Default Homepage and Search Engine Keep Changing

[NRALIFR]

In IE, my default home page and search engine keeps reverting back to msn.com and google. I don't want either of these to be the defaults, but no matter how I often change them to my preferred settings, they keep changing back. It's not that I don't know how to change them, I've got that.

I think whatever google malware is changing the search engine would also like to change the homepage to google.com, but the MS malware wins that argument and sets it to msn.com.

There are some things I have to use IE for. Is there any way to stop this nonsense?

:):)

[NRALIFR]

wa8yxm wrote:
Which browser? Some of them it is hard to change the home page.. Some of them may automatically check and restore it.

Internet Explorer

HOWEVER. That is the behavior of many mal-ware programs. Just not, normally, MSN and GOOGLE as the ones they switch to.. I've had some really strange stuff pop up.

I don't think this is any "real" malware. It's just google and MS wanting to have their way with my laptop. I'd prefer they let me have MY way though.



NOW: if you have any "Security" toolbars installed, some of them prevent the changing of home pages and search engines.. These will usually lock it to either their choice of home/search pages/engines or what was in place when they were installed. I generally do not like tool bars as well.. I have a firewall and an A/V program snd at least two other programs that all come with tool bars and eventually.... I run out of realestate for the page I'm trying to view.

No security toolbars installed.


I recommend a good Mal-ware scan with multiple anti-viruals, AVG, AVAST and Malware Bytes would be my choices.. Malware Bytes is Staples choice as well.

I've scanned with multiple AV, malware, etc. scanners. No hits.


If you do not have a firewall (Or are just using the "Windows firewall" get a good one.. Like Zone alarm.

ALL the above have free editions.. And that is my recommendation.


OK, I'll check out zone alarm. That's probably more of a "preventer" than a "fixer" though.

Thanks for the help.

:):)

[2oldman]

OK, it's msn (not msm) isn't it?

[NRALIFR]

darsben wrote:
Have you gone into options and deleted the unwanted search engines from the list? tools>internet options>General>search. Delete all unwanted search engines shown leaving just the one you want to use. After restarting IE go to options again then programs then mange add-ons and under search providers get rid of any strays that maybe hiding there.

I've done that many times. Google always reappears and makes itself the default search engine, and msm.com makes itself the homepage.

:):)

[2oldman]

Google: default home page msn reverting

[darsben]

2oldman wrote:
I don't know, but changing your browser to Chrome would be a good start.

He said he HAD TO USE IE EXPLORER FOR SOMETHINGS perhaps you missed that part

[2oldman]

I don't know, but changing your browser to Chrome would be a good start.

[wa8yxm]

Which browser? Some of them it is hard to change the home page.. Some of them may automatically check and restore it.

HOWEVER. That is the behavior of many mal-ware programs. Just not, normally, MSN and GOOGLE as the ones they switch to.. I've had some really strange stuff pop up.

NOW: if you have any "Security" toolbars installed, some of them prevent the changing of home pages and search engines.. These will usually lock it to either their choice of home/search pages/engines or what was in place when they were installed. I generally do not like tool bars as well.. I have a firewall and an A/V program snd at least two other programs that all come with tool bars and eventually.... I run out of realestate for the page I'm trying to view.


I recommend a good Mal-ware scan with multiple anti-viruals, AVG, AVAST and Malware Bytes would be my choices.. Malware Bytes is Staples choice as well.

If you do not have a firewall (Or are just using the "Windows firewall" get a good one.. Like Zone alarm.

ALL the above have free editions.. And that is my recommendation.

[darsben]

Have you gone into options and deleted the unwanted search engines from the list?
tools>internet options>General>search. Delete all unwanted search engines shown leaving just the one you want to use. After restarting IE go to options again then programs then mange add-ons and under search providers get rid of any strays that maybe hiding there.
Another option is to use Internet explorer with add-ons disabled