Home Page Hijacking - Mersting

[Demonyc]

I've used a few different anti-spyware programs that actually detect something called win32.mersting, yet despite clean after clean, it CONTINUES TO HIJACK MY HOMEPAGE, continually changing it to "about:blank". I've followed others instructions, updated to the latest vet, sweep and clean every day with it and other anti-spyware programs - NOTHING. Keeps popping back up with �bout:blank" every time I open internet explorer. It's driving me absolutely insane!!!!! How do I get rid of it???????????? PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! I'm half a step away from buying a new pc.

[simontarling]

Demonyc - I am one step from throwing my pc out the window - i have done exactly the same except i get http://searchweb2.com/ which will not go away no matter what hijack killer adward program i use ---- Please help !

[rinkytink]

Try this:

http://pjwalczak.com/spguard/index.php

It won't get rid of win32.mersting (or whatever the file is)but it will stop your internet start page from ever getting hi-jacked again. Oh - and it's free.

[thecooler]

If you haven't already done so, you should try cwshredder which gets rid of a lot of the nasties that things like Adaware and spybot can't. You can also try hijackthis, but you need to know what you're doing with its results. CWshredder is here: http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/10/17/10-17-150.shtml

[JackRegan]

What has happened is that the home page has been set so explorer opens with a blank page....what you need to do is open Internet explorer then click on tools then click on internet options the you will see a box in which you can enter a home page which will be shown when you open internet explorer for example if you enter www.answerbank.co.uk then thats what you will get when you open internet explorer.....hope that helps.:-)

[JackRegan]

P.S this will also apply to you simontarling as your home page has been set to the the address you have said....if you follow the insrtuctions i have given then you should be ok.good luck

[Kos]

Unfortunately, reloading your PC will reset the homepage to one of these spyware sites as they will have put an entry in your Registry. You need to download Spybot or even better, get rid of IE as your homepage and use Mozilla which does not allow such settings to be encrypted