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Ernest

I keep getting another website rather than my homepage.
For some reason, another website takes over my homepage
even after I change it using the "internet options" icon
in the control panel. Is there a way to disable this
behavior. Thanks for the help.
 
Depends on how your DNS is setup.

For example if your machine is pointing to your ISP's DNS this will try to
resolve the name externally first from its own database. Therefore say your
Website was called "abc.com" - your ISP would check www.abc.com and find
that this has already been registered to another party and re-directs your
request to that website.

If you are running an Intranet on a Win2k/XP machine using IIS or PWS then
make sure your DNS is setup correctly.

Regards
Paul.
 
Lanwench,

You truly are God-like. This seems to have done the
trick! Do I need to know any follow-up information? Once
again, THANK YOU.

Ernest
 
LOL - thanks, I haven't been called god-like for weeks now. You should be
OK - but run it periodically. See the following for some good advice:

*** Good security housekeeping tips, in no particular order: ***

* See http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm

* Go to www.lavasoftusa.com and download AdAware...install, launch, update &
run it. This will rid your computer of spyware/adware.

* Use antivirus software (www.grisoft.com has a freebie) and update it
regularly - at least once a week; daily if possible.

* Use a good firewall to block access to your computer from the Internet
(www.sygate.com is a decent freebie for a standalone workstation; hardware
appliances are a better choice for networks). For software firewalls, see
BlackIce or the freebie at www.sygate.com - but you do get what you pay for.
For a good hardware firewall, see NetGear or Linksys or DLink - they all
make easy to use products, but make sure they're true firewalls and not just
NAT devices, as those are not going to stop anyone. Expect to pay about
$100-$120 USD for a good hardware firewall.

* Get a popup blocker to stop IE popups, such as www.panicware.com (they
offer a free one) or try the new Google toolbar 2.0 which does the same
thing (and is just plain cool)

* Run Windows Update regularly (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) to get
all the latest patches for your operating system.

* See http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm for lots of information on
browser hijacking and how to stop it

* Do not use Imesh or Kazaa any other peer-to-peer file sharing software,
ever.

* Do not use Hotbar.
 
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