browser hijack

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I have seen several postings of this type. A search page
takes over my home page. Regardless of how many times I
RESET IT KEEPS COMING BACK. How do I keep it from
coming back? How can I make my home page static. Thanks
 
I have seen several postings of this type. A search page
takes over my home page. Regardless of how many times I
RESET IT KEEPS COMING BACK. How do I keep it from
coming back? How can I make my home page static. Thanks
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Run these tools on a regular basis.
SpyBot has an "immunize" section that allows you to *lock* your home page
settings from being hijacked.


Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe

Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/

*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1669/spybotsd12.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.

Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to obtain the
latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would with your
pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.

HTH


--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
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