Pesky homepage and unwanted fav's 1

dkenny1

I use Ad Aware and Spybot reqularly and STILL cant get rid the homepage - motor search.info off my computer - not only that but it also adds about 10 favorites to my lsit - i would mind if they were any good but viagra, casinos weight loss & hair removal - who need that crap ? How do i get rid of it short of wiping my HD (drastic or what !)

jim_bob

try this

http://www.soft32.com/download_19014.html

and i suggest you go to microsoft and download all the updates and then switch to another broswer other than ie

ToxicPaddy

I found this happened with a mate of mine and it turned out to be a virus that was
causing it.. or at least malicious code that was recognised by an AV app..

Try updating ur anti virus and doing a complete scan..

Tox

KinSlayer

When it keeps coming back like that a program is being run that changes the details.

a good uptodate antivirus will solve the problem along with spybot

Mac daddy

Personally do not think you have a virus just think that your browser has been hijacked(Malware)- Run Cw shredder and Hijack this.

Mac daddy

Also check your msconfig "START/RUN/ MSCONFIG" check the startup

Speedway

I had the same thing happening to me with a search engine called istarthere.com
To get rid of it download a program called spysweeper.its better than adaware or spybot and it comes with a homepage shield which keeps your homepage set to the one you want and prevents any malicious code altering it

hope that helps.

zt

Check your DNS entry vs. the DNS entry you ISP provides.

Some of these nasty viruses modify your name server so they can redirect requests based on the URL you enter ....