Homepage Hijacked

Try doing a spyware type scan.. sorry I have no links but watch this thread as I am sure someone will be able to assist.

A very good Spyware removal program - AdWare 6

http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Free-Internet-Security/3000-8022_4-10045910.html

I tried adaware 6 already it just did not work........

http://www.mcafee.com/us/

i THINK they offer a free trial of the virusscan, if not, buy it when you get a chance, its the best i've ever used.

Try this. the only other way out is to do a clean install.
You have to have a firewall and an anti virus if you are going to connect to the net now-a-days.

http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

still did not work...........I wish I knew a way of finding out who are those people behind all this shit........

Try Spybot Search and Destroy - It works pretty good.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Thanks Chris, but i tried that already........

If what I told you to do hasn't worked then your last chance before a clean install is to go to them for help.

Got to http://www.lavasoft.com/ and download ad-aware.
This software is free so take advantage of it.
The Internet Explorer has so many holes that need to get fixed.
Also you have an option to use other browser e.g. Netscape.....

I hope this will help.
. 😉 😉

makonnenl wrote:

Got to http://www.lavasoft.com/ and download ad-aware.
This software is free so take advantage of it.
The Internet Explorer has so many holes that need to get fixed.
Also you have an option to use other browser e.g. Netscape.....

I hope this will help.
. 😉 😉

He already tried that 🙄

Thank you all..........

I guess I will have to reinstall..........

Ohiosimmer wrote:

Thank you all..........

I guess I will have to reinstall..........

👍 Good luck and don't connect to the net until you have your anti virus and firewall set up.

Woah woah! don't re-install yet! You guys havn't reccomended Hijackthis yet. It's a program that looks at EVERYTHING on your system, not just what spyware removers do! Spyware removers can't touch half of the stuff that hijackthis works with. The only trouble is interpreting the log or scan that it gives you. If you need help, simply email me the log (banquo100@yahoo.com), and i'll help sort through it to find the troublesome program!

thanks original, but where can I find "hijackthis"?

You can get it at http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Unfortunately, I'm having the same problem you're having, and I tried Hijack This. It didn't fix my problem, but it's worth a try!!

How you tried Google
Enter the name of the site that you are being sent to and you should get results with explanations of how to remove the offending link from your PC

www.google.com

you may find that you will have to edit your registry files,just follow the instructions VERY carefully

TTT,

I wish I can find out the name of the site, its anonymous, and when you look at the address bar all it says is a:about blank

😕 Are you being directed to a site ? Or are you getting the site unavailable page?

Have a read of these The top one and then the ones on the right hand side ➡

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=%3Aabout+blank

Let us know

TTT, My home page is set to a search site, and thats all.....and then I get all these pop ups from the same place to buy anti hijacking software......you know it looks, smells, and acts as a scam........and as i said that search site has nothing on it to identify the owner/owners of it.........

😳 Looks like its CWS Coolwebsearch and CWShredder will get shot of it ➡

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

Found this aswell ➡

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic17297.html

Let us know

thanks TTT

It just won't work..........

I just about tried everything, other than a reinstall......

can you tell me how can I delete my IE and down load a new copy of it....

help will be appreciated

I dont think you can uninstall just IE
Have a read/try of this and give me an hour or so and Ill come back to you

Not to bypass TTT but I heard of this site before.
Good luck, the US GOV tried to get them to remove it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378/EN-US/

I don't think that will solve your problem, you have to get rid of the nasty bugs.

😀 Hey with info like that,you join in whenever 👍
So you can reinstall or repair IE 😀
That would be my 1st option(but Im worried that it may not fix this problem as this search page has altered the registry)But still worth a go as the reinstall/repair may overwrite the regestry

If it did'nt work then....................... ➡

The other thing I would try is regedit(click sart run and type regedit)
And open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch
and see if About Blank is there (if so delete it)

then

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP

WARNINGThis is not without risk,only delete if you see the about blank

There are Microsoft Internet Explorer enteries in the LOCAL MACHINE set aswell

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch

Take your time and go through them slowly(just the Microsoft internet ones)

Note I have taken these regestry lines from a forum where they were infected with the same about blank hijack(not only one but several forums and the info is always the same

As I have said this is not without some risk,but you were looking at a total reformat and reinstall yesterday and this may save you the hassle of that

Good luck

Keep us posted(and fingers crossed)

Thank you TTT and Radarman.....

I found the about blank and deleted it, but still.......the same problem...
I actually found two of the about blank in there, and deleted both.....I am gonna try the sites radarman posted before I have to reinstall...

[size=24]WARNING[/size]

While researching this I have picked up an extra toolbar and my homepage was a sex search site
My firewall was set to bullet proof but somehow it got in

A toolbar was added to my program list(ActiveX popup I suspect)and I think I know where it came from.
However it had an entry in my add/remove progs list and removing has got shot of it(phew)

I think it was a link from this page that done it so be Very carefull ➡

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Just goes to show how easy it is to pick up something nasty
Now running all my spyware progs then Ill reboot and make sure everything is OK

after i do the run regedit,

yoy said to delete that about blank......

well I did that, but later you said then .......etc what do I do with all these other files names?

Thanks

The site that had taken over my home page is called rb37.com , does that ring a bell to anyone?

Im clean 😀

What other file names

Google just gives a link direct to the rb37.com site (and Im not going there)
Ill check a few forums

Try this online scan ➡

http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/

Or try this ➡

None of the forums know of rb37.com ...........Yet

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after i do the run regedit,

yoy said to delete that about blank......

well I did that, but later you said then .......etc what do I do with all these other files names?

What other file names??