why can I not set my internet home page

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2005-03-14 06:51am

Clicking on the tools bar in internet explorer, and then going onto internet options. From there I tried to set my home page to google. However no matter how many times I try it, it always opens microsofts home search engine and then bombards me with ads.

This is becoming problematic since I find that trying to open certain sites eg my e-mail, amazon.com, instead of opening the proper window, it just opens a window into the microsoft page. UGGH.

At least I can still do internet banking.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-03-14 08:28am

try running the various anti spyware programs. sounds like your machine might be infected. also strongly recommend not using internet explorer if at all possible.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-03-14 10:27am

Seconded. Your consistent failure to set a default homepage is a sure sign of spyware. However, I just heard about this one spyware pointing at Micro$$oft search page.

Probably Micro$oft is actually making their own spyware as one of their new imposed "feature"??

Assassin X · Post by **Assassin X** » 2005-03-14 11:20am

At Internet Options under Adress Bar you type in the adress then click Apply! Dont hit any of the USE buttons.

I set my page to Yahoo years ago and it has never changed. But if your doing i what i mentioned then yeah sounds like spyware.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2005-03-14 11:38am

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Probably Micro$oft is actually making their own spyware as one of their new imposed "feature"??

And then charging money to remove it with Micro$oft Anti-$pyware

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2005-03-14 10:09pm

I have run Spybot search and destroy + adware programs several times. If it is spyware, its one they don't recognise.

I am very suspicious that it keeps on loading to microsoft, + keeps on advertising anti spyware programs the moment it loads up.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-03-14 11:08pm

Because God hates you.

And get FireFox. You'll never look back.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2005-03-14 11:20pm

The Cleric wrote:And get FireFox. You'll never look back.

Seconded. Same thing happened to my dad's machine. Got him to switch browsers. Been a happy dad ever since, flippin the bird at IE at every opportunity.

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2005-03-14 11:39pm

mr friendly guy wrote:I have run Spybot search and destroy + adware programs several times. If it is spyware, its one they don't recognise.

I am very suspicious that it keeps on loading to microsoft, + keeps on advertising anti spyware programs the moment it loads up.

Even when used together, automated tools (like Adaware and Spybot S&D) miss a large number of spyware components. From your description, you're definitely still infested by a browser BHO and possibly other components as well. Submit a Hijack This! log to the appropriate thread and one of us will tell you what else needs to be killed. In the meantime, I'd advise moving away from IE for browsing and using something else in the interim.

EDIT: Added link to the HJT! log thread.

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2005-03-16 06:27am

Have downloaded Hi Jack This and have posted my logfile on the appropriate page.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-03-16 06:51am

The Cleric wrote:Because God hates you.

And get FireFox. You'll never look back.

Except to laugh at the poor shmucks still using IE.