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I bought a new computer with windows XP on it. Every time I start my computer a program of some type changes my Internet Explorer homepage (to myhandysearch.com) and puts a pile of bookmarks into my computer. I delete them and reset my homepage, but the next time I start my computer it resets to that crap. I cannot find where the start up programs are listed (like they were in Windows 98) or how to turn this off. I also cannot find any reference to the page if I do a search of all files on my computer (looking for my, handy, search, myhandysearch, and all other possible variations). Also Norton Anti-Virus does not detect it as a virus
 
WHEELS27:
Sounds like spyware or some other junk software. Download/install/update/run
Ad-Aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ to find/remove this and other
parasites.
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randwulf57

WHEELS27 said:
I bought a new computer with windows XP on it. Every time I start my
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computer a program of some type changes my Internet Explorer homepage (to
myhandysearch.com) and puts a pile of bookmarks into my computer. I delete
them and reset my homepage, but the next time I start my computer it resets
to that crap. I cannot find where the start up programs are listed (like
they were in Windows 98) or how to turn this off. I also cannot find any
reference to the page if I do a search of all files on my computer (looking
for my, handy, search, myhandysearch, and all other possible variations).
Also Norton Anti-Virus does not detect it as a virus.
 
Hi Wheels27,

Download the utility CWshredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Unzip - close *all* instances of IE & OE, hit the executable and
follow
the prompts.

You can also download Hijack This from here:

http://www.mjc1.com/files/merijn/hijackthis.exe
http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html

Go here:
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

For instructions on how to use it; you have to post the log it
produces so experts tell you what is good and what is malware


Try downloading, installing and updating the
spyware removers from the links below. Run both of them.

Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download


If these don't correct the problem, then get yourself a copy of
BHODemon, available at
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm .

It does not need installing - simply unzip and run the EXE program. It
is easy to use. It will find the hijackware DLL files, and give you
the ability to disable them.

Hope this helps.
 
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