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A chap here at work has a problem with his homepage under IE. Somehow a site has set itself as the homepage, he can set a new one but everytime he restarts the PC the IE homepage is back to this annoying site. Any ideas how to fix?
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Strange, umm first make sure he has only one instance of IE open when he set it and close it down after.. then reload to see what happens.
If it continues, try running adaware to see if its some sort of spyware thats set his home page.
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It will be a program running on startup so you'll need to locate and destroy that and then you'll be able to reset the homepage again. Well that what it was when someone had it at work.Comment
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You can also right-click on the IE icon on the desktop without running IE to access the options.make sure he has only one instance of IE open
Or do a search for the URL of the "bad" homepage in the registry
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Adaware is the first thing I thought of.
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Klick Start->Run... then type msconfig and hit 'Return', with this tool you can easily configure which programs to run at startup and which NOT.Originally posted by The PIT
It will be a program running on startup so you'll need to locate and destroy that...main system: P4 Northwood 2.0 @ 2.5GHz, Asus P4PE (LAN + Audio onboard), 512MB Infineon PC333 CL2.5, Sapphire/BBA Radeon 9500@9700 128MB (hardmodded), IBM 100GB ATA-100, 17" Belinea (crappy), and some other toys...ADSL (1,5mbit/s down, 256kbit/s up...sweeeeeet!)Comment
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I took a look at his PC, no obvious signs of any programs being run at startup. Searched the registry and found references to the naughty site, removed them, rebooted and they were back in the registry. Didn't have a great deal of time to spend looking at it. Oh it's Win 2K by the way.Comment
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Are you sure he isnt downloading a user profile from somewhere?Athlon XP-64/3200, 1gb PC3200, 512mb Radeon X1950Pro AGP, Dell 2005fwp, Logitech G5, IBM model M.Comment
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Juu nin to iro
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.Comment
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If it's a non-porn site (for example, a search portal of some kind) then the sites themselves can have uninstall programs available. I had one of those, almost thought about reinstalling but then found a program at the site itself.Comment
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Ant believe me the program will be there. It maybe running as a service even. Do a search for a program on the internet called startup.cpl. This program allows you too see what programs are loaded during startup under NT and loads itself into the control panel. Also do the three finger salute to see what is running. Adware programs might also find it.Comment
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It could be a service that sets the Registry entries.
I had a dialer ap that would reset the home page but it was customizable to defeat that feature.
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Oops, looks like you snuck that suggestion in there Pit.
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Ant,
I've got to be lame and ask the obvious . . . run antivirus on the box since this happened? The reason I mention that is because there are a few javascript trojans that will cause the homepage switch. If all else fails, maybe a simple clearing of the cache, cookies, & "downloaded program files" folder will fix it. My girlfriend had "JS.Seeker" trojan about a month ago, and changing her home page is exactly what it did. Nortan AV cleared it right off. Hope any of that helps,
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Thanks guys. I didn't get chance to do a real AV scan on it, he said he had but it looks like the software is about 3 years out of date. I'll take a more in depth look at it next time I get my hands on the PC. The chap in question is an old Professor and he's a little embarressed as it's a porn site!
By the way just about to buy myself a nice new VW Golf GT TDI
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LOLIf there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.
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