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by lkaye4

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Everytime I turn off computer and reboot, my home page has been changed, to some type of search engine page, however it appears to be a typical search engine, but no matter what you search for, it returns links to porn sites. what can i do to keep my homepage from changing?

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by dmiles

Use the Internet to download Ad-aware utility and scan the system,delete the findings,their are also registry changes that may need deleting,so note the page and use regedit,(Be careful when editing the registry,it could cause system unstability)locate key HKEY_Local_Machines\Software,right click,delete key
Under Tools->Internet Options,select the General tab,and select the use default setting

by thechas

Once you clean your system of the spy-ware that is setting your start page, you can prevent your start page from changing again by using a utility such as Start Page Guard:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/spg/

This will warn you if any web page or software attempts to change your start page.

Chas

by wlbowers

I use the following on a regular basis on my machine and when I do a clients machine.

Spybot
http://tinyurl.com/ziar

Ad -Aware
http://tinyurl.com/tek5

CwShredder
http: //tinyurl.com/ysp9h

Hijack This
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

Remove spaces after copy and paste.

The first three use a definations file that tells them what to look for. Very easy to use.

Hijack This requires knowledge of what you are looking at in its list. You can remove the wrong thing using this utility.

Good Luck Lee

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