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3CorsaMeal
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19th Apr 12 at 09:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pissing me the hell off, every so often i load internet explorer up and the homepage is "about blank"

Usually goes to google, is this a virus?
BarnshaW
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19th Apr 12 at 09:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes , sell your pc and buy a new one
3CorsaMeal
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19th Apr 12 at 09:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can't, its a work one
Dom
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Probably spyware rather than a virus. I'd run HiJackThis (download it from here - http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/products/free-tools-and-services/) and see what it reports.
Could also run CWShredder, which removes CoolWebSearch - http://free.antivirus.com/cwshredder/

Edit - If it's a work computer then get IT to sort it?

[Edited on 19-04-2012 by Dom]
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might put it in the freezer overnight
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Probably spyware rather than a virus. I'd run HiJackThis (download it from here - http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/products/free-tools-and-services/) and see what it reports.


will go and try that, i do have some trend micro anti virus running, but its from work and i can't do much with the settings on it.
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19th Apr 12 at 09:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is usually some annoying plugin/spyware/toolbar/add in that causes that to happen. Putting your PC in the freezer overnight ought to sort it.
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Just run that HiJack this, its come up with a list of things, but i don't know what i'm meant to be looking for or which boxes to check and tell it to fix?
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19th Apr 12 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
freezer only option left
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19th Apr 12 at 09:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
deleted a file, made me feel better about myself, computer is still working, doubt i've fixed it though.
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If it's a work PC perhaps theres a group policy object resetting it?
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Sounds like your IE has dementia.

 
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