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  • 01-04-2004 4:11pm
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    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭


    Everytime I reboot my machine, the default homepage is set to a particular website - this proves quite frustrating as I have never visited that website before.

    Does anyone know how I can remove this, and how to stop it from happening again.


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    #2
    garthv
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    run msconfig and go to the startup tab,just make sure you dont have any programs running(possibly viruses) that have downloaded from a certain site and keeps changin your homepage


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    egan007
    Registered Users Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    you got spyware

    go to google / download.com - search for spy ware remover
    there is one called spybot ssearch and destroy - it's good
    install it and it should remove everything.

    if you still can't change ur home page go to
    start -> run -> type: regedit

    edit-> find
    enter whatever your home page is
    you should be able to change it in the key that the find returns


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    #4
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    yup its spyware
    ie and spyware go hand in hand
    you should consider changing browser


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    Diddy Kong
    Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Diddy Kong


    if you dont want to wait for the dowload of spyware, run regedit and search for this particular page and change the reg key to a different web site, might take about 5 mins, but saves u waiting 20-30 mins downloading spyware software


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