about:blank Home page
 

Hi all

My home page keeps changing to about:blank :mad: ................I have run my av programme and adware but it keeps coming back.

Any ideas on how to get rid to it would be gratefully received.

regards

Re: about:blank Home page
 

get cw shredder and Hijack this from :-

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

Also read the website, it gives some great tips on how to avoid re-infection.

Re: about:blank Home page
 

timewarrior2001

Unfortunately that link does not work ?

Re: about:blank Home page
 

I doubt if spyware would do that.
Go to Start>Run, type "regedit" then press Enter.

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main and change the key from "about:blank" to whatever you want.

I'd check your Internet Options first though.

Re: about:blank Home page
 

its cool web search and its an absolute sod to get rid of.


Can I post files on here as I have both programs as I recently fought for over a week to remove Cool web search.......or rather the variant of it I got.

Change the reg setting all you like, unfortunately unless you remove a file it'll re-install itself on next boot. Tricky little bugger it is.

Also make sure you have all the updates for windows, you can do some searching in google, just type in "Browser hijack". It'll point you to these two files and tell you all about cool web search

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Tried both these programmes but it keeps coming back............I can only fine one reference to about blank is hijack this which I clicked on and then clicked fix checked.

Have I missed anythink or any other ideas....I have attached the log from hijack this !

Thanks for the help

Regards

Mike

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Just check the ones I marked with a red dot and click fix.

I also just remembered, if you are using windows XP, try downloading the Java sopftware for the desktop from www.java.com its free which is always a bonus.

Whatever you do, DO NOT forget to update Windows AS SOON AS you have REMOVED the Hijcked files.
It may take several attempts also.

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Please can you post the whole log ?

The ones I use are ...

• Spybot S&D V1.3
• Adaware V6
• SpywareBlaster 3
• HijackThis 1.97
• and CWShredder

Run them about once a week, all clear :)

I'm happy to have a look at the Hijackthis log if you post it

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Thanks for this...............I posted the log as a word doc two posts ago.........the highlight item was the only one I deleted and I am not sure if this was correct..............as it keeps comong back many thanks

Mike

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Pardon my going off topic, but in your Taskbar ... what website are you looking at that's called 'XXX Super Size...'? :Yikes:

Re: about:blank Home page
 

ok, once Hijackthis has done it's job ... can you change the home page to be what you want ?

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Still keeps coming back...............this is really getting to me now !

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Try CWShredder again (the link is in Nem's post) - but run it with the PC in Safe Mode (hold F8 when booting). Give SpyBot a go after too.

I've just rid my housemate's PC of CoolWebSearch (well, I hope I have...) & the only way I could fully remove it was to do all the scans in Safe Mode.

[When I ran CWShredder after a normal boot, there was always some trace of CWS still left afterwards (the blj*.dll, & some other bits), & the whole thing would just come back completely.]

Re: about:blank Home page
 

It must be running a batch file to change your registry settings again, had this problem at work. Chances are that it has installed a *.reg file somewhere. Look in your registry for any odd run or run once commands, look in Startup, Win.ini etc.

You could even change to file association for extensions .reg to Open with notepad instaed of regedit.

HTH

Re: about:blank Home page
 

Forgot to say sorted this totally by installing and running Adware away. Actual advertises as a adware to delete the about blank home page. No problems after running this :) Used the 5 day trial