, Phil wrote: >Hi Carol, > >I see you're still pulling people out of the fire. I am among those you have rescued. > Keep up the good work. I think you're a 'peach' too! ...lol > >Regards, > >Phil > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Friday, December 3, 2004 at 11:17 pm Posted by vitalik (3 messages posted) Help? still cant get rid of about.blank even with cwshedder. anybody? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 8:51 am Posted by Jane Akins (6 messages posted) About:Blank is a trojan that highjacks your search and home pages. You can fix it by using the registry editor. Make sure you back up your registry before making any changes. Run regedit.exe, select File, export then give it a name such as "My Registry" and save to your desktop. Next, select Edit, Find and type in "About:Blank" and click next. Each time it finds this in your registry, select modify and enter the web page you want to use such as: http://www.google.com for your search page and http://www.microsoft.com for your Start Page. If you want to make sure that you don't get any of this spyware in the future, use TrendMicro's PC-Cillin Internet Security to protect your computer. You can find it at www.trendmicro.com. They also allow you to do a free spyware and virus scan of your system using "House Call". Hope this helps you. On Friday, December 3, 2004 at 11:17 pm, vitalik wrote: >Help? still cant get rid of about.blank even with cwshedder. anybody? >> >> [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 11:40 am Posted by Jane Akins (6 messages posted) About:Blank is a trojan that highjacks your search and home pages. You can fix it by using the registry editor. Make sure you back up your registry before making any changes. Run regedit.exe, select File, export then give it a name such as "My Registry" and save to your desktop. Next, select Edit, Find and type in "About:Blank" and click next. Each time it finds this in your registry, select modify and enter the web page you want to use such as: http://www.google.com for your search page and http://www.microsoft.com for your Start Page. If you want to make sure that you don't get any of this spyware in the future, use TrendMicro's PC-Cillin Internet Security to protect your computer. You can find it at www.trendmicro.com. They also allow you to do a free spyware and virus scan of your system using "House Call". Hope this helps you. On Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 8:16 pm, Wyatt Oakley wrote: >I have tried and tried to get rid of about-blank homepage hijacker, I finally got >rid of it using Adware Away and scanning it in Save Mode of Windows XP (I think this >is the key to removal). Download Adware Away into a new folder, then boot into save >mode pressing the F8 key as windows reboots, run adware away and scan each item >separtately in the Remove hijackers, remove Adwares, Spywares, and Trojan Worms. > Remove each problem found individually. then reboot the computer. THe problem >should be gone! Thanks for all the ideas on this site that helped get rid of this >very annoying web hijacker. > >Wyatt > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 1:35 pm Posted by mike (7 messages posted) I hate to sound ingrateful, but I have this problem, and thus far, none of what anyone has suggested has worked, and here's why: People have suggested using certain spyware removal programs, one of which (noadware) is NOT a free program. To the posters who suggested using Hijackthis; running this program did not identify the lines of code you suggested it would, so I couldn't identify and delete them. And Killbox? Please, this program doesn't even have the user interface options mentioned by the poster who recommended it. Sorry if I sound flippant, maybe it's just that I've been trying to remove this damn thing for 3hrs now, with no luck. The people who create this garbage should be locked up...and the ironic thing is that all the ads and crap generated from about:blank are for SPYWARE REMOVAL PROGRAMS! Isn't that just a kick in the butt? The more useful info to have would be how to avoid getting about:blank to begin with....we have antivirus and we don't surf questionable pages or download junk, so I'm wondering how it got there to begin with? On Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 4:19 pm, nate wrote: >FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HAVE READ THIS IS HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY. >First of all create a new folder on your desktop and place HiJack This inside it. > >Go to Folder Options>View tab,and enable 'Show hidden files and Folders',uncheck >'Hide Protected operating system Files(recommended)'and 'Hide Extensions for known >file types' now hit Apply>OK. > >Now boot into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 button at startup. >Now have Hijack This fix the following by placing a check in the appropriate boxes >and selecting fix checked. Make sure all browser and all Windows Explorer windows >are closed before fixing. > >R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://win-eto.com/hp.htm?id=31403 >R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = about:blank >F1 - win.ini: load=ptsnoop.exe > > >O2 - BHO: (no name) - {467FAEB2-5F5B-4c81-BAE0-2A4752CA7F4E} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Y05XCS~1.DLL >O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [00ERSRRRNKY] C:\PROGRAM FILES\EVREM\ERASER.EXE >O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [cnet] "C:\Program Files\Kontiki\bin\kontiki.exe" -s cnet -q >O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [romahere2] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HTDNDKMLYRU.EXE >O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present > >O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present >O8 - Extra context menu item: Get It With Kontiki - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\KONTIKI\BIN\BH304181.DLL/201 >O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.188.7.150/0341d63b91936b292716/netzip/RdxIE601.ca >b > >O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup >Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab > >Only remove these following entries if you don't use or recognise them: >O16 - DPF: {185B4A4F-53C0-11D4-B116-00105A17CF46} (Dvgw Control) - http://ecivqs.eci.gov.in/CAB/IE/DvgwENInstaller.CAB > >O16 - DPF: {E85FDB2D-2819-11D4-A59A-00600891E126} (IPlugin Control) - http://ecivqs.eci.gov.in/CAB/Inscript/iPlugin.cab > >O16 - DPF: {29C0B0F6-C6D3-11D4-9630-00105A17D0A4} (GFloatKbd Control) - http://ecivqs.eci.gov.in/CAB/Floatkbd/FloatingKbd.CAB > >Still in Safe Mode delete the following: >C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Y05XCS~1.DLL <--FILE >C:\PROGRAM FILES\EVREM <--FOLDER >C:\Program Files\Kontiki <--FOLDER >C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HTDNDKMLYRU.EXE <--FILE > >Still in Safe Mode run Disk Cleanup making sure all boxes are checked first. >Now reboot normally and post a fresh log please. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Friday, December 10, 2004 at 1:03 pm Posted by mike (7 messages posted) Yeah, we know what it is. Please, save us all the canned responses and post something useful. This method does not work, and I'm sure you're trying to sell something. I hope you, and the people who wrote this thing, can sleep at night knowing that you've wasted valuable time from our lives that a) we'll never get back, and b) we could have used to contribute something useful to society. have a nice day On Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 11:40 am, Jane Akins wrote: >About:Blank is a trojan that highjacks your search and home pages. You can fix it >by using the registry editor. Make sure you back up your registry before making any >changes. Run regedit.exe, select File, export then give it a name such as "My Registry" >and save to your desktop. Next, select Edit, Find and type in "About:Blank" and click >next. Each time it finds this in your registry, select modify and enter the web page >you want to use such as: http://www.google.com for your search page and http://www.microsoft.com >for your Start Page. If you want to make sure that you don't get any of this spyware >in the future, use TrendMicro's PC-Cillin Internet Security to protect your computer. >You can find it at www.trendmicro.com. They also allow you to do a free spyware and >virus scan of your system using "House Call". Hope this helps you. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Monday, December 13, 2004 at 7:17 am Posted by Randy Pace (1 messages posted) I am as frustrated as Ron. I have even used Adware Away and that did not work. I am at the point where I would buy a good remover if I could trust that one would actually remove it. Can anyone really help? On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] Help Resources for "ABOUT BLANK" Hijackings Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 1:02 am Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) This thread is many months old. Since the date this thread started in March, there have been more advanced variants of the About Blank CWSearch hijacker. This is only one of them: PCHell: aboutblank There are many malware support forums on the net, so a Google search should have led you to something more definite. You can post on any one of these forums, just to name a few. Bleepingcomputer forums: Tutorials "Announcement: Hi-Jacking-Spyware Links, Tutorials & FAQ's" and "Announcement: **Before You Post, Read-Follow These Rules and Guidelines" CastleCops forums SpywareWarrior forums It's adviseable to consider using an alternative browser as your main browser. FireFox (most popular) or Opera are a couple good choices. IE has too many security issues and is very vulnerable to malware infections and hijackings. Hijackings are very rare, with other browsers. If you stay with IE, I suggest IE-Spyads, also. For other tips and suggestions: How you got infected in the first place Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Monday, January 24, 2005 at 6:03 pm Posted by Dana (1 messages posted) Randy - dont waste your time buying a remover. they do NOT work. i bought one and tried every single set of instructions on this internet and i cannot get it off. On Monday, December 13, 2004 at 7:17 am, Randy Pace wrote: >I am as frustrated as Ron. I have even used Adware Away and that did not work. >I am at the point where I would buy a good remover if I could trust that one would >actually remove it. Can anyone really help? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Monday, January 31, 2005 at 12:56 pm Posted by phd (1 messages posted) I have had this same problem ans the only way i can find to fix it is by using hijackthis.Be careful what you delete, read about every entry that you think you should delete-you can also send a copy of your log and others will help you. On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 6:03 pm, Dana wrote: >Randy - dont waste your time buying a remover. they do NOT work. i bought one and >tried every single set of instructions on this internet and i cannot get it off. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 2:09 pm Posted by David Higham (1 messages posted) I had the same problem in Windows 98SE and tested Ken's suggestion to use Hijack This to solve the issue. Thankfully it worked. I download 'Hijack This' free from http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html. When run I received a log of internet associated files. I deleted those ending '= about:blank', plus BHO and Filters ending 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\BPMOPA.DLL'. No more 'About:blank'. Thanks Ken On Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 1:53 am, ken the spyware hater wrote: >I had the same problem. Ad aware and spybot s&d did not fix it. What helped me was >hijackthis. I found it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html >You have to be careful when u use it because you could screw up legit programs. >The problem is that Internet explorer has bho's or browser helper objects. On my >pc (2000 pro) some of these were good like spybot, popup blocker, and something to >do with Norton. You have to read what each bho is before you check them. >I guessed and got lucky. I checked the others (I think that there were 2) and my >google search was good to go with no more about:blank. There are all sorts of other >things to check, but I left those alone. You should look at the ones that begin with >bho. Good luck. I thought fer sure I was going to screw something up, but every thing >seems ok. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Password for Spyguard Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 10:15 am Posted by Jessie (1 messages posted) Hi, How do I uninstall Spyguard? It asks me for a password and I do not know what to put in. I did not set it up. Spyguard is constantly giving me annoying pop-up window about BHO entries and asks me for accepting it or denying it. Pleale HELP!! asap Thanks Jessie [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot remove "ABOUT BLANK" homepage Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 11:22 am Posted by James lund (7 messages posted) omg adaware away program fixed it for me http://www.adwareaway.com/ and this is not a advertisement it seriously worked On Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:55 pm, Ron wrote: >I normally use "MSN" as my home page. Until recently it seems that my home page has >been "Hijacked" to use "About Blank" home page. Each time I reset my >home page to the default setting (msn) I can access it >only one time. The next time I try to open "msn" it has >been changed back to "about blank". I have scanned my system with "SpyBot" and have >made the recommended fixes for parasites, hijackers etc... but to >no avail... If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to remove "about:blank"! Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 4:20 pm Posted by nathan (1 messages posted) I would'nt recommend Audrey advice about typing REGSVR32 SOFTPUB.DLL in the run on the start menu. I tried and i wasnt even able to connect to the internet after i restarted...Luckily i used my other computer to get advice on getting back connected and found www.duxcw.com/faq/win/xp/secure.. i followed their steps and fixed it instantly...what it did was it wouldnt let me connect to trusted sites(m.s.n. ,yahoo, etc.) On Monday, May 3, 2004 at 3:28 pm, Audrey wrote: >MSN provided these instructions to remove the "about:blank" homepage: > >NOTE: These instructions are for the following specs: >-OS: WIN 98. >-MSN version: MSN 9. > >Instructions to remove "about:blank": >Click START. >Click RUN. >In the box, type in "REGSVR32 SOFTPUB.DLL" exactly as shown here. >Click OK. >Restart your computer. >You can now re-set your own homepage! > >It worked perfectly for me! > >Good luck! 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