2007-02-20 10:03:35 · 5 answers · asked by Randy J 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
about:blank is a old varient of the cws(cool web search)spyware and spybot removes most of the varients
(1) If you have not already scanned your comp with spybot do that now .Update it and then run it so it gets rid of all the spyware and trojans in safe mode
(2) Do an online virus scan to check if you still have any other viruses in your computer. And let us know if the online virus scan still finds any virus or spyware .
(3) Get you self a good antivirus or a free one if your present anti virus is not protecting you .
2007-02-20 10:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did my homepage get set to About:Blank?
The About:Blank homepage hijacker is a variation of a more advanced Cool Web Search hijacker. There are several variants of the About:Blank hijacker and all of them are difficult to remove manually. This hijacker is also referred to as the HomeOldSP hijacker because of the changes to the registry that can be seen using HijackThis such as
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank
Download HijackThis---http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php#hijackthis. Run and Save a Log. When you log comes up copy and paste the entire log at http://www.hijackthis.de/ . Analyze your results. You will then get a screen that will tell you if you have any nasty stuff in your computer. Follow instructions to deal with any nasties. CAUTION: This is a very powerful tool. Be careful.
2007-02-20 18:42:34 · answer #2 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will remove it , free.
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2007-02-20 18:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One called CoolWebSearch did hijack about:blank
2007-02-20 18:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by David B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site can help you,,,it is free
http://www.spyware-detectors.net
2007-02-21 06:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋