i'm having major problems with my home page due to browser hijacker. my home page default is msn.com. but everytime i log in it goes to about:blank. i've had this problem before, but the program i used before i can longer get access to. i've downloaded microsoft antispyware beta 1. however it removes the hijacker, but as soon as i log off and log in again it goes back to about:blank. very annoying. could someone please help me. need a program that is free and is going to eradicate the problem!! thank you.
Feb-21-2005 22:36
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
Use HijackThis.
Feb-21-2005 22:46
dchaves
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2004
Location: Getafe, Spain
It's that a browser hijacking? And what's so annoying about having a blank page as your browser home? I mean, you don't have zillions of popups going on each time you open the browser, and you can go wherever you want without being prompted to bookmark any webpage.
But if you think that's a proper browser hijacking, try Spybot Search & Destroy.
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Feb-21-2005 22:47
tibberino
Sheltie
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Da Perk
all hijack this does is a free scan. it does not delete the problem. any ideas? i need something that's free and deletes the problem.
Feb-21-2005 23:27
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
quote:
Originally posted by tibberino
all hijack this does is a free scan. it does not delete the problem. any ideas? i need something that's free and deletes the problem.
HijackThis is used to MANUALLY repair your registry, which is probably what was affected.
Feb-21-2005 23:32
tibberino
Sheltie
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Da Perk
hey yan are you online just now? wondering if you could speak to me on msn to help me clear this problem. cheers. [email protected]
Feb-22-2005 14:06
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
quote:
Originally posted by tibberino
hey yan are you online just now? wondering if you could speak to me on msn to help me clear this problem. cheers. [email protected]
Sorry. I don't have any instant messenger services on this computer.
Also, I'm afraid I can't really help you past letting you know that HijackThis is probably the most useful piece of software that you can use. For the best results, it's necessary that your computer is offline and then you run HT. Look through the list of files and, if possible, copy and paste all of them to the forums. We can help you after you do that.
Feb-22-2005 14:10
Transporter
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: 3rd Planet -Terran System
+1 to hijack this
teegee's mom's computer had the same problem with about:blank
went to safe mode, closed all apps and processess and ran that
worked like a charm
if you have windows xp, use system restore. hopefully you created restore points before this happened.
Feb-23-2005 02:20
tibberino
Sheltie
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Da Perk
yeah thanks for your help people. i've now got another problem as in uninstalled msn messenger then installed it again. however i don't seem to have the tool bar for some reason. anyone help me?
Feb-23-2005 17:36
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
quote:
Originally posted by tibberino
yeah thanks for your help people. i've now got another problem as in uninstalled msn messenger then installed it again. however i don't seem to have the tool bar for some reason. anyone help me?
The MSN toolbar?
You can download it at www.msn.com if you search around.
very annoying. could someone please help me. need a program that is free and is going to eradicate the problem!! thank you.
And what's so annoying about having a blank page as your browser home? 
