thank you Jan II :-
i haven't tried the various software & hijack this yet (i don't think the anti-spyware software will work as i had already run Pest Patrol & it didn't fix it
i did find this method thoug
go to start>run>regedit then open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Mai
and in the right hand pane, double click "Local Page"
this will show a whole bunch of files that contain defaults for various things - you can change the "use default" button url her
doesn't fix it completely because if i let srvhost.exe run again it will switch it back to the hijacked urls but it will do for no
thank
nb thanks to Frank Saunders, MS-MVP for this fi
----- Jan Il wrote: ----
Hi Blue Sky :-
blue sky said:
when i click on "use default" in internet options, there is a bizarr url - how do i get rid of it
do i have to re-install internet explorer
my homepage was also hijacked but i was able to fix this manually typin
my preferred url in internet options, disabling srvhost.exe usin
start>run>msconfig and then restarting (stops the homepage being reset t
the hijacked page
however this doesn't get rid of the url in the "use default" butto
my home page is now ok but i don't want that url in the "use default butto
Try the programs below and see if they will help
It is possible you may have parasites, spyware, adware
malware, or hijackware on your system causing the problem
Download and install, you *must* update the programs prio
to running to be sure they have the latest definitions, the
run the programs below. They are free and very effective. B
sure to run both SpyBot and Adaware, as what one doe
not detect the other may. It is important that you follow al
directions carefully
SpyBot Search & Destroy: Fre
http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-
o
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.htm
AdAware: Fre
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download
o
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.htm
CWShredder: Fre
http://tinyurl.com/2l9k
o
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.htm
HiJackThis: - Fre
Go t
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html
o
http://tinyurl.com/2oce
o
http://tinyurl.com/2atx
and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or th
Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan"
When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log
button. Press that, save the log some place you remember where it is. Mos
ofwhat it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO NOT fix anythin
yet
Open a the copy of your log in NotePad and made a copy. Then you can go her
to post you log
http://forum.aumha.org
Go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to open. You ca
post as a guest. It's also a good site to keep for reference. The expert
there will analyze the log and report back the results. Please allow a
least a few hours or a days time for a response
Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your answer. It is a goo
idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an electroni
notification by e-mail to let you know when a response has been posted
But, you must still return to the site of your answe
Help with Hijackware & Scumware Information
HijackThis Quick Start Hel
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt
The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.htm
als
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.ht
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.ht
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Here is information on how to help protect your system:
Practice Safe Hex
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
This program helps control parasites, spyware, adware, and malware that may
get on your system:
SpywareBlaster: Free
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Hope this helps.
Jan
