Moderators DennisD Posted July 30, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted July 30, 2007 Some good suggestions there guys, thanks. My new home page: Neat touch is the sky darkening in line with UK time. If there's any more input, I'll still be looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotse Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 about:blank is the standard name for a blank tab. Open a new tab in IE7 and you'll see about:blank in the address bar Yup, your right. A few years ago when Firefox was at version 0.97, I came accross a site which gave you advice/tutorials on the best way to install and set the options on a range of software with relation to privacy and security. Firefox was one. Setting the homepage to about:blank, and having the cache settings at 0mb, were just two of the options. Setting the config file to "no referer" and turning off Java were amongst the rest. Most of these options I still implement today - just force of habit. (Spyware guard protects me from any change in my homepage or host files) Despite my best efforts I can no longer find the website. I am sure the word "blacksmiths" was in the address though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Mine used to be an adult website, but then my mom saw it when she accidentally clicked on the homepage button. She wasn't happy. So I changed it to my internet provider's homepage (Road Runner). lol I'm here. What are your other two wishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 about:blank is the standard name for a blank tab. Open a new tab in IE7 and you'll see about:blank in the address bar That's what I'm trying to say, the standard tab name is supposed to be "Blank Page." If it says "About Blank" you've been highjacked. It's a fact, look it up on google or any other search engine. I had it once and it took a spyware program xoftspyse to get rid of it. My tabs returned to "Blank Page again after using it.." If you have it, you lose control of your homepage, and every time you set your homepage and reboot it again, it changes back to About Blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotse Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 That's what I'm trying to say, the standard tab name is supposed to be "Blank Page." If it says "About Blank" you've been highjacked. It's a fact, look it up on google or any other search engine. I had it once and it took a spyware program xoftspyse to get rid of it. My tabs returned to "Blank Page again after using it.." If you have it, you lose control of your homepage, and every time you set your homepage and reboot it again, it changes back to About Blank. Have a look at the screenshot. In IE the address bar its "about blank" in the tab bar its "blank page" In Firefox it simply says nothing at all or "untitled" in the tab bar - see second picture. I'm downloading a film, so ignore the download manager "square" at the centre top of the page and firefox: I am sure my homepage is not hijacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Have a look at the screenshot. In IE the address bar its "about blank" in the tab bar its "blank page" In Firefox it simply says nothing at all or "untitled" in the tab bar - see second picture. I am sure my homepage is not hijacked. That's what I'm saying, in your case it should be "Blank Page" in both address and tab bars in IE. I know you don't want to hear it, but you've been highjacked. Look it up! I've been through it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotse Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Can we have a third party opinion please I can't say anything more, except I have used IE about 5 times in the last 5 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Nothing interesting about mine. I like to start with a blank screen everyday, and then choose where to go. My home page address is: about:blank same as mine, I prefer a blank screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Some good suggestions there guys, thanks. My new home page: Neat touch is the sky darkening in line with UK time. If there's any more input, I'll still be looking. nice to see we're gonna have decent weather Dennis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Can we have a third party opinion please I can't say anything more, except I have used IE about 5 times in the last 5 years... Well, regardless of how often you use IE, it still doesn't change the fact that it's highjacked. I'm only trying to help ya . You just need the right program to get rid of it, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Well, regardless of how often you use IE, it still doesn't change the fact that it's highjacked. I'm only trying to help ya . You just need the right program to get rid of it, that's all.it's not hijacked. If I type in the same, I get the same result. It's one way of getting a blank page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I came across this site recently that lets you set up a home page that is similar to Opera Speed Dial. All your favorite sites available in thumb nails like Speed Dial except this page also gives you tabs. http://only2clicks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 it's not hijacked. If I type in the same, I get the same result. It's one way of getting a blank page. There is no reason why you wouldn't get the same result. Just go look it up and find out for yourself. I'm not making this up man! Edit: Run a test if you don't believe it, Try setting your homepage to something else, then reboot your pc, and see if it goes to the page you set it to, or if it goes to About Blank. Edit: Please Read This:About Blank Google it also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 31, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2007 Have a look at the screenshot. In IE the address bar its "about blank" in the tab bar its "blank page" That's the way it looks in IE7 Here's how it looks in IE6 (and no I haven't been hijacked, but this big house fly that just landed smack dab in the middle of my LCD doesn't mean I'm bugged either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Please Read This:About Blank I think you are misunderstanding. From what I read on that malware, yes it does set the homepage to about:blank, but that doesn't mean about:blank itself is malware - if I released malware that set peoples homepage to CCleaner.com it wouldn't mean CCleaner.com was malicious, just the malware that set it in the first place was. Trust me, about:blank is the standard name for a blank page/tab: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About:#Common_about:_addresses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted July 31, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2007 lol. His about:blank is not a spyware infection. Yes its true that a few years ago cws would hijack your homepage(that was just a sign of it) and set it to about:blank but that does not mean that about:blank itself is a virus. Its just as everyone else said: a blank page. CWS doesn't really seem to be around much anymore. I haven't run into any in hijackthis logs in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 lol. His about:blank is not a spyware infection. Yes its true that a few years ago cws would hijack your homepage(that was just a sign of it) and set it to about:blank but that does not mean that about:blank itself is a virus. Its just as everyone else said: a blank page. CWS doesn't really seem to be around much anymore. I haven't run into any in hijackthis logs in a long time. Oh OK rridgely, you know more about this than I do, it's just that I've experenced this before, and finally got rid of it. When I open a new tab now it reads "Blank Page" and if I change my homepage to a blank page it reads "Blank Page" and not "About Blank" anymore. It was my understanding that "About Blank" should never appear in any scenario. I think the thing that made About Blank such a sucessfull infection was that if a person used a blank page as there homepage, it could change to "About Blank" without them realizing it because it would hardly be noticeable. Most people would look at it and think that's how it's always been. I use to use a blank Page that called itself About Blank for a long time, I thoiught this was normal, and one day I decided I wanted to change it to something else, and I did. But, soon after I logged off and rebooted and started IE again it went back to About Blank. I did this several times and each time it went back to About Blank. Then I googled 'About Blank' and found out about it being a form of spyware infection. Well, to make a long story short, I found a program that removed About Blank and haven't had the problem since. Aparently it's very difficult to get rid of, and the average spyware program doesn't remove About Blank. I'm using IE7 and all the new tabs that I open all say 'Blank Page' now. If I change my homepage to a blank page it reads 'Blank Page' and not 'About Blank' anymore. I think if people use a blank page for there homepage and it reads "About Blank" the only way to know for sure you don't have the infection is to try changing your homepage to something else, reboot the pc, and see if IE takes you to the homepage you set it to, or if it goes to About Blank. But like I said before, you certainly know more about this stuff than I do, and I'm just sharing what I've experienced in the past and my observations. Sorry if I upset anyone, it wasn't my intention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigathus Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hi guys My home page http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds http://www.piriform.com/docs http://www.postimage.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hi guys My home page I don't see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 31, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2007 I do, this is getting very strange Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I don't see anything. I see it Nice Homepage by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Here is a shot of what I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I don't know why that posted three times Would a mod please delete two of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 31, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2007 I think the thing that made About Blank such a sucessfull infection was that if a person used a blank page as there homepage, it could change to "About Blank" without them realizing it because it would hardly be noticeable. Most people would look at it and think that's how it's always been. I use to use a blank Page that called itself About Blank for a long time, I thoiught this was normal, and one day I decided I wanted to change it to something else, and I did. For the paranoid you can make an Internet Explorer or whatever browser you're using blank home page, but have the title read My Blank Home Page at the top. Just save the code below as an HTML file in for instance My Documents named My Blank Homepage.htm, and load it into the browser and set it as the homepage. <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>My Blank Home Page</TITLE></HEAD></HTML> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runawayhorses Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Here it is: craigathus.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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