Internet always defaults to about:blank ?!?!?!

I can't keep my home page in tact. every time I close out
of the internet and reopen it comes up about:blank

Please help, I have set the default home page to Yahoo and
also msn, bus as soon as I close out and reopen it goes
right to that about:blank.

Help

Thanks

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:00:53 -0700, "WillyBurz"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I can't keep my home page in tact. every time I close out
>of the internet and reopen it comes up about:blank
>
>Please help, I have set the default home page to Yahoo and
>also msn, bus as soon as I close out and reopen it goes
>right to that about:blank.
>
>Help
>
>Thanks

Willy,

This is a CWS variant, and may need extensive effort to remove.
<http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html>

Start by downloading each of the following free tools:
CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval
<http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html>
HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>
LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>
Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>

Install and run Stinger.
<http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. Spybot S&D has an install routine - run it. The other
downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder.

Start by closing all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and running
CoolWebSearchSmartKiller, then CWShredder. Have the latter fix all.

Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a scan
("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems")
that is displayed in Red.

Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
<http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Chuck,
What is LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx? Where do you get
them.

Sammy

>-----Original Message-----
>On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:00:53 -0700, "WillyBurz"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I can't keep my home page in tact. every time I close
out
>>of the internet and reopen it comes up about:blank
>>
>>Please help, I have set the default home page to Yahoo
and
>>also msn, bus as soon as I close out and reopen it goes
>>right to that about:blank.
>>
>>Help
>>
>>Thanks
>
>Willy,
>
>This is a CWS variant, and may need extensive effort to
remove.
><http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html>
>
>Start by downloading each of the following free tools:
>CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
>CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval
><http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html>
>HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?
det=3155>
>LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
>Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?
page=download>
>Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?
id=stinger>
>
>Install and run Stinger.
><http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>
>
>Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as
C:\HijackThis - copy the
>downloaded file there. Spybot S&D has an install
routine - run it. The other
>downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any
convenient folder.
>
>Start by closing all Internet Explorer and Outlook
windows, and running
>CoolWebSearchSmartKiller, then CWShredder. Have the
latter fix all.
>
>Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for
updates"), then run a scan
>("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete
everything ("Fix Problems")
>that is displayed in Red.
>
>Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes
immediately. Save the
>HJT Log.
><http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>
>
>Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one
or more of the
>following forums (and post it, or a link to your forum
post, here):
><http://forums.net-integration.net/>
><http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
><http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
><http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
><http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>
>
>If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access
the internet (some
>spyware builds itself into the network software, and its
removal may damage your
>network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a
bad thing.
>.
>

Chuck,
I foung them on google. I am having some connection
problems and that caught my eye. I am going to read about
them. My machine seems to be loosing connection with the
NIC I have removed some add ware and wonder if this could
be my problem.

Sammy

>-----Original Message-----
>Chuck,
>What is LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx? Where do you get
>them.
>
>Sammy
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:00:53 -0700, "WillyBurz"
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I can't keep my home page in tact. every time I close
>out
>>>of the internet and reopen it comes up about:blank
>>>
>>>Please help, I have set the default home page to Yahoo
>and
>>>also msn, bus as soon as I close out and reopen it goes
>>>right to that about:blank.
>>>
>>>Help
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>Willy,
>>
>>This is a CWS variant, and may need extensive effort to
>remove.
>><http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html>
>>
>>Start by downloading each of the following free tools:
>>CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
>>CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval
>><http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html>
>>HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?
>det=3155>
>>LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix
<http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
>>Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?
>page=download>
>>Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?
>id=stinger>
>>
>>Install and run Stinger.
>><http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>
>>
>>Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as
>C:\HijackThis - copy the
>>downloaded file there. Spybot S&D has an install
>routine - run it. The other
>>downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from,
any
>convenient folder.
>>
>>Start by closing all Internet Explorer and Outlook
>windows, and running
>>CoolWebSearchSmartKiller, then CWShredder. Have the
>latter fix all.
>>
>>Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for
>updates"), then run a scan
>>("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete
>everything ("Fix Problems")
>>that is displayed in Red.
>>
>>Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes
>immediately. Save the
>>HJT Log.
>><http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>
>>
>>Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one
>or more of the
>>following forums (and post it, or a link to your forum
>post, here):
>><http://forums.net-integration.net/>
>><http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
>><http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
>><http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
>><http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>
>>
>>If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access
>the internet (some
>>spyware builds itself into the network software, and its
>removal may damage your
>>network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Chuck
>>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a
>bad thing.
>>.
>>
>.
>

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:49:56 -0700, "Sammy Castagna"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Chuck,
>I foung them on google. I am having some connection
>problems and that caught my eye. I am going to read about
>them. My machine seems to be loosing connection with the
>NIC I have removed some add ware and wonder if this could
>be my problem.
>
>Sammy

Sammy,

LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>

Some spyware alters the LSP / Winsock portion of your network, and when removed,
depending upon the removal procedure, may leave LSP / Winsock corrupted.
LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix will repair any problems caused by spyware removal.

Good luck. Please let us know how it turns out.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.