Cannot change my homepage from a spyware ad page to Yahoo.com?
I have a spyware ad that has set itself up as my home page and I have not been able to remove it or change it back to Yahoo.com. I have reset my homepage several times back to Yahoo.com but when I sign off and come back on that ad comes up as my homepage again. I have shut down my computer after resetting to Yahoo.com but when I sign back on the ad still comes up as my homepage. It is called "Internet Security" and is selling a spyware software. How can I get rid of this and get Yahoo.com back as my homepage???
As the biggest of the problems seem to be associated with Spyware, for starters, download, update and run a full scan using the following product: http://www.superantispyware.com/ SuperAntiSpyware is exceptional and will remove the majority of difficult Trojans and Worms, not just the easy ones. If possible it is recommended that you load the application in normal mode but run it in Safe Mode. Safe Mode can be started by continually pressing F8 during the boot sequence. If you are badly infected you might need to run SuperAntiSpyware more than once to help clean your system. If the only infections now being shown are in System Restore, once you are completely satisfied that you can boot normally, you can either delete the infected restore points manually, or temporarily turn off System Restore.
Assuming you have some real awkward infections that persist even after trying all the above I suggest you download a Smitfraud removal program from: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop_software/desktop_security/smitfraudfix.cfm If possible run in Safe Mode. Likewise try VundoFix: http://vundofix.atribune.org/
There are several programs you can use to try to remove the spyware. However the latest word is that once spyware gets onto your system it will download other spyware which will download other spyware and so on. You never know how bad the infection really is. What all that means is the best thing is to just back up your data, wipe your system and reload Windows.
Run your anti-spyware in Safe Mode.If you dont have an excellent anti-spyware or your current anti-spyware can't prevent spyware from Invading you computer,download a better one. There are top 5 anti-spywares reviews,comparisons and download links on
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You can download and scan your computer for free.
As the computer is booting press your "F8 Key" repeatly which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" . Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key.
After into safe mode,run an anti-spyware to remove the spyware and adware on you computer.
Make sure you have 1 or 2 antispyware on your computer and 1 antivirus and also 1 firewall.