I cannot remove protectionband.com from my starting page?

Question

I was surfing the net and all the sudden my browser closed down. When I restarted it, my starting page had changed to protectionband.com. Can anyone please tell me why this happened and how to reverse it?

Answer 1

Your computer is infected with a trojan called Zlob. Zlob hijacks your homepage to protectionband.com and generates warning messages to try and get you to buy fake programs such as SpyDawn, SpyHeal, Antivermins and others. Of course it is important to get rid of protectionband.com, but its just as important to also remove the Zlob Trojan that implanted it there. In my experience, a program called SpyNoMore is your best bet in removing the Zlob trojan. By removing this trojan, you will also get rid of protectionband.com. Another symptom of Zlob Trojan is that it generates fake warning messages like:

System Alert
Critical System Error
System Performance monitor warning
Security Alert: NetWorm-i.Virus@fp
Security Warning: SpyBot@MXt trojan
W32.Myzor.FK@yf

http://www.spynomore.com/protectionband-com.htm

http://www.spynomore.com/trojan-zlob.htm

Answer 2

You caught a browser hijacker. Go here http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/You_Must_Read_This_Before_Posting_A_Hijackthis_Log-t2852.html
and follow the steps . If you already have Antivirus then skip that part. And only use 1 of the Spyware scanners. Then proceed to posting a hijackthis log.

Answer 3

open your browser, click on tools, click on options, click on the main tab, you will see home page, type in your home page website

eg www.yahoo.com hit enter. close down the browser and then restart it and you will be back at your home page

Answer 4

It is called browser hijacking. Try running spybot s&d to remove it.

Answer 5

ohhhh no problem ...it oftens..let u me advice u ...
CLICK THE INTERNET PROPERTIES ,,,,SECURITY,,,,RESTRICTED SITES,,,,ADD THE WEBSITE protectionband.com,,,click add........