MyPageFinder
- By W3 Privacy
- Published 05/8/2007
- Parasites
- Unrated
MyPageFinder
Description
MyPageFinder is a homepage- and search-hijacker implemented as an IE Browser Helper object.
It resets your home page and search settings to point to the server 66.40.21.68, which is mypagefinder.com.
I do not currently have a copy of MyPageFinder to test, so information here is limited.
Variants
MyPageFinder/ML's filename is ml_32.dll. MyPageFinder/ML1's filename is ml1_32.dll.
Distribution
Unknown.
What it does
Advertising
No.
Privacy violation
Unknown.
Security issues
None known.
Stability problems
None known.
Removal
Spybot S&D update 2003-04-11 and later can remove MyPageFinder.
Manual removal
Open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the following commands (ML variant):
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u ml_32.dll
Or, for the ML1 variant:
cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u ml1_32.dll
Restart the computer and you should be able to delete the file ml_32.dll or ml1_32.dll inside the System folder (which is inside the Windows folder - it's called 'System32' on Windows NT, 2000 and XP, or just 'System' on Windows 95, 98 and Me).
Go to Internet Options and reset your home page (General->Home Page) and search settings (Programs->Reset Web Settings).
