Get rid of website called http://www.awesomehomepage.com/ from automatically setting itself as my home page...

Question

I do not want this as my home page i have tried to get rid of it so many times. I am at work and at my office i beleive i received and email or something of that nature that made this happen not sure dont care just really want it gone. I appreciate any time you can give in this matter. Nothing seems to work when i go to tools internet options and then change it that doesnt work i do the same steps and restart my computer no help. is there something i need to delete or what please help.

Answer 1

Try a online antivirus scanner and a online anti-adware/malware/spyware scanner in safe mode with network to clean up your computer BEFORE you download anything. This because the program you download can get infected.

To reformat your hdd is always the last option.



Disable "System Restore" for Windows Me and XP, then restart your PC to clean your system restore points for viruses, spyware, adware etc.



Now restart in safe mode.

To get in safe mode Press "F8" upon boot up.

Select "Safe mode with Networking".

Go to Start – Run - type iexplore http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html Enter(ok).

Do a full system scan. If something is found, delete it, reboot and do the same again in safe mode with network.

When that scan does not find anything you reboot again in safe mode with network.

Go to Start – Run – type iexplore http://www.ewido.net/en/ Enter(ok).

Do a full system scan. If something is found, delete it, reboot and do the same again in safe mode with network.



**NOTE: Do NOT do anything else with your computer when scanning. This because you can start virus/adware/spyware/malware manually.



When no one of these scanners are showing anything you can reboot back to normal mode.

Turn on "System Restore".



Online virus, adware and spyware removal.

http://www.precisesecurity.com/antivirus/online-scan.htm

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You need to get one antivirus program, one firewall, pop up blocker and some spyware/adware/malware removers if you don't have it.

I use Norton Internet Security (antivirus, spyware, firewall, add blocker, mail spamfilter, pop up blocker etc) Ad Aware, Spybot and more on my desktop running XP Home SP2 with Firefox and Yahoo Toolbar with pop up blocker and Windows pop up blocker on.

On my laptop i have Ubuntu 7.04. «No security» needed in Linux, but i use antivirus and firewall. Firefox is standard.

I have no virus, spyware, adware, pop ups etc on my computers.

Mozilla Firefox and Opera are safer browsers to use then Internet Explorer.

http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/

http://www.opera.com/



Here are some free programs.

BitDefender Anti-Virus Free.

http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html

Avast Anti-Virus Free.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

AVG Anti-Virus Free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Avast Virus Cleaner - free virus removal tool.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html



Firewall Protection.

ZoneAlarm Firewall Free.

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=34std&ctry=&lang=nb&lid=trial_zaFamily

Easy-to-use firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats.

* Systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts.

Automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet.

Comodo Free Firewall.

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Use ZoneAlarm or Comodo if you normally use Windows Firewall.

Disable Windows Firewall after downloading ZoneAlarm or Comodo if it's not done automatically.



Ad-Aware 2007 Free.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Ad-Aware 2007 Free remains the most popular anti-spyware product for computer users around the world, with nearly one million downloads every week. Our free anti-spyware version provides you with advanced protection against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of your computer, resulting in aggressive advertising pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, even identity theft through stolen bank details, passwords, and credit card account numbers. If you want real-time scanning capabilities, consider upgrading to Ad-Aware 2007 Plus for real-time protection against spyware, all the time.



SUPERAntiSpyware Free.

http://www.superantispyware.com/



AVG Anti-spyware Free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5



Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html



AVG Anti-Rootkit Free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/39798/lng/us/tpl/v5

AVG Anti-Rootkit is a powerful tool with state-of-the-art technology for detection and removal of rootkits. rootkits are used to hide the presence of a malicious object like Trojans or keyloggers on your computer. If a threat uses rootkit technology to hide itself it is very hard to find the malware on your PC. AVG Anti-Rootkit gives you the power to find and delete the rootkit and to uncover the threat the rootkit is hiding.



CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast and contains NO spyware or adware.

http://www.ccleaner.com/



ClearAllHistory - clears browser history, cache, cookies, clipboard and remove other computer activity tracks.

http://www.clearallhistory.com/delete-passwords.html



**NOTE: Only have one antivirus program and one firewall installed on your computer.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2000031316555206

"Microsoft recommends that you have only one anti-virus program installed on your computer."

Anti-adware/malware/spyware are ok to have more of.



Also scan with online scanners sometimes.

http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/home.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=00&pkj=VOONYHGBYNCJEIMXQKC&bhcp=1

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml



Run Windows Update http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

and defragmet you harddisk(s).

How To Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305781



Hope this is helpful.

Good luck.

JTB.

Answer 2

First, go under Tools and Internet Options, (while in IE), and type in www.yahoo.com for the home page. Close the IE, and open it back up, and see if Yahoo opens. If Yahoo comes on, then reboot the computer, if Yahoo still comes up, then you are good to go.

If it doesn't, then you will need to look and see if a program is the culprit. Go to your control panel and under add/remove programs, double click on that and look for anything you aren't familiar with, like something that says awesomehomepage.com. If there is nothing there, then go to your start button, and go to run, then type regedit. Then, do a search for awesomehomepage, and anything you find, delete it.

Last, don't open e-mails from people you don't know, or don't open links from people you don't know.



Another thing is run a spyware program, and see if it finds and deletes it.

Answer 3

To set up your homepage to the new york times website, find Internet options in Internet explorer 6 it will be under tools in 7 you can right click and it will bring up a menu. Once in there you will see a thing that has the web address in it. If you are at the New york times website you can click use current and click apply or you can type in the full web address into that little slot. And to remove yahoo toolbar go to your control panel which is found in most cases under the start menu. Once there a thing that says add and remove program is there double click on it. It will pop open another window wait until that has loaded it self up and than find the yahoo toolbar. Once found click remove on the right. This is the only way I know how to remove it and that is how I do it. I hope my instructions are easy enough to understand and good luck with it.