[Ron Boon]

I have the same problem - did you or anyone else have a solution
Ron

"George W. Barrowcliff" wrote:

> My home page has been hijacked to about:blank
>
> The three buttons in the Home Page Section of the Internet Options tab are:
> Use Current Use Default Use Blank
>
> Use Default and Use Blank both set the Address to about:blank
>
> I can change it for a particular session but it always changes back to about:blank
>
> SpyWare and newest Norton do not show any offenders.
>
> Any help would be appreciated

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

"Ron Boon" <Ron Boon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:888B735D-9809-41A4-B36A-D7447B86617E@microsoft.com
> I have the same problem - did you or anyone else have a solution
> Ron
>
> "George W. Barrowcliff" wrote:
>
>> My home page has been hijacked to about:blank
>>
>> The three buttons in the Home Page Section of the Internet Options
>> tab are:
>> Use Current Use Default Use Blank
>>
>> Use Default and Use Blank both set the Address to about:blank
>>
>> I can change it for a particular session but it always changes back
>> to about:blank
>>
>> SpyWare and newest Norton do not show any offenders.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack. Before
you try to remove spyware, download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to
repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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