About:Blank

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Luke

I recently had a problem with the About:Blank hijacker.
But now, thanks to advice from another post, it seems to
hae dissappered. All I done was started the computer in
Safe Mode (F8 at windows startup) and deleted temporary
and temporary internet files. This can be done in windows
explorer (make sure to show all hidden files). I then
done a scan using Microsoft AntiSpyware. Then restart.
The problem has seen to disappeared and the above worked
for me, but is not guaranteed.

I hope this information is useful
 
Feedback appreciated. The About:Blank is a very dangerous one, You can
always use the Browser Hijack component of AntiSpyware under Advanced Tools
to restore browser settings after a hijack.
 
Andre said:
Feedback appreciated. The About:Blank is a very dangerous one, You can
always use the Browser Hijack component of AntiSpyware under Advanced Tools
to restore browser settings after a hijack.
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To deal with "rootkits" its a little more complicated then
just to restore
browser settings.

You have hidden dll files, stealth within a system and
therefore you either
have a correct definitionfile for removing or using
different tools.

We can therefore perform scannings with no meaning, the
program maybe recognise some signs but this hidden dll file
must be detected and removed.

about:blank and CWS changes rootkits behavior and plays
"hide&run" with us.

These rootkits are a big threat against Windows.

http://research.microsoft.com/rootkit/

Sysinternals have a new advanced checkprogram for this
Nothing for normal users to test.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/rootkitreveal.shtml
 
Andre said:
Rootkits attack the kernel, you sure it would be that big of a problem Plun?
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Yes, cant you see any problem with this ?

I want have a user friendly OS with freedom to install
different software from different independent vendors.
So this is a real challenge.

We can have a closed/totally protected terminal OS but that
would be boring.

I also dont want any palladium chip (longhorn rumour) within
my PC for this...............
 
NGSCB will be optional feature that will be turned on through the BIOS and
its actually a joint develop between the CPU manufacturers and Microsoft,
the most likely people to use it are Businesses.
 
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