My favorites and homepage have been hacked and cannot be changed.

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About 5 days ago, while working on the internet,
something happened to my favorites and home web page. I
tried to change the home page and delete the bad
favorites, but they continue to return everytime I start
the computer. I have used spybot and mcafee security
software, to no avail. I believe my register page has
been compromised. What do I do?
 
CoolWebSearch spyware or it's variants may cause this. Even Ad-Aware may not remove it fully.

See: Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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Prevent Spyware from being installed:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Prevent malware from being installed - Part 2:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/MalwareDefence_Example.htm
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About 5 days ago, while working on the internet,
something happened to my favorites and home web page. I
tried to change the home page and delete the bad
favorites, but they continue to return everytime I start
the computer. I have used spybot and mcafee security
software, to no avail. I believe my register page has
been compromised. What do I do?
 
jccrmos1 said:
About 5 days ago, while working on the internet,
something happened to my favorites and home web page. I
tried to change the home page and delete the bad
favorites, but they continue to return everytime I start
the computer. I have used spybot and mcafee security
software, to no avail. I believe my register page has
been compromised. What do I do?
Click to expand...

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
Make sur you try CWShredder.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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How do I get rid of this problem. Should I change my
registry?

-----Original Message-----
CoolWebSearch spyware or it's variants may cause this.
Click to expand...
Even Ad-Aware may not remove it fully.
See: Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Prevent Spyware from being installed:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Prevent malware from being installed - Part 2:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/MalwareDefence_Example.htm
Click to expand...
in message news:[email protected]...
 
Just read through the FAQ. You will find the link to CWShredder program, which should take care of the problem.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Prevent Spyware from being installed:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Prevent malware from being installed - Part 2:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/MalwareDefence_Example.htm
-------------------------------------------


How do I get rid of this problem. Should I change my
registry?

-----Original Message-----
CoolWebSearch spyware or it's variants may cause this.
Click to expand...
Even Ad-Aware may not remove it fully.
See: Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

How to guard against CoolWebSearch spyware:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Defend_CWS.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Prevent Spyware from being installed:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Prevent malware from being installed - Part 2:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/MalwareDefence_Example.htm
Click to expand...
in message news:[email protected]...
 
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