On 2/14/2011 11:19 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Li'l Abner"<blvstk@dogpatch.com>
>
> | Brand New HP Desktop with Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
> | Internet Explorer home page comes up to
> | http://hp-desktop.us.msn.com. No way in hell can I change it to just plain
> | http: //www.msn.com. I Googled and found a couple of so called cures,
> | neither of which worked. Set IE to original defaults. Deleted all temp
> | internet files, cookies, etc.
>
> | So I ran Hijack This (2.04) and there were three lines at the top that
> | referred to it. I "fixed" those. They are gone. Still can't get rid of the
> | hijack.
>
> | When I first open HJT I get this message about the hosts file not being
> | accessible ( http://mewnlite.com/hosts.jpg ). Checked its properties in
> | Windows Explorer - read only not checked. The hosts file is just the
> | default windows hosts file.
>
> | Now look at http://mewnlite.com/HJT.jpg . There's a zillion "file missing"
> | entries. On a brand new computer. About the only thing I've done to that
> | computer is uninstall Norton Internet Security and install MSE.
>
> | I know this isn't a HijackThis forum and I don't intend to send that log
> | anywhere for analysis since the computer is running fine except for the
> | hijacked home page.
>
> | I'm about half afraid to "fix" all those "file missing" entries.
> | Lastly, does anyone have any experience with getting rid of that HP hijack?
>
> LOL
>
> Wipe the PC and install a clean Windows OS or the OS of your choice.
>
> Do NOT accept the crap that has been pre-loaded!
>
>


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John