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  1. #1


    timothyreed Guest

    about:blank

    My computer has been taken over by "about:blank." Whenever I log on to IE
    "about:blank" shows up in the Address Box and then proceeds to open a number
    of sites that I can't stop, never wanted and have to quickly close before
    "about:blank" resumes and starts opening more sites.

    I have a virus program as well as a spyware system monitoring my computer
    but "about:blank" gets around both of these programs.



    I have increased my Internet security to the highest level and "about:blank"
    still gets around that.

    Do I have to format my hard drive to get rid of "about:blank." If I have to
    do that I will. Just tell me how.

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  2. #2


    David Guest

    Re: about:blank

    do a google search on "about blank virus" (without the quotes). you'll
    find all sorts of hits/fixes

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  3. #3


    Jesper Guest

    Re: about:blank

    You're not going to want to hear this, but you really need to reformat that
    system. There are many viruses that use that type of attack. Unless you can
    figure out what all of them are and ensure that none of them have any pieces
    left on the system it is unlikely that you can successfully clean out the
    system.

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    Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20


    "David" wrote:

    > do a google search on "about blank virus" (without the quotes). you'll
    > find all sorts of hits/fixes
    >


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  4. #4


    David Guest

    Re: about:blank

    Jesper wrote:
    > You're not going to want to hear this, but you really need to reformat that
    > system. There are many viruses that use that type of attack. Unless you can
    >
    >


    Me? I don't have any virus. The OP does.

    Dave

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  5. #5


    Jesper Guest

    Re: about:blank

    I was referring to the OP. I just figured I'd pile on to the existing thread.

    ---
    Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20


    "David" wrote:

    > Jesper wrote:
    > > You're not going to want to hear this, but you really need to reformat that
    > > system. There are many viruses that use that type of attack. Unless you can
    > >
    > >

    >
    > Me? I don't have any virus. The OP does.
    >
    > Dave
    >


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  6. #6


    Ken Blake, MVP Guest

    Re: about:blank

    On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:06:08 -0700, Jesper
    <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

    > I was referring to the OP. I just figured I'd pile on to the existing thread.




    You should of course reply to the thread. But you also should reply to
    the correct message and the correct person in the thread. If you
    don't, the result is often confusion. Don't just add your message to
    the end of the thread, regardless of who the last poster was.


    > "David" wrote:
    >
    > > Jesper wrote:
    > > > You're not going to want to hear this, but you really need to reformat that
    > > > system. There are many viruses that use that type of attack. Unless you can
    > > >
    > > >

    > >
    > > Me? I don't have any virus. The OP does.
    > >
    > > Dave
    > >


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    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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