Re: Problem with AboutBlank and missing Notepad
From: burnished_dragon (burnished_dragon_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/22/04
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:49:01 -0700
Do you have multiple log in in Window XP? or will I have to clean out everyones profiles. As for going to a restore point it would or couldn't retore to any clean point but I will give this a try myself.
"MacKenrick" wrote:
> AboutBlank hijacked my homepage and somehow I got the CWS SearchX at the
> same time. It screwed up my shortcuts to Notepad too. After reading a few
> posts here and elsewhere and looking at my notes from a somewhat similar
> experience with ISearch, here is what I did to finally fix the problem and
> got rid of AboutBlank as my homepage. I'm not a computer tech. so I don't
> know the technical aspects of the process but it worked for me. (Note: I'm
> running WinXP Home. I had Norton Antivirus, Spybot, WinXP Firewall and
> D-link Firewall running but still got the problem).
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> I ran Norton AntiVirus but it didn't detect anything.
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> I ran Spybot but it didn't detect anything.
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> I ran CW Shredder and it found CWS SearchX. I removed it.
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> I downloaded and ran AdAware (run the update and get the latest revision
> first). It found a slug of problems in my Folders and Registry. I had
> AdAware fix them. (Note: Some had to be fixed after a reboot)
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> I rebooted in Safe Mode and then completed the following:
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> Make sure you are set to Show Hidden Files and Folders and delete the
> following files/folders:
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> Delete files/folder from the following directories (But not the directory
> itself, for example delete all files/folder IN temp; but not temp itself!)
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> [*]C:\Windows\Temp\
> [*]C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Profile>\Local Settings\Temp\
> [*]C:\Documents and Settings\<All other users Profile>\Local Settings\Temp\
> [*]C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Profile>\Local Settings\Temporary
> Internet Files\ [*]C:\Documents and Settings\<All other users Profile>\Local
> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\
> [*]Empty your "Recycle Bin"
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> [*]Reboot
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> I then ran HijackThis. This first item on the list was an R1-HKCU that
> ended in AboutBlank. I checked the box and had HJT remove it.
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> I rebooted and everything was back to normal, except my shortcuts to Notepad
> were still screwed up. I right clicked on the shortcuts, selected
> properties and changed the Target to: C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE and cleared
> the stuff that was in the Start-In box.
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> My computer seems to be back to normal. Hope this works for you. Good
> luck. Mac
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> PS: I just read a post where a guy with a similar problem was able to
> resolve it by just going back to a RESTORE POINT prior to getting infected.
> You may want to give that a try before doing all of the above.
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