Internet Explorer default home page

[rf222]

After installing some custom software IE 6 points to a custom page everytime I open it. I have reset home page settings to blank page, but still the same problem.

 

[1101001100110101]

have you check for spyware?

 

[azLANtech]

It may have been added to the local group policy of the machine.

Open the Group Policy editor to verify:
Go to run a line type "gpedit.msc"
Under "User Configuration\Windows Settings\Internet Explorer Maintenance\URLs\Important URLs"
Look for "Home page URL:"
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Good Luck

 

[Crustyoldbloke]

Download and run CWS shredder.

Kind regards

COB

 

[nlm9802]

start run regedit, go to:
hkey local machine, software, microsoft, windows, url, prefixes.
this is where the coolwebsearch changes the default page etc.
ftp should be ftp://
gopher should be gopher://
home should be http://
mosaic should be http://

http://www should

be http://

cws shredder will fix it if its a hijack, but if it's something on some legitimate software you installed I'm not sure it will pick it up.
I usually find the fix for these types of programs to be:
1. close all application, terminate any suspicious services (i.e. "sirvices.exe" or "svchost1.exe")
2. look at your root (c:/) and delete suspicious executables, such as ***.htx, or search.exe
3. update antivirus definitions and run a full scan
4. update spybot search and destroy and run a full scan
5. update adaware and run a full scan
6. update cws shredder and run a scan/repair
7. reboot and it should be fixed.

 

[carrr]

cws shredder will fix it if its a hijack

...only if it's a CoolWeb variant. Other hijacks are not picked up by CWS. It's a species-specific tool.

Best practice is to run through the steps in this faq608-4650.
If you're not sorted by the time you finish it, post your log in forum760.

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