IE Home page keeps getting HI-Jacked every time it's opened...

Discussion in 'privacy problems' started by Jeepnmon, Jul 14, 2004.

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  1. Jeepnmon

    Jeepnmon Registered Member

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    Hello. I just downloaded Spyware Blaster and so far it woeks great but my home page keeps getting hijacked to "about:blank" with some sort of search engone coming up every time i launch I.E. This occurrs even after I change it under the Tools section as well as within Spyware Blaster. I've also run Spybot a few times to get it to change without success.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

    Gary
     
    Jeepnmon, Jul 14, 2004
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  2. Problem Child

    Problem Child Guest

    i also had the same problem,found some usefull info at computercops.com hope this helps
     
    Problem Child, Jul 14, 2004
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  3. njturk

    njturk Registered Member

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    I also had the same problem, and have gone to the above link, but don;t see any pertinent link to click on - need further help thanx
     
    njturk, Jul 14, 2004
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  4. Problem Child

    Problem Child Guest

    see if you have a program called OMNISCIENT.exe
     
    Problem Child, Jul 14, 2004
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  5. Problem Child

    Problem Child Guest

    sorry,i mean a file
     
    Problem Child, Jul 14, 2004
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  6. njturk

    njturk Registered Member

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    I've looked for that OMNISCIENT.EXE file on my computer, it doesn't exist. Are we talking about the correct COMPUTERCOPS site? It appears to have only to do with domain names. is that correct?
     
    njturk, Jul 20, 2004
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  7. TonyKlein

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    TonyKlein, Jul 22, 2004
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  8. Pigman

    Pigman Registered Member

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    A little advice for you: using IE as your primary browser is like wearing a shirt that says "hack me" - at some point, someone will.
     
    Pigman, Jul 22, 2004
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  9. nadirah

    nadirah Registered Member

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    Yes, I agree with what Pigman says here. It's BEST to use other browsers, and it's WORST to use IE.
     
    nadirah, Jul 23, 2004
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