Questionable Item

**Fighter** · 08-14-2008, 03:02 PM

Thanks to Bamboo for that Autoruns thing. I ran it and came up with a possibly malicious piece of software. Google search reveals it might be a homepage hijacker although my homepage has not changed.
0 about:Home I could not delete it, the message says: "Error deleting start setting: The system cannot find the file specified." Help?

MagnaCentipede · 08-14-2008, 03:16 PM

"about:Home"... that sounds familiar. Isn't that something like the Internet Explorer default blank page?

Acreo Aeneas · 08-14-2008, 09:18 PM

Hmm, don't think it's IE. I just tried it in IE, and IE did not recognize it.

Also tried it in Firefox 3.01, and FF didn't recognize it either. Not sure what it is. Could be some sort of alias for a browser settings file or something.

**Fighter** · 08-15-2008, 02:22 PM

I just made the switch to Firefox and havent opened up IE in a while, maybe it changed my home page in IE? about:blank is IE's blank page. EDIT: I just opened up IE with no-addons and typed in about:Home in the addy bar. Guess what came up? http://www.tacticalgamer.com/index.php. Thats my homepage in both browsers (TG forums), so ATM nothing has changed and it appears to be harmless. Will keep an eye on it.

08-14-2008, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fighter Join Date: Jul 2008 Age: 13 Posts: 729	Questionable Item Thanks to Bamboo for that Autoruns thing. I ran it and came up with a possibly malicious piece of software. Google search reveals it might be a homepage hijacker although my homepage has not changed. 0 about:Home I could not delete it, the message says: "Error deleting start setting: The system cannot find the file specified." Help? __________________ Please take a moment of silence to remember Brandon Crisp.

08-14-2008, 03:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
MagnaCentipede Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,953	Re: Questionable Item "about:Home"... that sounds familiar. Isn't that something like the Internet Explorer default blank page? __________________

08-14-2008, 09:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,673	Re: Questionable Item Hmm, don't think it's IE. I just tried it in IE, and IE did not recognize it. Also tried it in Firefox 3.01, and FF didn't recognize it either. Not sure what it is. Could be some sort of alias for a browser settings file or something. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

08-15-2008, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fighter Join Date: Jul 2008 Age: 13 Posts: 729	Re: Questionable Item I just made the switch to Firefox and havent opened up IE in a while, maybe it changed my home page in IE? about:blank is IE's blank page. *EDIT: I just opened up IE with no-addons and typed in about:Home in the addy bar. Guess what came up? http://www.tacticalgamer.com/index.php. Thats my homepage in both browsers (TG forums), so ATM nothing has changed and it appears to be harmless. Will keep an eye on it. __________________ Please take a moment of silence to remember Brandon Crisp.*

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