I would like to know what causes about blank to appear on the home page of IE and how to prevent this from occurring
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AskWoody LoungerDecember 12, 2015 at 5:17 am #1541605It suggests that you may have picked up a browser hijacker which may not have installed fully as a result of your AV program detecting it and, as a consequence, you may have no home page set. Run AdwCleaner to make sure that’s its been removed and then go to IE Tools>Internet Options as you may need to reset your search engine and home page.
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AskWoody LoungerDecember 17, 2015 at 6:10 am #1542475My suggestions in this order:
A. Make sure your AV is current and up to date. Then run a FULL scan. If using a freebie AV , consider a paid one!
B. Download and run SUPERANTISPYWARE. Free one is fine. Run a full scan, and make sure the box for checking browser add-ons is checked. If this scanner refuses to run or crashes, it means the malware is trying to protect itself, so download and run their portable version from their site. -
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AskWoody_MVPDecember 17, 2015 at 9:44 pm #1542658I would like to know what causes about blank to appear on the home page of IE and how to prevent this from occurring
Just speculation: If you’re using an ad blocker [like AdBlock Plus] and your home page sometimes runs or redirects to full-screen ads, I imagine you might get about:blank.
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