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Windows XP - Registry Firewall Message
Expert: Lorry - 11/2/2009
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QUESTION: Lorry:
I was experimenting with changing the start page for IE.
Now I continually receive an anoying message at start up and shut down of XP.
Is it possible to remove the message from occurring. The message is as follows:
“A change has been detected in your Internet Explorer Styart Page:
The new page is:
http://www.attbusiness.net/
Please click Yes if this is OK;
Click No and the start page will restore to:
http://www.attbusiness.net “
Hope you can help as usual.
ANSWER: Hi Nicholas,
Try downloading Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41 from:
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
Once installed, check for updates, then run a scan.
Hope this helps!
Lorry
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QUESTION: Lorry:
Malwarebytes did an OK scan.
It seems to me that there is a bona fide program running that checks for the condition that I am encountering.
I suspect that it is a piece of software in in XP that checks for the codition.
Answer
Hi Nicholas,
Usually this happens when spyware takes over, that is why I suggested downloading Malwarebytes. You could download WinPatrol 17.0.2010 from:
http://download.cnet.com/WinPatrol/3000-8022_4-10129149.html
By using the above program, you should be able to stop that from showing on startup.
Another thing you could do would be to open Internet Explorer, go to Tools, Internet Options, under the Advanced tab click Reset under Reset Internet Explorer's settings, Apply, then OK.
Hope this helps!
Lorry
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