i had a similiar situation. I logged in as usual, and found my Icons all over the place, and clearly, there were other things that were "off". I was really shocked, and had no idea what was going on, or what to do. I dont know why, but i went into internet options, and there where you have your "homepage" , (mine being Yahoo)I find the homepage was changed to something called "tatootaddle" . I'm petrified at this point, goodness, whats going on??? . the only thing i knew to do was go to system restore, and i went back a day, and all was fine. In the meantime, i checked for viruses etc, and found nothing. When we have bad weather here, i always sign off, and in some cases unplug. and if i unplug, i am sure the pc is all the way off. and then some. but i honestly cant remember if i had to do this. i only know i was horrified, and i'm glad things are back to normal. I consider myself a total newbie even after 6-7 yrs with a pc. boohoo on me. does anyone have any ideas what could have caused this?? dont get too technical please
Hi wanda.
Usually, if your homepage has been changed without you doing it, it means some form of malware on your computer, although it doesn't mean it's a problem that can't be fixed.
I have no idea what tatootaddle is as google brings up nothing at all about it.
Although System Restore seemed to fix things, you could have whatever caused the problem still lying there somewhere in your PC.
To be sure, I would suggest following the advice at this link, which is our Spyware section of the forum. If you have problems with any of it post back.