Re: about:blank permnantly in my browser
From: Steve (56steve19_at_hotmail_dot_com)
Date: 10/04/04
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:36:07 -0500
FWIW, I went through this this past weekend on a client's laptop.
I recommend trying Jim Byrd's instructions from a previous post. Otherwise
the following manual method worked for me:
http://www.securiteam.com/securityreviews/5RP0L0UD5U.html
Why isn't there more press about these super-hidden files?
Steve
"Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message
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> Becky wrote:
>
> > Thanks we found it and tried it but unfortunately it did
> > not solve the problem. Still stuck with about:blank
> > dominating explorer! About to print out the other more
> > complicated options but would appreciate any other
> > information...cheers and cross fingers!
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>
> >>I have had the same problem in the past and the I
> >>downloaded a free version of X-Cleaner and this found
>
> (snip)
>
> Try a combination of About:Buster and HijackThis (www.majorgeeks.com) to
> get rid of the about:blank hijacker. Also use the free Ad-aware and
> Spybot Search & Destroy, which you can get from the same place. Do all
> your scans in Safe Mode.
>
> Malke
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