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It might be clear to you but i have no clue what's going on.
If what you want to do is lock your IE homepage so it cannot be changed by programs, then you create the Registry key below, create a DWORD value called "Homepage" and a value of 1.
This will disable the homepage options on the Internet Options of Control Panel.
It also denies permission to webpages that attempt to change the homepage.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"Homepage"= 0x0000000000 (1)
Malware can use these entries to lock in a malicious home page.
Also, programs like Symantec can do this. So can Comcast, and some application installers will try to set the home page to their company's website.
To re-enable the homepage options on the Internet Options of Control Panel, set the Homepage value to 0.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"Homepage"= 0x0000000000 (0)
^^^This is what you have.
Check Internet Options in Control Panel. Is the Home Page OK there?
Guys, i don't know about this stuff and would like you to tell me what to do. I would like it to be set to whats safe and leave it. I like chrome but seem to have this Hijack thing in the IE stuff. What is your recommendation?
I could care less what homepage i have as long as it's safe.
+++++ PhysicalDrive1: USB Disk +++++
--- User ---
[MBR] 8a4a3f84a9eda68451f8bdccda84c484
[BSP] df4f83c1f72e36823a12b0dfc7617313 : Empty MBR Code
Partition table:
0 - [XXXXXX] FAT32 (0x0b) [VISIBLE] Offset (sectors): 8192 | Size: 7576 Mo
User = LL1 ... OK!
Error reading LL2 MBR!
Do you have an external USB drive connected to the computer?
The only things that are being utilized on my computer are a corded mouse which uses one usb slot, a printer that uses another and a laptop cooling pad plug in that uses one 3.0 slot.
No, no usb connection or slot for the printer. It just plugs into a 2.0 usb port.
The only thing that i use a SD card for is to transfer camera pics and that slot is in the very front of the laptop.
herbc,
Let Malwarebytes remove the entry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"Homepage"= 0x0000000000 (0)
Press: Remove Selected
You will see:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\control panel\Homepage (PUM.Hijack.HomePageControl) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
The USB Disk is FAT32, Size: 7576 Mo = MB
Hmmmm...what ya think, B30?...no usb connection or slot for the printer. It just plugs into a 2.0 usb port.