Home page gets reset to some assholes site! - GoFuckYourself.com

Lush · 12-26-2001, 08:18 PM

A program snuck its way into my browser and keeps changing my home page to a dialer or yahoo or some other bullshit.

Does anyone know how to get rid of it?

Mike Semen · 12-26-2001, 08:23 PM

I don't know how many fucking times I've had that!! Pisses me right off, but usually It only does it the once, then disappears and you don't have any more hassles.

Run the virus scan at:
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp

It should detect the prog. & either autoremove it or give you instructions how to do it manually.

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I Botox my ballbag.

bzs8zv · 12-26-2001, 08:55 PM

The last time that happened to me I had to edit my cookie file. That finally cleared up the problem.

yys · 12-26-2001, 09:49 PM

You know, you could actually just click on "tools/windows update" and update your machines vm and that will fix the problem of autobookmarking/Homepage changing

Aussie Rebel · 12-26-2001, 09:51 PM

Lush try this mate

1. Start regedit (Start > Run > Regedit.exe)
2. Go to the following section in your register: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
3. Find the following string there and delete it: C:\windows\regedit.exe /s C:\windows\system32\radB42B9.tmp
radB42B9.tmp can be any file that shouldn't be there, it may also be located at any other directory. This section in your register HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run serves as Autostart group, so you may remove everything unnecessary from there. You may also try to find any other references in your register to the file you found in the section CurrentVersion\Run (eg. radB42B9.tmp) and delete them.
4. Change your default home page (Tools> Internet Options> Home page) to the one you desire and ENJOY!
5. If you don't want this to happen again, change your security options in Internet Explorer to promt whether to run or download any ActiveX controls and always answer NO if you are unsure.

Aussie Rebel

Lush · 12-27-2001, 09:42 AM

I used a little advice from all of you and I think it might be fixed. But this thing comes back like every tenth time I use explorer so only a little time will tell.

Thanks a lot guys.

12-26-2001, 08:18 PM	#1
Lush Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Midvale, Utah, USA Posts: 230	Home page gets reset to some assholes site! A program snuck its way into my browser and keeps changing my home page to a dialer or yahoo or some other bullshit. Does anyone know how to get rid of it?

12-26-2001, 08:23 PM	#2
Mike Semen Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London Town Posts: 2,924	I don't know how many fucking times I've had that!! Pisses me right off, but usually It only does it the once, then disappears and you don't have any more hassles. Run the virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp It should detect the prog. & either autoremove it or give you instructions how to do it manually. ------------------ I Botox my ballbag.

12-26-2001, 08:55 PM	#3
bzs8zv Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greensboro,NC,USA Posts: 70	The last time that happened to me I had to edit my cookie file. That finally cleared up the problem.

12-26-2001, 09:49 PM	#4
yys Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,922	You know, you could actually just click on "tools/windows update" and update your machines vm and that will fix the problem of autobookmarking/Homepage changing

12-26-2001, 09:51 PM	#5
Aussie Rebel Blow Me U Geeks Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Maximum Security Posts: 5,108	Lush try this mate 1. Start regedit (Start > Run > Regedit.exe) 2. Go to the following section in your register: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run 3. Find the following string there and delete it: C:\windows\regedit.exe /s C:\windows\system32\radB42B9.tmp radB42B9.tmp can be any file that shouldn't be there, it may also be located at any other directory. This section in your register HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run serves as Autostart group, so you may remove everything unnecessary from there. You may also try to find any other references in your register to the file you found in the section CurrentVersion\Run (eg. radB42B9.tmp) and delete them. 4. Change your default home page (Tools> Internet Options> Home page) to the one you desire and ENJOY! 5. If you don't want this to happen again, change your security options in Internet Explorer to promt whether to run or download any ActiveX controls and always answer NO if you are unsure. Aussie Rebel

12-27-2001, 09:42 AM	#6
Lush Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Midvale, Utah, USA Posts: 230	I used a little advice from all of you and I think it might be fixed. But this thing comes back like every tenth time I use explorer so only a little time will tell. Thanks a lot guys.