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.
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.
Go to this website.. 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.
Re: Go to this website.. 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.
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.
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