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06-12-2004, 05:37 PM
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anyone know of an easy way to get rid of the about:blank trojan?
i am not very computer saavy, and i have this about:blank search page taking over my homepage. i can change my home page but after re-booting the about:blank page is back. i have looked up ways to get rid of it on the net, but it seems so complicated.
can anyone explain it to me in laywoman's terms? *and yes i have run a virus scan, adaware, and spybot, but this cannot be eliminated with those.
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06-12-2004, 06:01 PM
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you might try this
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if that doesn't work it's prolly a msxmlpp.dll problem. go here and follow the instructions.
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06-12-2004, 11:19 PM
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Yuh, I have heard of it. It is this new thing, and the only way to fix it is to go into cmd, go to c:\windows, the type del. After you have gotton as far as you could, load linux.
But seriously, the other day i ran an ad aware scan on my computer and it said about:blank was a possible hijack attempt, so just being curious i said fix, so it set my homepage to msn, bah. Anytime you have a spyware issue ALWAYS kill you temp files. Both in your docs and settings and in your windows directory, dont forget temp internet to0.
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06-15-2004, 08:53 PM
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ya'll, this is one damn hard page to get rid of. i even had someone get on my computer to try and get rid of it, and they spent a couple of hours there and couldn't do it.
be glad you haven't been hijacked by it. it isn't malicious, but just a nusiance. |
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06-16-2004, 05:24 AM
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Have you tried CWShredder? You may have to run it in safe mode.
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06-16-2004, 12:33 PM
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Just stop using MSIE
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06-16-2004, 01:23 PM
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i have been to different help boards. hells i even let a guy control my computer via VSN to see if he could fix it, and to no avail. the Cool Web Shredder eradicated it in about 10 seconds. i have rebooted a couple of times and my homepage has stayed where i have set it and not reverted back to about:blank. thanks so much seqiro.  and that was sooooo easy. |
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06-16-2004, 01:38 PM
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kinda like...errrr, nm. |
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06-16-2004, 01:43 PM
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06-17-2004, 10:52 AM
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you mean "kinda like...errr, nb." ?  i kid! 
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06-17-2004, 10:57 AM
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Chief of Naval Operations
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what??? there's no WAY i'd imply that! lol.
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06-17-2004, 12:46 PM
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i already slapped him up for that.....
and he liked it |
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06-19-2004, 07:14 AM
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welp, the about:blank page is back. i showed someone my hijack this log and i guess it never really left. funny how it stayed at bay for about 4 reboots and then it showed up again...
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06-20-2004, 01:23 AM
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did you run the cwshredder again then run all the updates for windows? did you turn off system restore before doing all this?
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06-22-2004, 09:32 PM
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 I've been using Firebird/Firefox all year on several machines both at home and at work. Whaddaya know? No spyware or malware whatsoever. -OC
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06-23-2004, 12:01 AM
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Maybe you're getting it from a website. Just stick to G|A and you should be safe. You goto a dirty website without the proper protection and who knows what you'll get.
When I went to a game review site it must have been hacked and it instantly tried to upload a virus to me. Luckily I run McAfee Security suite and it detected it. The program may be cumbersome, and quirky sometimes, but it does keep my computer fairly safe. |
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