# Internet Problems - univited homepage

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115 "2003-12-15T14:00:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/1 "2003-12-15T14:00:34Z")

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Just recently for no reason that I can find my internet explorer starts up automatically when I boot up the pc and defaults to a website called [www.search-space.com](http://www.search-space.com).

I have tried to change my default homepage back to Google but everytime I re-boot the pc I am back to search space.

What can I do to get rid of this annoying bug?

Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/2 "2003-12-15T14:28:35Z")

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You’ve got a browser hijacker. Get yourself a free copy of [AdAware](http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/) and [Spybot Search & Destroy](http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download). and clean all the spyware off your computer. Then use [SpywareBlaster](http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html) to block over 500 different flavors of spyware.

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**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/3 "2003-12-15T21:02:29Z")

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Thanks for the advice, I have downloaded the files and will post again to9 let you know if it works.

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/4 "2003-12-15T21:04:31Z")

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I have the same damn problem!!! I tried changing it on toolbar, the spyware everything, NOTHING will get it off, its like its been wormed into my computer or something.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/5 "2003-12-15T21:40:15Z")

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That’s like a variant of the CoolWebSearch trojan, right there.

Here’s a [purpose built removal tool](http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip).

Download, unzip, and run-- You’re done.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/6 "2003-12-15T21:42:43Z")

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Ignore that vestigial “like.” I intended no equivocation.

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/7 "2003-12-15T23:43:36Z")

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Larry could u mail that me, I can download it, I can open web pages from a link coz of that search webpage.  
if its no trouble cheers.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-problems-univited-homepage/219115/8 "2003-12-16T00:38:42Z")

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No trouble, and done.