"YK" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote in message
news:16USa.14250$%bQ.323@news01.bloor.is.net.cable .rogers.com...
> M. Magistri wrote:
> > Hi evryone!
> >
> > My cousin usually visit adult web-sites at work and he has an account
> > on Windows2000 pc. Some days ago he went on a site that registered
> > itself as STARTPAGE in the Internet Explorer STARTPAGE. He tried to
> > modify the STARTPAGE field, but every time he restarts the pc, the
> > web-site STARTPAGE come back as default!
> >
> > What does he have to do?
> >
> > ThankYou anyway.
> >
> > Max.
>
> Most of these problems are caused by ad browser hijacker parasites.
>
> The best spyware removal tools are Ad-Aware available from
> http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/ or
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ and SpyBot available from
> http://tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/ and update the reference files
> through their Online update function. Run them and select all items and
> remove.
> You may have to reboot and rerun a couple of times to completely remove
it.
> Also run the Immunize function to
> prevent these nasties from installing again.
>
> Install a good HOSTS file to help stop these nasties from installing.
> http://asp.flaaten.dk/proxo/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1311
> http://asp.flaaten.dk/proxo/hosts.zip
>
> SpywareBlaster
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> Update the reference file through the online update function.

NOTE however, that most employers would a.) have conniption fits at an
employee visiting adult web sites and b.) throw the book at them for
installing ANY software without the specific approval of the IT department.

The presence of AdAware or SpBot on the machine will not go undetected nor
will it cover up all evidence of your cousin's bad habits.