[pchelpers] Re: browser gone wrong
- From: Nigel Hunter <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:38:51 +0000
Billyus Eximius wrote:
>Hello all, I use google as my web page browser. but since this morning, and I
>haven't a clue why, it isn't my default page, another page comes up that
>appears to have no title, but has categories for finding things. The address
>bar has "about:blank" in it and no matter how many times I go to put google in
>as my default, this page over rides it.
>When I get google up, no matter what subject I type in, it brings up links to
>porn sites and not the way Google used to be,
>I've ran spy bot, adaware, regcleaner and my antivirus program, and it still
>persists. I tried hijack this and that hasn't done anything, anyone got any
>ideas,
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>As I can't use google properly, I cant find any other assistance.
>
>Billy PS, my daughter's PC is the way it should be so it looks like something
>has got into mine.
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Hi Billy
I know its a fundamental question but have you tried running spybot and
/ or adaware and your AV in Safe Mode?
If you havnt give that a go and let us know if it does the trick!!
Nigel
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