I have reset all ie settings, i have run malware bytes in safe mode, it found nothing. There is no installed programs that should not be there, there is nothing in c drive programme folder.
It's spyware, you'll need to scan in safe mode. Would imagine malwarebytes should pick up whatever's lurking and hijacking the start page. This is old spyware too, any other browser you'd be fine.
In firefox you can edit about:config to change the search.whatever parameters but I think in IE you'll have to revert the program back to default settings to fix the problem if it turns out changing the homepage (and removing any malicious addons) doesn't do it.
Edit: Switch browser and see if the problem repeats itself.
Tools - manage add-ons, remove any google thing there.
This was a feature of google toolbar at one time, I don't use IE so don't know where they are up to on that.
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Is it worth going back to basics and simply forcing your home page to open when you open a new tab? The screen you have pasted looks very similar to other IE default pages.
go to start then run type this in.... c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
open it with notepad and see if theres anything down at the bottom
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself. # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost
Don't ever use AVG. It was good back in 1999 and has been shit ever since. You're better off using nothing than using AVG. Same goes for Norton or Mcaffee.
Willo, what's the url of the site you're redirected to? Is your msconfig startup list completely unticked, nothing loading?
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Ahh ok, so Babylon Search is hijacking the browser. Can you remove Babylon in add/remove programs? If so do that.
Afterwards (whether you can see it in add/remove programs or not) open IE and go tools > internet options > tabs > settings > drop down the 'when a new tab is opened' menu and change it to 'my first home page'. Does that fix the program?
If it does or doesn't check out hidden addons via tools > internet options > programs > manage addons, can you list whats in here please? If babylon is there obviously remove it and reboot, see if that fixes anything.
There is nothing in add/remove programmes to do with babylon.
I changed tab settings to "my first home page" i closed ie and restarted, and as soon as i click new tab, up it comes babylon search.
If it does or doesn't check out hidden addons via tools > internet options > programs > manage addons, can you list whats in here please? If babylon is there obviously remove it and reboot, see if that fixes anything.( see attached)
Okay, last thing I've got to suggest is that it's somehow a hidden value in IE since the problem didn't reoccur with f0xfire. Since I'm not familiar with IE and honestly wouldn't know where to start, can you completely remove it from windows (add remove programs > remove windows components > remove IE) and then reinstall it with a winblows disk and see if that helps?
If that doesn't get it I'm not sure what else could be done remotely.
Personally I'd just use this as an excuse to switch browser - to any other browser at all - and forget about it (and ie).
I used firefox to download i.e 9, removed ie 8 used cccleaner, installed ie9 and that stupid search thing has gone. I will leave firefox on and start getting to know it.
Ahh good stuff, glad the problem is solved. It's a weird one that, must be a hidden variable in IE somewhere.
In firefox you can edit all these variables (in the address bar put in about:config and you'll see all the variables you can change listed which makes solving problems in firefox a lot easier).
Um well I can show you how to turn off the warning but you need to solve the underlying problem. If you're getting XSS warnings on every page you visit you've got a serious problem with the machine. Given the previous problems you've had, I'd say format the thing completely and reinstall windows. When you get back up and running disable updates & uninstall IE right away & get a different browser going from the start. And delete whatever recovery partition you're using, you don't need one.
To turn off the xss warnings:
tools > internet options/properties > security tab at the top > select 'internet' as the zone > click custom level > scroll down to 'enable xss filter' and set it as disabled.
Bear in mind that if you've disabled the xss filter you're at risk to more malware infections and data theft (be it password harvesting or bank details or whatever).
