VCCM wrote:

>www.searchv.com is a really nasty scummy scummy perverted web site that
>tries to put on the face of being a search service.
>
>They upload files into your computer that permanently change your home page
>to their site, then lock out changes so you have to use regedit and several
>spyware and cleaner programs to get rid of all their crap.

Assuming for a moment that they did what you claim, such hijackings are
preventable.

STOP SURFING TO UNKNOWN WEB SITES WITH SCRIPTING ON.

Unless you really REALLY trust a particular site, you should NEVER surf with
scripting on. Otherwise you run the risk of having unknown people playing
with your computer settings.