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Thread ID: 45414 2004-05-21 12:07:00 Possible Browser Hijack-Adware csinclair83 (200) Press F1
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238277 2004-05-21 12:07:00 I did a adaware scan 10 mins ago and it came up with a spyware called regdata or something and it was a possible browser hijack...
so i deleted it assuming it was spyware but then i went to my IE and changed homepage from microsoft.com to a blank homepage...
then randomly i decided to do anouther adaware scan...
and yeah thye same result....a possible browser hijack...
it was me changing homepages = a hijack...
and the homepage i change from is microsoft.com so either they hate me changing to a homepage other than theirs or something is actually wrong here...

Am using winxp home and IE6...can someone tell me whats going wrong he3re????
csinclair83 (200)
238278 2004-05-21 13:19:00 try these links - see if they help

HiJack-This:
209.133.47.200

209.133.47.200

Ad-Aware
download.com.com

Hijack-This, and Ad-Aware, should be of some help
intelliagent (429)
238279 2004-05-21 23:01:00 there was a post on this a while back......

basicly adaware sees a blank homepage seetting as a possible hijack.....note the "possible". as mine is always set to blank, i simply add those to the ignore list so you won't be bugged about them again.
tweak'e (174)
238280 2004-05-22 09:13:00 Hmm, my Adaware has only recently started saying the registry entry for a blank page in Internet Explorer is a possible hi-jack attempt, can't remember when it started doing it.

But I know I never had to put that entry into the ignore list in the past.
Terry Porritt (14)
238281 2004-05-22 09:21:00 mine only started 2 do it lately too but will add it to the ingore list...
as it is annoying me when it resets my browser homepage..

cheers :)
csinclair83 (200)
238282 2004-05-22 10:04:00 > Hmm, my Adaware has only recently started saying the registry entry for a blank page in Internet Explorer is a possible hi-jack attempt, can't remember when it started doing it.

I think they added that "feature" to one of the last two or three update references as it has only just begun happening to my scans recently as well.
Susan B (19)
238283 2004-05-22 10:31:00 Glad others are having the same problem, thought it was just me.......... NZer (5495)
238284 2004-05-23 00:00:00 correct susan. ;-) tho i'm not sure on which update included that. i also have noticed that adaware nolonger picks up certain adware programs. looks like the're removeing dectection of adware thats proven (or has a good track record) not to be spyware. tweak'e (174)
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