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IE 6 homepage problem

Mar 2, 2004 5:46AM PST

hey i was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem im having with internet explorer, everytime i restart my computer it resets my defalut homepage to a some search engine i was wondering if anyone knew how to fix this problem thanks alot

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Re:IE 6 homepage problem
Mar 2, 2004 6:01AM PST

another note is that the website that it keeps going back to is www.bizonio.com please help

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Re:IE 6 homepage problem
Mar 2, 2004 7:05AM PST

did you run ad aware and SpybotS&D ??

Download Ad-aware from here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Install by double-clicking on the downloaded file.
After installing but before running, update Ad-aware by using its Globe icon.
After updating, shutdown and restart Ad-aware.
Ad-aware is ready to scan and clean your system following these steps:

Under Ad-aware 6 > Settings (Gear at the top) > Tweaks > Scanning Engine:
"Unload recognized processes during scanning."
Under Ad-aware 6 > Settings (Gear at the top) > Tweaks > Cleaning Engine:
"Let Windows remove files in use after reboot."
Press "Scan Now"
Check option "Use Custom scanning options"
Check option "Activate In-Depth Scan"
Press "Select drives\folders to scan"
Select the active partition which is usually C:
Press "Next" to let Ad-aware scan your drives...
If it finds "bad" files and registry keys, press "Next" again
Right-click in that pane and choose "select all"
Press "next"
When it asks to remove all checked items, Press "OK"
Close Ad-aware, reboot your system and go on to Step 2 - next post -

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Step 2
Mar 2, 2004 7:06AM PST

The download for Spybot S&D is available here: http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd

Install by double-clicking on the downloaded file.
Run Spybot S&D from desktop icon or Start menu.
Press "Search for updates" button to get list of updates available.
Press "Download updates" button.
Close all IE windows and close & restart Spybot S&D.
Press "Check for problems" button.
Have SpyBot remove all it marks in red by pressing "Fix selected problems"
Close Spybot S&D, reboot your system

Are your problems gone?? If not, pls. post again.

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And How 'Bout Step 3...
Mar 2, 2004 7:14AM PST
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and if these 3 steps don't solve your problem .....
Mar 2, 2004 7:39AM PST

go to step 4:

Download, extract and run HijackThis itself:

Make sure you use the latest version of this program as it is updated often to keep up with the latest threats! When running HijackThis note that most of what it finds will be harmless, so don't try to "Fix" anything yet!!

Download HijackThis from http://www.wilderssecurity.com/attachments/hijackthis1977.zip (This is a direct download link which will ask you to save the file to your system.)

Open the download ZIP file to extract the HijackThis program from within.
- If you can't open the ZIP file, you'll need to get an unzipping tool such as http://www.winzip.com/

Run HijackThis.exe
Press "Scan" button.
When done the "Scan" button will change to "Save Log", press that.
Save the log as a text file.
In step 3 below, you'll need to copy and paste the contents of this log to a post here.

HijackThis is a very powerful tool! If you want to try and fix things yourself with it, keep in mind that it makes no distinction between good or bad items. It just does whatever the user instructs it to do, no matter what the consequences might be. You could end up disconnecting yourself from the internet or being unable to reboot your system at all!

Step 3: Start a new topic here in this section and post your log. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=17;action=post;title=Start%2Bnew%2Bthread
When posting your log, it is also important to tell us which program (Ad-aware or Spybot S&D) you ran and also what problems you are experiencing with your system. Write this information at the top of your new post and then paste the full contents of your HijackThis Log below it.