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Browser Hijack?
I'm having a problem that I can't find the answer to.. I don't know of
Hijack is the proper term here or not. I can't pinpoint the time, but it is relatively recent. I have a relatively new PC w/Pentium 4, XP w/SP2. When I start up my computer, AT TIMES, I get a notice from WinPatrol that SOMETHING has caused a request to switch my browser page from Google to MSN. I reject this and it seems OK from there. I also get the notice with Secretmaker. So, I ran Adaware, Spybot S&D and AVG antivirus, Diskeeper, CCleaner, . Nothing shows up. I also bought NOadaware and it found stuff that the first two didn't find.. but, it didn't solve my problem.. it's supposed to find hijackers as I understand it. I don't have NOAdaware to start automatically, and it is the latest software I've installed.. so, I don't think that's the problem. I've also looked at Start | Run | MSCONFIG.. but I really don't know what to look for there I've done everything I know to find where the conflict might be.. but can't find it. Any help appreciated.. Bill |
Re: Browser Hijack?
"WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote in message news:120olv5prbt6q9b@corp.supernews.com... > I'm having a problem that I can't find the answer to.. I don't know of > Hijack is the proper term here or not. I can't pinpoint the time, but it > is relatively recent. I have a relatively new PC w/Pentium 4, XP w/SP2. > > When I start up my computer, AT TIMES, I get a notice from WinPatrol that > SOMETHING has caused a request to switch my browser page from Google to > MSN. I reject this and it seems OK from there. I also get the notice with > Secretmaker. > > So, I ran Adaware, Spybot S&D and AVG antivirus, Diskeeper, CCleaner, . > Nothing shows up. I also bought NOadaware and it found stuff that the > first two didn't find.. but, it didn't solve my problem.. it's supposed to > find hijackers as I understand it. I don't have NOAdaware to start > automatically, and it is the latest software I've installed.. so, I don't > think that's the problem. I've also looked at Start | Run | MSCONFIG.. > but I really don't know what to look for there > > I've done everything I know to find where the conflict might be.. but > can't find it. Any help appreciated.. > > Bill D\load and install HijackThis from here Bill. http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html It`ll stand you in good stead in the future. Winpatrol is just warning you that MSN wants to be your home page. Just keep saying No. -- bw..OJ -- bw..OJ |
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> D\load and install HijackThis from here Bill.
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html > It`ll stand you in good stead in the future. > Winpatrol is just warning you that MSN wants to be your > home page. Just keep saying No. > > -- bw..OJ Thanks, OJ.. for both your constant help and your civility on this forum. I tried your suggestion.. I did find a couple of yahoo toolbars that I removed.. but, I couldn't find anything that related to the MSN browser.. more specifically.. it seems to want to change to msnallinone.asp.. It's a bit frustrating to have to say this each time I run Noadaware.. this is usually when it happens.. and the browser listed in that utility is, in fact.. google. Then WinPatrol picks it up as well as Secretmaker. Sheeesh. I also looked at the startup in a variety of ways.. and couldn't find the conflict.. I really am green at this.. so, hopefully it can be pinpointed. Thanks again, Bill |
Re: Browser Hijack?
"WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote in message news:120olv5prbt6q9b@corp.supernews.com... > I'm having a problem that I can't find the answer to.. I don't know of > Hijack is the proper term here or not. I can't pinpoint the time, but it > is relatively recent. I have a relatively new PC w/Pentium 4, XP w/SP2. > > When I start up my computer, AT TIMES, I get a notice from WinPatrol that > SOMETHING has caused a request to switch my browser page from Google to > MSN. I reject this and it seems OK from there. I also get the notice with > Secretmaker. > > So, I ran Adaware, Spybot S&D and AVG antivirus, Diskeeper, CCleaner, . > Nothing shows up. I also bought NOadaware and it found stuff that the > first two didn't find.. but, it didn't solve my problem.. it's supposed to > find hijackers as I understand it. I don't have NOAdaware to start > automatically, and it is the latest software I've installed.. so, I don't > think that's the problem. I've also looked at Start | Run | MSCONFIG.. > but I really don't know what to look for there > > I've done everything I know to find where the conflict might be.. but > can't find it. Any help appreciated.. > > Bill > Use you spybot to keep the home page you want |
Re: Browser Hijack?
Donald, can you elaborate on your comment? I've looked at Spybot S&D and
can't find anything that has to do with a button that might help me do this.. sorry of your comment is obvious and I'm just dense. I do regularly use S snd, and the others to check for items that might be found by these programs. >> > Use you spybot to keep the home page you want > |
Re: Browser Hijack?
"WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote:
|> |>>> |>> Use you spybot to keep the home page you want |>> |> |>Donald, can you elaborate on your comment? I've looked at Spybot S&D and |>can't find anything that has to do with a button that might help me do |>this.. sorry of your comment is obvious and I'm just dense. |> |>I do regularly use S snd, and the others to check for items that might be |>found by these programs. |> Spybot comes with a utility called TeaTimer that sits in the systray and warns of any changed to the registry or other important areas (homepage) - very handy to have running. Might act like "Secretmaker", I've never used it so I don't know. -- http://www.crazyhamzters.com/flash/cunningstunt.html |
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Thanks.. I found it..
"Trax" <Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov> wrote in message news:lc8p02h29rntpchbfl5cjjo7bchi147rqn@4ax.com... > "WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote: > > |> > |>>> > |>> Use you spybot to keep the home page you want > |>> > |> > > |>Donald, can you elaborate on your comment? I've looked at Spybot S&D > and > |>can't find anything that has to do with a button that might help me do > |>this.. sorry of your comment is obvious and I'm just dense. > |> > |>I do regularly use S snd, and the others to check for items that might > be > |>found by these programs. > |> > > Spybot comes with a utility called TeaTimer that sits in the systray > and warns of any changed to the registry or other important areas > (homepage) - very handy to have running. > > Might act like "Secretmaker", I've never used it so I don't know. > > > -- > http://www.crazyhamzters.com/flash/cunningstunt.html |
Re: Browser Hijack?
"WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote in message news:120otsg6k6i5t6c@corp.supernews.com... > Donald, can you elaborate on your comment? I've looked at Spybot S&D and > can't find anything that has to do with a button that might help me do > this.. sorry of your comment is obvious and I'm just dense. > > I do regularly use S snd, and the others to check for items that might be > found by these programs. > > >>> >> Use you spybot to keep the home page you want >> > > open spybot click mode advanced /tools click resident |
Re: Browser Hijack?
Thanks for the help.. found it
"Trax" <Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov> wrote in message news:lc8p02h29rntpchbfl5cjjo7bchi147rqn@4ax.com... > "WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote: > > |> > |>>> > |>> Use you spybot to keep the home page you want > |>> > |> > > |>Donald, can you elaborate on your comment? I've looked at Spybot S&D > and > |>can't find anything that has to do with a button that might help me do > |>this.. sorry of your comment is obvious and I'm just dense. > |> > |>I do regularly use S snd, and the others to check for items that might > be > |>found by these programs. > |> > > Spybot comes with a utility called TeaTimer that sits in the systray > and warns of any changed to the registry or other important areas > (homepage) - very handy to have running. > > Might act like "Secretmaker", I've never used it so I don't know. > > > -- > http://www.crazyhamzters.com/flash/cunningstunt.html |
Re: Browser Hijack?
Thanks for your help.. found it..
"Donald" <donduck@nospam.com> wrote in message news:120pbkn6t7j7156@corp.supernews.com... > > "WeeWilly" <weewilly@box.invalid> wrote in message > news:120otsg6k6i5t6c@corp.supernews.com... >> Donald, can you elaborate on your comment? I've looked at Spybot S&D and >> can't find anything that has to do with a button that might help me do >> this.. sorry of your comment is obvious and I'm just dense. >> >> I do regularly use S snd, and the others to check for items that might be >> found by these programs. >> >> >>>> >>> Use you spybot to keep the home page you want >>> >> >> > open spybot click mode advanced /tools click resident > |
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