I have a question about How do I stop Internet Explorer from loading a "home page" when it starts?:

Although I followed the instructions, and set my home page to "blank", every time I start Internet Explorer, it resets my home page to "http://www.msn.com/"

My lavasoft adaware identifies that two potential browser hijackers has appeared, and tells me they are

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obj[0]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

obj[1]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

This happens even if I am not connected to the net, so I surmise that one of the Windows Updates I have recently installed has put this thing in. It has only ben happening a few days, after I had a hard drive crash, reinstalled Windows ME from disk, and ran Windows Update repeatedly.

Every time I remove them with Adaware, Internet Explorer changes the home page again, and the two hijacker reappear next time I start it. I have tried setting the "msn.com" to Always Block Cookies and made it a Restricted Site, but that hasn't helped.

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Sometimes I forget to ask this, and it's something a few people still try to ignore, to their own detriment, and it's why the modern PC on/off switches don't just power down right away without keeping it pressed in for ten seconds. "How are you exiting from IE?"

A great many programs wait until a normal exit is performed before saving any changes. If you were to press and hold the power button down as your usual manner of quitting Windows because it "Shuts Down Too Slowly", then of course the change of home page was never recorded.

I never liked IE. And I only use it in emergencies, or with "Live Update" sites that insist upon it. But I do know that Mozilla, which is the browser that I do use, doesn't save that sort of thing until you exit it in a normal manner. For all I know, that may NOT even include a "forced exit" when Windows itself tells Mozilla to close. IE may want a separate exit of its own, if it was like Mozilla seems to be in that regard.

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Kiwi

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On Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 5:35 am, JohnD wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I stop Internet Explorer from loading a "home page" when it starts?:

>
>Although I followed the instructions, and set my home page to "blank", every time
>I start Internet Explorer, it resets my home page to "http://www.msn.com/"
>

>My lavasoft adaware identifies that two potential browser hijackers has appeared,
>and tells me they are

>POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT
>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

>obj[0]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
>

>obj[1]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
>

>This happens even if I am not connected to the net, so I surmise that one of the
>Windows Updates I have recently installed has put this thing in. It has only ben
>happening a few days, after I had a hard drive crash, reinstalled Windows ME from
>disk, and ran Windows Update repeatedly.
>
>

>Every time I remove them with Adaware, Internet Explorer changes the home page again,
>and the two hijacker reappear next time I start it. I have tried setting the "msn.com"
>to Always Block Cookies and made it a Restricted Site, but that hasn't helped.

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That article doesn't pertain to the new trend in hijackings. If you set it to about 
blank, it should stay as set, assuming you click Apply afterwards?

It may be a CWSearch hijacker, so you should run the CWShredder too, if you haven't. 
The download link is at the bottom of this page:  
CoolWebSearch Chronicles Run the CWShredder.exe from your desktop. 
Close all browser windows and press FIX to scan and clean. Reboot and run the Shredder 
again.  Keep it in a folder, so you have it. Check for Updates frequently 
using the update feature within the Shredder and replace the previous download.

Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Go into Internet Options 
- General tab. Delete temporary internet files, and choose to delete all Offline 
content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder between 5 - 10 MB. Also, under 
General tab - choose Settings - View Objects. In the window that opens, choose View 
Details on the toolbar. If any of those ActiveX Controls are marked "unknown" or 
"damaged", remove them. Plus, remove any that you don't recognize. Any and all ActiveX 
Controls, can be safely removed. They'll be downloaded again as needed. To uninstall, 
right click and Remove.   

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.

Important, if your system's infected: Disable system restore to clear out previous 
restore points. Then RE-enable it, if you choose, AFTER your system is cleaned up.

Disabling System Restore

I suggest using SpywareBlaster for prevention. Be sure to check for and download 
updates after installing it, and frequently thereafter. There's also SpywareGuard, 
if you want to use both.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Add -nohome to the IE shortcut, works for me :)


On Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 5:35 am, JohnD wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I stop Internet Explorer from loading a "home page" when it starts?:

>
>Although I followed the instructions, and set my home page to "blank", every time
>I start Internet Explorer, it resets my home page to "http://www.msn.com/"
>

>My lavasoft adaware identifies that two potential browser hijackers has appeared,
>and tells me they are

>POSSIBLE BROWSER HIJACK ATTEMPT
>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

>obj[0]=RegData : Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
>

>obj[1]=RegData : .Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
>

>This happens even if I am not connected to the net, so I surmise that one of the
>Windows Updates I have recently installed has put this thing in. It has only ben
>happening a few days, after I had a hard drive crash, reinstalled Windows ME from
>disk, and ran Windows Update repeatedly.
>
>

>Every time I remove them with Adaware, Internet Explorer changes the home page again,
>and the two hijacker reappear next time I start it. I have tried setting the "msn.com"
>to Always Block Cookies and made it a Restricted Site, but that hasn't helped.

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.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................\The same thing happens to me. Internet options keeps resetting the homepage to www.msn.com regardless of my change and then hitting "apply". The only thing installed is ad-aware and ad-watch. There must be some setting in there that "corrects" the homepage every time you set it. It will work if I turn ad-aware off. When I reboot, it tells me there is a registration key change and then changes it back anyway....


On Sunday, January 9, 2005 at 3:50 am, Ravn wrote:
>Add -nohome to the IE shortcut, works for me :)
>
>
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