I hate about:blank

[Melf]

It's now my IE homepage and I can't change it. I do an ad-aware scan and get this crap:

Vendor:CoolWebSearch
Category:Malware
Object Type:RegValue
Size:-
Location:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\
Last Activity:4-15-2004
Risk LevelLow
Comment:"HOMEOldSP"
Description:No Detail Information Available.

I remove it but it comes back. What do I do?!

[Ashen Victor]

[tools > internet options > change the homepage addy > apply] didn't work?

[Johnny]

Download CWShredder from here.

[Melf]

[tools > internet options > change the homepage addy > apply] didn't work?

Nope.

Download CWShredder from here.

It tells me that CoolWWW.Searchsmartkiller has not been found on my system.

[cka]

If you have Spybot S&D installed (or for that matter, any other program that'll lock out various bits of IE so they can't be changed), check and make sure it's set so that you're allowed to modify IE control panel settings from within IE. That pissed me off a few times.

[GohanX]

I'm having the same problem... I'm using cwshredder, Spybot and Ad aware. They seem to get rid of it...and it just pops up again. Dammit!

[Mzo]

make your homepage about: monkeys

It's always funny.

[Wildkat]

Ive helped people with a few computers with some pretty nasty adware,
The ultimate is Hijack This! info at http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/

Just read the tutorial before you do anything, I just remove almost everything that looks funny, like refereces to companies I don't know, it breaks IE sometimes, but then I force the persons computer to use firefox, with eliminates about 90% of this crap..

[bahn]

Ive helped people with a few computers with some pretty nasty adware,
The ultimate is Hijack This! info at http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/

Just read the tutorial before you do anything, I just remove almost everything that looks funny, like refereces to companies I don't know, it breaks IE sometimes, but then I force the persons computer to use firefox, with eliminates about 90% of this crap..

A disciple of Lhdatt speaketh.

[Melf]

I've already switched to Firefox, but still have this crap on my PC. I'd like to get it all off so IE can finally rest in peace. I'll try Cka's suggestion tonight and see if it works (I'm at the university now).

Thanks guys.