# This is driving me NUTS - a computer/web browser question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 27, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-driving-me-nuts-a-computer-web-browser-question/121111 "2002-07-27T13:56:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-driving-me-nuts-a-computer-web-browser-question/121111/1 "2002-07-27T13:56:34Z")
For some reason, Internet Explorer and Netscape keep changing my home page to “[FortuneCity.com](http://FortuneCity.com)”. For a while, when I would startup Explorer, Netscape and Real Download would open as well. I’ve deleted Real Download from my system, but I kinda wanna keep Netscape. Now, I’ll change my home page in Explorer to what I want it to be, close the computer, restart it and when I restart Explorer, the home page is back to Fortune City, and a “Classmates” registration page opens as well. Same thing with Netscape, only it opens [Netscape.com](http://Netscape.com), as my home page, and has deleted all of my mail preferences (incoming server, outgoing server, etc, etc). It’s starting to get really annoying - can anyone think of where this could be coming from and how I can stop it? ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-driving-me-nuts-a-computer-web-browser-question/121111/2 "2002-07-27T14:16:56Z")
Go download [Ad Aware](http://www.lavasoftusa.com/) and run it regularly. It’s free and it will delete the little programs that cause your browser to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-driving-me-nuts-a-computer-web-browser-question/121111/3 "2002-07-27T14:19:50Z")
Yeah, sounds like some sort of scumware is messing with your settings. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-driving-me-nuts-a-computer-web-browser-question/121111/4 "2002-07-27T14:35:55Z")
Cool - it’s running now. Thanks guys!