Microsoft Internet Explorer: start page reset

Severity level

Low. Fixing is optional.

Information applies to

Kaspersky Internet Security
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Kaspersky Total Security
Kaspersky PURE
Kaspersky Small Office Security

Cause

Cause of the problem can be Malware, pornware, adware, configured browser settings.

Description

Changing your homepage(s) to a site which contains malicious codes can subsequently be used to run malicious codes, which can be used in order to gain control of your system and your personal data.

After fix

After the fix is performed, the homepage list in MS Internet Explorer will be cleared (changed to about:blank), you can then reset it. If you have intentionally set the homepage in the MS Internet Explorer settings, then do not perform the fix.

Rollback

You can roll back to the previous settings.

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