My Homepage Defaults to "about:blank". Help !
29 December 2004, 04:05 PM
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My Homepage Defaults to "about:blank". Help !
As the title suggest - I think I have a virus but don't know what to do about it.
I've run Norton but to no avail, and even when I set my homepage to what I want, as soon as I re - boot it defaults back to "about:blank" and comes up with a blank page
Any help appreciated
I've run Norton but to no avail, and even when I set my homepage to what I want, as soon as I re - boot it defaults back to "about:blank" and comes up with a blank page
Any help appreciated
29 December 2004, 04:14 PM
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It's Adware. Download Adaware SE free from here: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-...bj=dl&tag=top5
30 December 2004, 12:46 PM
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Look in the tools tab and see what your home page is set to, then press the default tab to restore your original.
Be sure to run ad aware to find the culprit and remove it. I had the same problem last week, if ad-aware does'nt remove it do a google search for the spyware on your system and you will find instructions on how to get rid.
Cheers Deano.
Be sure to run ad aware to find the culprit and remove it. I had the same problem last week, if ad-aware does'nt remove it do a google search for the spyware on your system and you will find instructions on how to get rid.
Cheers Deano.
30 December 2004, 06:56 PM
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It's doing you a favour IMO, I hate having ANY hompage cos it just ***** up any address you try to type in once it fully loads up.
Mine's always set to blank.
Andy.
Mine's always set to blank.
Andy.
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