A home page containg a worm, or virus readjusted the home-page of my Internet Explorer and it doesn't allow me to reset it in the "menu" option, even if I install a newer version of Explorer. How could I readjust it?
2006-11-02 10:03:39 · 8 answers · asked by seafish 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
on you home screen right click on your IE shortcut select properties a page will open and there chould be a line for you curent home page you can chage it to anything you want form there unless this virus pervents it also.
2006-11-02 10:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by zspace101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scan your computer with free online virus scan.
Trend Micro Housecall http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Kaspersky File Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus
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After you removed the virus do the ff step to set up your home page.
1. Go to the page you want to appear when you start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Under Home page, click Use Current. Or you can put any URL of your choice
2006-11-02 18:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Jorlan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the virus!
Free Anti-virus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp
http://www.superantispyware.com/
Other Anti-virus help:
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/
http://www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html
Free Online Virus Checks:
http://onlinescan.avast.com/
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
2006-11-02 18:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, use ANTIVIR to remove viruses. Though ANTIVIR can automatically update its vdf, you may force to update it, and I did it twice a day! (morning and evening), just to be sure that i have the latest definition file.
If your IE gets you lots of trouble (to configure), then it's time to change your browser. Welcome to MOZILLA FIREFOX!
When you install FIREFOX, you may install also firewall like ZONEALARM. Then, when everything's ok, in ZoneAlarm don't allow IE to get into the Internet!
FIREFOX is easy to configure and has a very good interface!
2006-11-02 18:37:54 · answer #4 · answered by VBACCESSpert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some anti-virus software, restart your computer is safe mode, run a scan, deal with the virus, reboot, change your homepage.
Avira Anit-Vir - http://www.free-av.com/
The above is free to download and use.
2006-11-02 18:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by Goffik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of IE and use Firefox.
Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/AntiSpyware/3-9-0-0.html
Antivirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Antivirus/3-1-0-0.html
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Firewalls/3-5-0-0.html
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/System_Utilities/System_Tools/3-50-0-0.html
2006-11-02 20:21:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an anti-virus program (I recommend AVG Anti-Virus 7.5) to eliminate the virus, and then proceed to change your page.
2006-11-02 18:08:04 · answer #7 · answered by codeone42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give up using Windows, and install Linux on your computer. Linux is immune to all viruses, malware, spyware and adware.
BE COOL - GET LINUX
DC :)
2006-11-05 09:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋