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Len

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Feb 16, 2004, 2:12:26 PM2/16/04
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In Win XP Pro, IE 6, when I go to Tools, Internet Options, then I go to the
Homepage Address (which is highlighted) and I type "h" I get a whole lot of
home page wannabes in a drop list. I would like to get rid of this list to
keep nosy people from checking out where I have been. I clear the History
and that gets rid of a bunch...but they come back, I delete Temporary
Internet Files...to no effect. Tried MRU Blaster nothing. Anybody have any
ideas?
Thanks Len


Paras Wadehra

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Feb 16, 2004, 2:57:58 PM2/16/04
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I cleared my "History" and also said "Delete Files" with "Delete all offline
content" checked and it worked for me. These options are in Tools -->
Options --> General Tab in IE.

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Unknown

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Feb 16, 2004, 2:55:01 PM2/16/04
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No they're not. They are in 'Internet Options' not IE.
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Paras Wadehra

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Feb 16, 2004, 3:09:18 PM2/16/04
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By IE I meant Internet Explorer !!

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purplehaz

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Feb 16, 2004, 3:39:37 PM2/16/04
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Sounds like spyware or a home page hijacker.

Run these tools weekly
spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
HiJackThis - http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

Len

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Feb 16, 2004, 3:46:23 PM2/16/04
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Tried that and there is still 7 hanger-oners left.

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Len

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Feb 16, 2004, 4:12:26 PM2/16/04
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Tried that and still a few left. What's next?

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Unknown

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Feb 16, 2004, 4:38:45 PM2/16/04
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Click on tools options general tab per your post. The history button is not
there. It is in internet options.,

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Unknown

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Feb 16, 2004, 4:40:37 PM2/16/04
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Try running disc cleanup then the history button in internet options.

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purplehaz

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Feb 16, 2004, 4:43:34 PM2/16/04
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Sounds like spyware or a home page hijacker.

Run these tools weekly
spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
HiJackThis - http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

purplehaz

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Feb 16, 2004, 4:49:06 PM2/16/04
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They are talking about accessing internet options thru IE. Internet options
in IE's options.
Internet options can be accessed thru control panel or thru Internet
Explorer.
In internet explorer its -- tools, internet options, general tab.
In control panel its -- control panel, internet options, general tab.

Len

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Feb 16, 2004, 5:18:50 PM2/16/04
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The Homepage has not been changed, its just the drop log that I just don't
like having there for all to see.
I ran Spy Sweeper, all it found was cookies which I deleted. Here's a
hijacker log.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 2:05:00 PM, on 2/16/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)


R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = My Home
Page
O1 - Hosts: 216.40.230.4 desktop.kazaa.com
O1 - Hosts: 216.40.230.4 alpha.kazaa.com
O1 - Hosts: 216.40.230.4 shop.kazaa.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - G:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - G:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - G:\Program
Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} -
G:\WINXPPRO\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} -
G:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} -
G:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CoolSwitch] G:\WINXPPRO\System32\taskswitch.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [FastUser] G:\WINXPPRO\System32\fast.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiPTA] atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "G:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccRegVfy] "G:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccRegVfy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Advanced Tools Check]
G:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~2\AdvTools\ADVCHK.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InCD] G:\Program Files\ahead\InCD\InCD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliType] "G:\Program Files\Microsoft
Hardware\Keyboard\type32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CloneCDElbyCDFL] "G:\Program Files\CloneCD\ElbyCheck.exe"
/L ElbyCDFL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CloneCDTray] "G:\Program Files\CloneCD\CloneCDTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] G:\WINXPPRO\System32\\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VC5Player] G:\Program Files\HHVcdV5Sys\VC5Play.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "G:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe"
/background
O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = G:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = G:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = G:\Program
Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel -
res://G:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) -
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37983.7076736111
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) -
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O17 -
HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{AC3C6C82-A323-43EF-966F-16E58BBBD4C7}:
NameServer = 208.181.100.253 207.194.28.230


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MAP

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Feb 16, 2004, 5:56:03 PM2/16/04
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>.
>A must have program is spywareblaster,one feature of
this is to gray out your home page selection "to prevent
change" you can download it from here
www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

kimmy

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Feb 16, 2004, 6:45:13 PM2/16/04
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MAP wrote:
>> .
>> A must have program is spywareblaster,one feature of
> this is to gray out your home page selection "to prevent
> change" you can download it from here
> www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
You can do the same thing with Spybot S&D on the Immunize window. Of
course, Spywareblaster is still a valuable program.

Kimmy


Jim Byrd

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Feb 16, 2004, 6:45:45 PM2/16/04
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Hi Len - The following refers to the main Address window dropdown list.
However, this same stored list is also used for the Homepage dropdown, IIRC.
Consequently, you'll also be removing this for the main list as well. You
may rather want to use the Selective Delete, below. Note - It's VERY
important that ALL instances of IE and OE be closed for the removals to
'stick':


To delete ALL Addresses in the Drop Down list, go here and download and
install Mike Burgess' DelTypedURL.inf at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm See below for Selective Delete.

You can also get DelSearchMRU.inf at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/DelSearchMRU.inf

Note: this does not remove entries entered via AutoComplete. To remove
hidden AutoComplete entries in History:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm#AutoComplete


IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure that ALL instances of IE6 are CLOSED before you do
the install of this(these) .inf files.

A nice alternative just for selective or all Address (not Search) history
maintenance is EditURLs, here: http://www.aandrc.com/editurls/ Here also,
you must close ALL instances of IE6 for the deletions to "take".
Recommended


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user

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Feb 16, 2004, 6:53:00 PM2/16/04
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holy cow...he gets 8000 responses to one question, but i cant get 1


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Len

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Feb 16, 2004, 11:30:13 PM2/16/04
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Thanks Jim, I put in the DelTypedURL.inf and Bob's your uncle, worked like a
charm.
Len
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Len

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Feb 16, 2004, 11:51:01 PM2/16/04
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Thanks to the Group, problem fixed.
Len

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Jim Byrd

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Feb 17, 2004, 1:46:47 AM2/17/04
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YW, Len - Glad it fixed it for you.

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