about:blank hijacked my homepage - how do I fix it?

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After spending about $29.00 a shot for 5 or 6 different spyware removers...I have decided to wack my hard drive and start over...its easier.

None of the commercial things work...and whats more frustrating is...how did I get this?...with firewalls, Norton, Spysweeper and other things running...how do you prevent this from coming back??

Actually that's a great question. I wrote this article up based on it: http://ask-leo.com/i_run_antispyware_software_why_do_i_still_get_infected.html

I haven't gotten rid of it, but today i will try again if i can backup my registry. One thing i've noticed is that MOST of the so-called FREE fixes on so-called GEEK sites will scan for free. Then you have to PURCHASE for removal. In one forum it was referred to as a "MOB" ! Beware of these so-called free fixes, they are NOT SHAREWARE or FREEWARE !!! I learned the hardway yesterday after downloading first a 9MB program, running it and then requiring payment. I tried another "Free" 5 MB program and it did the same thing. This is extortion plain and simple. Just my two cents.

About:Blank is the nastiest pest/virus/junk I've seen. Fortunately I have been able to successfully remove it from about six computers. I have not found any of the suggested anti-pest products to be able to completely remove it. Each time I've seen it, I've had to remove it manually. The only tool I've found that is the least bit helpful is Microsoft's Anti-spyware software. It doesn't fix the problem, but it gives you clues as to what files About:Blank is running or trying to start. Each time I've seen it the .dll and .exe files that you need to delete are named different. The same with the registry keys it installs.

I just managed to get rid of the about:blank nuisance. It was a matter of deleting two dll files in windows/temp- se.dll and windows/system -ecmj.dll.
You need to do this before Windows starts up - won;t delete once Windows is started since the trojan program is already running.

When the system was booting, I interrupted the boot sequence and went into DOS mode. Navigated to the two sub-directories and simply deleted the two dll files. How was se.dll and emcj.dll detected as a trojan file? - through SPYBOT.

Hope this works for you fellow-sufferers.

I had the same problem with about:blank
it appeard in the first day that I connected my computer to Internet. I tried various methods, but the first 1-18 steps of mahesh (which are very easy and logical) helped me to get rid of that hijacker.

the name of that dll was joib.dll

Virus Away worked .... thanks

I'd like to find the @$$holes who programmed that about:blank, castrate them in the public square, rip their eyes out of their sockets, gut them with a rusty sewing needle and then jam their genitals up their orifices with a large fencepost. I hate that damn thing!

Try Spyware Doctor from www.PCTools.com . Worked for me, and they provide great after sales support. You can download a version of the software from their site to scan your PC for threats / infections, but you will need to purchase the product to delete them and immunize your PC against further infection. Cost is about Euro36.

I've been chasing viruses and malware for quite a while now, and haven't seen this one occur _anywhere_. Could someone post more technical definitions of what the dll's are, what they hook into, and their actions?

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