Internet Explorer: homepage hijacked?

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I usually have www.msn.com as my homepage. Sometimes now, though, it goes
to http://hp.netscape.com/hp.adp (Hewlett Packard's Netscape page?). It's a
HP machine.

When I go to the options, it has something weird like ?? or U as the
homepage. I change it to www.msn.com again but it doesn't stay that way.

Thanks

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In addition make sure you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed and turn
on its firewall.
Turn off "Enable third-party browser extensions" in Internet Explorer by
going to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced (tab), uncheck "Enable third-party
browser extensions", click Apply then click OK.

Also download SpywareBlaster and install it, update it, and run it.

And for good measure read the following articles:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

Learn how to boot your machine into Safe Mode to run some of the tools to
rid your system of spyware. To do this, reboot and press the "F8" key after
the intial bios screen...RAM test, etc. but before Windows XP Boot appears.

Good luck!

DA


"daslf" wrote:

> I usually have www.msn.com as my homepage. Sometimes now, though, it goes
> to http://hp.netscape.com/hp.adp (Hewlett Packard's Netscape page?). It's a
> HP machine.
>
> When I go to the options, it has something weird like ?? or U as the
> homepage. I change it to www.msn.com again but it doesn't stay that way.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

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Sorry I deleted his message and forgot what it said but if everything is
working ok then probably not.

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"daslf" <asdlf@alkjfd.com> wrote in message
news:KqudneKEmKEfDmTfRVn-2Q@comcast.com...
> Thank you! Once I had the first one running my homepage was no longer
> being hijacked. Once I had them all running, my "search" toolbar was no
> longer being hijacked by Starware.
>
> Now that I've run all of those, do I need to follow the steps given on the
> majorgeeks link that Dark Apprentice gives or should I wait until I have
> problems?
>
> Thanks again
> "pcbutts1" <pcbutts1@seedsv.com> wrote in message
> news:YB6Ke.3283$zr1.177@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
>> Download, install, update and run all of the following.
>>
>> Ad-Aware
>> http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/aawsepersonal.exe
>>
>> Spybot search and destroy
>> http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/spybotsd14.exe
>>
>> Ewido Security Suite Trial version
>> http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/ewidosetup.exe
>>
>> Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=en
>>
>> If none of the above fixes the issue then download Hijack this, run it,
>> save a copy of the log file and cut and paste it back here to this group
>> so that I can analyze it.
>>
>> HijackThis
>> http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/HijackThis.zip
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm
>> NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards.
>> See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
>> Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "daslf" <asdlf@alkjfd.com> wrote in message
>> news:RJ6dnS8zqJ8daGXfRVn-uw@comcast.com...
>>>I usually have www.msn.com as my homepage. Sometimes now, though, it
>>>goes to http://hp.netscape.com/hp.adp (Hewlett Packard's Netscape page?).
>>>It's a HP machine.
>>>
>>> When I go to the options, it has something weird like ?? or U as the
>>> homepage. I change it to www.msn.com again but it doesn't stay that
>>> way.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>