Ok, open IE and go straight to whatever home page is set, AOL, Google, any web page.
Run any program (Word, McAfee, Notepad, Media Player) and close the program and IE opens to a blank page labeled “about:blank”.
So I figure it is the old about:blank hijacker in a new form. Install and run latest McAfee (that is on the PC, paid for and up to date), AVG anti-spyware, A-Squared, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Ad-Aware, Fsecures Black light, SmitfraudFix, DCOMbob, CWShredder, ie-spyad2, socketlock. All are updated, all that could be were run in “safe mode”.
Yes, I disabled “System Restore”.
I manually went through the registry, none of the “normal” about:blank stuff was there before or after the scans.
Lots of “normal” spyware and tracking cookie “stuff” was found. No Trojans, no viruses.
This even occurs when programs are closed when in Safe Mode.
BTW, this only happens when closing a program, not when opening or using.
When connected to dial-up internet, when connected to high speed internet and when not connected to the internet this happens.