MSN Hijacked my browsers default settings

**Girard Ibanez** · 10-02-2006, 01:51 AM

When ever I change my homepage to initialize in the Google Page, using

Tools, Option, and selecting the default page...

Then when I close MSN and reclick the IE icon... I get MSN homepage.

I am using FF but when working with web pages, I also use IE for test purposes and usually have MyGoogle preference page has my default.

Not sure where to look to bypass IE and have my own default preference.

**codeexploiter** · 10-03-2006, 06:35 AM

Load IE.

Load http://www.google.com

Select Tools->Internet Options

Click on Use Current button, it will copy the currently loaded page as the home page.

Don't click Use Default button as it will load the default home page mentioned by the Microsoft in the browser.

Click Apply and Ok

Close IE and reload IE now you'll get the google website as your home page

**Girard Ibanez** · 10-03-2006, 01:04 PM

I did that ....

It always reloads back to MSN

There's got to be a MSN spyware on this computer ...not sure where.

**NXArmada** · 10-03-2006, 02:21 PM

Windows

**codeexploiter** · 10-09-2006, 09:57 AM

If you belive that there is some browser hijacker in your machine then it is better to use a browser hijacker remover.

There are lots of products available on the net to do this.

**djr33** · 10-09-2006, 10:19 AM

....but be careful. Lots of spyware claims to be pc protection or the like, then makes you pay to have it remove the "spyware"... to remove itself. Annoying.

**codeexploiter** · 10-09-2006, 10:24 AM

I think http://www.download.com does a good job nowadays. They are offering good reviews about the product as well as they are closely monitoring the user reviews also.

I personally used one product from their site which was Browser Hijacker Remover (BHR) which done the job for me that time.

Yes i agree with you lots of spywares are there claiming that they can improve the performance of PC.