[Maczebus]

I don't know where I picked it up, but for some reason sqwire.com (don't go there same thing might happen) keeps becoming my home page.
I reset it to something else and within a day it's reset to sqwire.
So I deleted all temporary internet files and cookies.
And it's just done it again!

Other than doing the whole 'reset the system thing' - is there anything I can do?
I wouldn't mind, but as a search engine it's total crap.

[Maczebus]

Update:

I'm on dial-up so when I start it up, the homepage comes up which is now the one that I want (and seems to be staying that way).
But if I click the little 'e' for another window, it's the sqwire page that comes up.

[Red Harvest]

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?act=SF&f=3

The "Browser Hijack" forum over at SpywareInfo.com and ask your question there. No need to register. They helpled me get rid of the infamous LOP spyware/browser hijacker.

Sounds to me like you have a program that hijacked your homepage settings and keeps resetting them.

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by Red Harvest
Sounds to me like you have a program that hijacked your homepage settings and keeps resetting them.

Thanks for the info.

I had similar thoughts but but it only seems to make sqwire my homepage when I want a new window and not at start up - when the homepage I actually want actually appears.

[Premium Hamatachi redded]

same happened to me when i got virus via email

[Maczebus]

I sorted it out.
I went to that site and they recommended that spy-bot thing. Used it and they helped me take various things out.

Ironic thing is that the PC is now kaput. PSU went on it, which frazzled a few other things - the C drive mainly.
Though we still haven't fully done the diagnostics, so it could (apparently) have done the MB too.

Really didn't want to have to buy a new one - but we'll see if the insurance covers it.

[AndrewGK]

http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

A GREAT place to go to get rid of those parasite programs that hijack your browser and do other nasty things.

One of my coworkers downloaded something a few months ago and had that Xupiter crap on her browser and I was able to get rid of all of it

[Eggy]

go to www.download.com and get "Spybot"