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Homepage keeps trying to change

T

Tom Ponta

Flightless Bird
Suddenly, something keeps trying to change my homepage in IE8 and Mozilla
from what I always use to http://www.googlebreak.com/?=3&pid=stv.
Fortunately, WinPatrol warns me and I can prevent the change from taking
place.

I can't seem to get an answer out of Google, so I was wondering if anyone
here had this happen, and maybe knows a way to fix it.

Thanx,

Buddha
 
B

Bob

Flightless Bird
Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.


"Tom Ponta" <thomasponta@att.net> wrote in message
news:99C8B677-DFD5-47F8-9094-776BEA7C4507@microsoft.com...
> Suddenly, something keeps trying to change my homepage in IE8 and Mozilla
> from what I always use to http://www.googlebreak.com/?=3&pid=stv.
> Fortunately, WinPatrol warns me and I can prevent the change from taking
> place.
>
> I can't seem to get an answer out of Google, so I was wondering if anyone
> here had this happen, and maybe knows a way to fix it.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Buddha
>
 
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