Inbox hijacked by spyware

[Campanella Joe]

I have a user who installed some spyware that has hijacked the inbox. Everytime a user tries to view the inbox, they are forwarded to a website search engine. I am unable to find the site name in the registry. Any clues where outlook is getting the webpage address and how it is being forwarded?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Try looking at the folder properties -- it might be set up as a folder home
page.
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I have a user who installed some spyware that has hijacked the inbox.

Everytime a user tries to view the inbox, they are forwarded to a website
search engine. I am unable to find the site name in the registry. Any
clues where outlook is getting the webpage address and how it is being
forwarded?

 

[Roady]

Lets start with unplugging the machine from the network before you do some
serious damage.
Like you said; it's spyware! So Outlook doesn't do anything it's the spyware
doing so.
Either use an anti spyware program like Add Aware or rebuild the machine
(don't we all just love spyware? :-S)

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I have a user who installed some spyware that has hijacked the inbox.

Everytime a user tries to view the inbox, they are forwarded to a website
search engine. I am unable to find the site name in the registry. Any
clues where outlook is getting the webpage address and how it is being
forwarded?