Your Default Web Browser Startup Page Is Unexpectedly Changed (298048)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q298048

SYMPTOMS

When you start your Web browser, your default startup page (the Web page that your browser automatically opens to at startup) may be unexpectedly changed.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if your computer is infected with the JS.Seeker virus.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft does not provide software that can detect or remove computer viruses. If you suspect or confirm that your computer is infected with a virus, obtain current antivirus software. For a list of antivirus software manufacturers, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

49500 List of Antivirus Software Vendors

MORE INFORMATION

The JS.Seeker virus is a Trojan horse program. When activated, the program changes the default startup and search pages on your Web browser.

Go to the following Microsoft Web site to read a Microsoft security bulletin that describes how to obtain a security update to prevent Trojan horse programs from exploiting Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS99-032.asp

For additional information about security updates, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

240308 Update Available for Scriptlet.Typelib and Eyedog Security Vulnerability and the BubbleBoy Virus

240797 How to Stop an ActiveX Control from Running in Internet Explorer

REFERENCES

More information about this virus can be found at the following Symantec Web site:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/js.seeker.html

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/17/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB298048
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