MSN Hijacked my browsers default settings

[ttnnkkrr]

fire fox for every thing is the answer of idiots
fact is some sites just dont work correctly in other browsers
in your internet options set all tabs to defaults
for god sake man do get rid of msn explorer and msn its as bad as aol any more it take over the whole pc
when developing sites you do need as you mentioned to test in ie as well as fire fox they are the 2 primary browsers on the web now any how
aside from that go thru your add remove programs and uninstall anything that you dont intend to have
here are a couple web sites i highly recommend
use spybot and ad-aware the others are a risk
doxdesk.com/parasite
computers.howstuffworks.com
look up parasites and adwares

my final suggestion is as follows
use a fire wall zone labs is as good a recomendation as you can get if you must purchase a product do not use mcgafee use norton
use and maintain a good virus scanner the only free one i recommend is "avg"
a bad antivirus can cause you no end of problems

if you use all of the information i have given even if you dont get rid of the msn stuff you should be fine

[boxxertrumps]

Virus Writers practice on Norton, I recommend a less widely use program like avast. The most popular program is always the target.

[tech_support]

fire fox for every thing is the answer of idiots

You calling me an idiot?

[djr33]

yeah. Seriously.

You have some information, but isn't very detailed, and your phrasing is harsh.

[codeexploiter]

I think it is better to find out a solution for one problem rather than using another product to solve it.

[djr33]

Yeah. I agree.

However, using firefox is a better idea.
Use IE if you need it for a particular site or to test, but using FF will help you not to get viruses in the first place, so this won't be a problem.

[the-disturbed]

UGH, i work in tech support for Road Runner, i get this kinda thing everyday, maybe sumone already said this in this thread, but i was to annoyed with the original problem to read past the first page:

FF: Tools > Options > type google.com in the location field, DO NOT CLICK USE CURRENT, click ok at the bottom

IE: Tools > Internet Options > type google.com in the address field, DO NOT CLICK USE CURRENT, click ok at the bottom

after thought: again sumone might have mentioned this, but if you have anti-virus/spyware software or firewalls running, there's a very good chance they are blocking this change, try disabling all security software, change the homepage, THEN TURN IT ALL BACK ON