Home Page keeps resetting to spam site

hlafarlett · 06-09-2004, 06:05 PM

Three weeks ago a "bestsearch.com" site popped up as my home page when i booted my computer and got on the internet. I reset the page to googles (my former home page) and when i got on next it was yet again set to that damned site.

I also noticed now that when i search on google and click on a link of a search item, sometimes i am misdirected to a "bestsearch-auto/real estate" site instead of the one i clicked. I have to hit back and reclick on the link...sometimes more than once to get to the site.

I have uninstalled every program from three weeks ago and have a anti spyware program for years on my computer. Ran that and nothing. Searched for the site in cookies or anywhere else...nothing.

It just keeps loading itself without help as my home page and interferring in my search sites...i have checked registers and every folder/file on my computer to see if its hiding...nothing.

Help????!!!! What is causing this stupid search to load on my computer....

http://best-search.cc/index.php?v=6&aff=3922991 (this is the site)

**ian** · 06-09-2004, 09:34 PM

This forum has instructions on the removal of that
http://www.computercops.biz/postt40304.html

Jimbob1989 · 06-21-2004, 04:02 PM

It might be to do with adware. Adware is files which record your internet activity and make consumer profiles on you however they might also be changing your hompage. Go to www.lavasoftusa.com i think it is and download a program called adware. This will remove any such files and probably stop your problem.

Jimbob

hlafarlett · 06-23-2004, 12:29 AM

Great to have somewhere to go when your at a dead end...Keep up the help guys.

Jimbob1989 · 06-23-2004, 11:10 AM

What did u do?

Underground_Evo · 06-24-2004, 04:21 PM

Yea, if that doesn't work try SpyBot S&D, it pretty much goes through your comp and does about the same thing that adaware does. I personnally like SpyBot better though.

Jimbob1989 · 06-24-2004, 04:23 PM

Yeah but i use proffessional version of adware.

Jimbob

Underground_Evo · 06-24-2004, 04:27 PM

yea, i have/had (cant remember) but i liek SpyBot... i dunno why, just do

Fure6 · 07-17-2004, 09:26 PM

i just read this in my magazine, PCWorld last night...and thought of this thread. Go here and download "Browser Hijack Blaster": find.pcworld.com/42752

This is what the mag. says bout it:
"Devious Web sites will be unable to pull a switcheroo on your home page once you've installed Browser Hijack Blaster, a utility that prevents other applications (mainly spyware) from making changes to your Internet explorer settings."

ps. i'm pretty sure that you don't even come on here anymore, so i guess this is for my own personal fun then.

pss. it's free also!

Zeon · 07-18-2004, 12:46 AM

Or if you lock it your self by copying and pasting the following into a blank text file. Then changing the extension to .reg and then double click it. Say yes to allow it to edit the registry. Then you’re done.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet
Explorer\Restrictions]
"NoBrowserOptions"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet
Explorer\Control Panel]
"Homepage"=dword:00000000

I like to do things the hard way sometimes.

06-09-2004, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
hlafarlett New Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 9	Home Page keeps resetting to spam site Three weeks ago a "bestsearch.com" site popped up as my home page when i booted my computer and got on the internet. I reset the page to googles (my former home page) and when i got on next it was yet again set to that damned site. I also noticed now that when i search on google and click on a link of a search item, sometimes i am misdirected to a "bestsearch-auto/real estate" site instead of the one i clicked. I have to hit back and reclick on the link...sometimes more than once to get to the site. I have uninstalled every program from three weeks ago and have a anti spyware program for years on my computer. Ran that and nothing. Searched for the site in cookies or anywhere else...nothing. It just keeps loading itself without help as my home page and interferring in my search sites...i have checked registers and every folder/file on my computer to see if its hiding...nothing. Help????!!!! What is causing this stupid search to load on my computer.... http://best-search.cc/index.php?v=6&aff=3922991 (this is the site)

06-09-2004, 09:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,690	This forum has instructions on the removal of that http://www.computercops.biz/postt40304.html __________________ Computer Forum

06-23-2004, 12:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
hlafarlett New Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 9	Thanks for the help Great to have somewhere to go when your at a dead end...Keep up the help guys.

06-24-2004, 04:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Underground_Evo Silver Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Philly Age: 17 Posts: 103	Yea, if that doesn't work try SpyBot S&D, it pretty much goes through your comp and does about the same thing that adaware does. I personnally like SpyBot better though. __________________ Nitto Resource Dell Dimension 3000 2.4ghz Intel Celeron · XP Home · 80gig HD · 512MB RAM CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM · 21in Monitor Sound Blaster Live! 24bit audio · 5:1 Surround Sound HP Pavilion 513n 1.8ghz Intel Celeron · XP Pro 160gig WD Caviar HD · 512MB RAM CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM+/-RW · CD-ROM · 17in Monitor

06-24-2004, 04:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Underground_Evo Silver Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Philly Age: 17 Posts: 103	yea, i have/had (cant remember) but i liek SpyBot... i dunno why, just do __________________ Nitto Resource Dell Dimension 3000 2.4ghz Intel Celeron · XP Home · 80gig HD · 512MB RAM CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM · 21in Monitor Sound Blaster Live! 24bit audio · 5:1 Surround Sound HP Pavilion 513n 1.8ghz Intel Celeron · XP Pro 160gig WD Caviar HD · 512MB RAM CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM+/-RW · CD-ROM · 17in Monitor

06-21-2004, 04:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jimbob1989 banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sheffield, England, uk, Europe Age: 19 Posts: 263	It might be to do with adware. Adware is files which record your internet activity and make consumer profiles on you however they might also be changing your hompage. Go to www.lavasoftusa.com i think it is and download a program called adware. This will remove any such files and probably stop your problem. Jimbob

06-23-2004, 11:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jimbob1989 banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sheffield, England, uk, Europe Age: 19 Posts: 263	What did u do?

06-24-2004, 04:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jimbob1989 banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sheffield, England, uk, Europe Age: 19 Posts: 263	Yeah but i use proffessional version of adware. Jimbob

07-17-2004, 09:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Fure6 Gold Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: look at my website up above Age: 20 Posts: 312	i just read this in my magazine, PCWorld last night...and thought of this thread. Go here and download "Browser Hijack Blaster": find.pcworld.com/42752 This is what the mag. says bout it: "Devious Web sites will be unable to pull a switcheroo on your home page once you've installed Browser Hijack Blaster, a utility that prevents other applications (mainly spyware) from making changes to your Internet explorer settings." ps. i'm pretty sure that you don't even come on here anymore, so i guess this is for my own personal fun then. pss. it's free also! __________________ I have a dell: Number of CPUs-1 Name-Intel Pentium III EB Code name-Coppermine Specification-Intel Pentium III EB 800 MHz Memory Size-512 MBytes Windows Version-Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstation (Build 2195) DirectX Version-9.0a I got a new hard drive! It's a 120GB Seagate

07-18-2004, 12:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Zeon New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 22	Or if you lock it your self by copying and pasting the following into a blank text file. Then changing the extension to .reg and then double click it. Say yes to allow it to edit the registry. Then you’re done. REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions] "NoBrowserOptions"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Control Panel] "Homepage"=dword:00000000 I like to do things the hard way sometimes.

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