Re: homepage changed with every restart

[Kelly]

Hi,

Run:

Hijack This
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

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Kelly

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"mp59" > wrote in message
...
> Every time i start my computer the homepage keeps getting changed to:
>
http://%73%6B%7A%75%67%78%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35
> and then redirects to:
> http://drxcount.biz/index.php?aid=20035
>
> I have read through several discussions but non have involved this page
yet. So any help with this particular issue would be appreciated.
>
> thanks,
>
> mp

[Jim Eshelman]

mp59 wrote:
> Every time i start my computer the homepage keeps getting changed to:
>
http://%73%6B%7A%75%67%78%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35
> and then redirects to:
> http://drxcount.biz/index.php?aid=20035
>
> I have read through several discussions but non have involved this
> page yet. So any help with this particular issue would be
> appreciated.

You have parasites hijacking your browser. Go to the Fighting Parasites link
in my sig and follow the Quick-Fix protocol there.

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[Matt Lazaric]

"mp59" > wrote in message >...
> Every time i start my computer the homepage keeps getting changed to:
> http://%73%6B%7A%75%67%78%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35
> and then redirects to:
> http://drxcount.biz/index.php?aid=20035
>
> I have read through several discussions but non have involved this page yet. So any help with this particular issue would be appreciated.
>
> thanks,
>
> mp

Change your homepage setting in IE.

The offending page shouldn't return.

[Matt Lazaric]

(Matt Lazaric) wrote in message >...
> "mp59" > wrote in message >...
> > Every time i start my computer the homepage keeps getting changed to:
> > http://%73%6B%7A%75%67%78%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35
> > and then redirects to:
> > http://drxcount.biz/index.php?aid=20035
> >
> > I have read through several discussions but non have involved this page yet. So any help with this particular issue would be appreciated.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > mp
>
> Change your homepage setting in IE.
>
> The offending page shouldn't return.

The offending page has returned.

I went to majorgeeks.com and downloaded CWShredder. It seems to have worked.

[Illinois Fritz]

(Matt Lazaric) wrote in message >...
> "mp59" > wrote in message >...
> > Every time i start my computer the homepage keeps getting changed to:
> > http://%73%6B%7A%75%67%78%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35
> > and then redirects to:
> > http://drxcount.biz/index.php?aid=20035
> >
> > I have read through several discussions but non have involved this page yet. So any help with this particular issue would be appreciated.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > mp
>
> Change your homepage setting in IE.
>
> The offending page shouldn't return.

It sounds like you have a browser hijacker... get Adaware and it
should get rid of it. I use it on a regular basis.

Fritz216