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dagawood
07-06-2002, 12:19 AM
I am trying to change my home page by going to "Internet options" (after Tools) then just typing in the new homepage but every time i get back on the computer its like i never saved it and it keeps sending to some page i've never heard of. If there's a way to fix this it would be helpful.

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BertImmenschuh
07-06-2002, 12:23 AM
I have found that setting to work best by actually having the Web page open in IE, then click on Use Current.
TonyKlein
07-06-2002, 12:30 AM
Also, what exactly is this page you're being referred to?

There's been a spate of homepage hijacking lately, and reading this article may help: <a target="_blank" href=http://www.spywareinfo.com/hijacked.html>http://www.spywareinfo.com/hijacked.html</a>
dagawood
07-06-2002, 05:41 AM
The page is called istarthere.com

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Mosaic1
07-06-2002, 05:53 AM
Search for a file named
gshp.vbs
Delete it.

Then go to msconfig and find the entry which starts it and uncheck it. Reboot.
dagawood
07-06-2002, 04:13 PM
What does the file do..?

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TonyKlein
07-06-2002, 04:23 PM
It's a homepage hijacker: it sets your homepage to Istarthere.com...

http://www.spywareinfo.com/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=374 (http://www.spywareinfo.com/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=352>http://www.spywareinfo.com/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=352</a>

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TonyKlein
07-06-2002, 04:27 PM
Also, do this:

Download <a target="_blank" href=http://patrick.kolla.de/spybotsd.html>Spybot - Search & Destroy</a>

It looks for spyware, but also targets dialers and other nasties, and it's freeware.

After installing, go to the Online tab, and search for and install all updates.

NOTE: Don't install the 1.0 program update, as that's the one you have already.

Next, go to the Settings tab &gt; File Sets, and uncheck 'System Internals' and 'Tracks' .

These aren't needed for our present purpose.

Finally, hit 'Check All', and have SpyBot remove all it finds.

Good luck, Tony
dagawood
07-06-2002, 05:29 PM
i have ad-aware and i might just download the Spybot anyway because the ad-aware didn't find the file even after running it about 3 times. But the other help worked pretty well Thanks!

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