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Hello everyone,

My XP IE 6's default page was changed with
"http://find4u.net/index.htm". I could not remove it. Even I change it from Internet option, it comes back every time I reboot my PC. Every time I open IE, it goes to "find4u.net". I could not even find any files related to this program.

Does anyone have this problem? Please help?

Thank you very much.

Edward

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by thechas

You've been hit with Spy-Ware / Add-Ware.

Download and run either:
AdAware from www.lavasoft.de
Spybot Search and Destroy from www.download.com

Once you get rid of find4u make sure to change the install options in Internet Options on the advanced tab to always ask. Or, even disable install on demand.

Chas

by dyurko

Does find4u have a web site? There may be an unistall option only available from the web site itself. I had a different program running in my IE "search" option. I could default/reset the web settings through Tools,Internet Options, Programs tab, reset web options.. but it would go back after a reboot. Spybot did not find it. I had to run the uninstall from their web site. Good luck.

by borginva

When you do use Spybot Search and Destroy 1.2 http://security.kolla.de/ (FREE and one of my favs, brings up detail info on any spyware or junk it finds so you can read up on it before removing it), there is an option in there to prevent the IE home page from being changed. So even after cleaning up ad/spyware, set your start page in IE. Then use Spybot's options (you will see it there) and "block" the changing of the home page. This will prevent it form being changed again unless you deactivate the blocking and change it again yourself.
Hope this helps too.

by ron

Ad-aware 6.0 and Spybot Search and Destroy 1.2 are the ticket. Make sure after you install both apps you run the online update for each. Then run both one after the other.

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