Google keeps stealing my IE homepage

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synapse · #1 Post by **synapse** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:02 pm

Hi-

I keep on setting my IE homepage to about:Blank but everytime I restart my computer it is set back to goodle, which I did set it to at one point before I decided I just wanted blank. I do have the goodle toolbar installed but I didn't select the checkbox to make it my homepage. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!

-Dan

Leon · #2 Post by **Leon** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:16 pm

google doesn't do that. Sounds like spyware. Run Adaware or Spypatrol.

synapse · #3 Post by **synapse** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:24 am

I ran Adaware SE and it showed nothing except for a few tracking cookies.

whealey · #4 Post by **whealey** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:25 pm

Do you use IBM Access Connections? You may have specified google as your homepage in the connection profile you're using.

hmphargh · #5 Post by **hmphargh** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:51 pm

-or a popup blocker that locks your homepage...

byron · #6 Post by **byron** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:50 pm

whealey wrote:Do you use IBM Access Connections? You may have specified google as your homepage in the connection profile you're using.

im gonna bet this is the culprit.

synapse · #7 Post by **synapse** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:24 pm

yeah, just checked that and that was it

i recently switched routers and locations and somehow that got checked. thanks for all your replies! now I know one more place to check when internet things start misbehaving.

-Dan

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