Do you know what Otherhomepage.com is?

DESCRIPTION

Otherhomepage.com or the term Otherhomepage, refers to an internet hijacker that promotes the download and sell of rogue anti-spyware programs such as Antivirus 2009. We have discovered that you may be redirected to the Otherhomepage.com website if you have a Trojan infection such as Zlob on your computer. Once you visit the Otherhomepage.com site you may get fake security warnings or popups.

Otherhomepage.com might closely resemble other malicious websites that have a sole purpose for spreading fake anti-spyware programs. Sometimes you may find that your home page is set to Otherhomepage.com every time you try to access the internet through your favorite web browser. If this happens to you then you must avoid clicking OK on the warning message or it could prompt the download of rogue anti-spyware programs such as Win Spykiller or Antispyware Shield.

In non-techie terms: Hackers use web pages just like Otherhomepage.com to target computer users to get them to install and purchase their malicious programs. Sometimes you cannot help that you are redirected to Otherhomepage.com but you can take the extra step to cancel out of popups or warning messages. Otherhomepage.com’s infection may be difficult to manually remove but you must make an attempt to take some type of action for the sake of your safety and personal data on your computer. Do not ever voluntarily visit Otherhomepage.com under any circumstances.

Aliases: Otherhomepage.com, Otherhomepage, Other Home Page.

Otherhomepage.com website image:

Name: Otherhomepage.com
Otherhomepage.com WHOIS Information:
Website IP Address: 85.255.116.212
Registration Service Provided By: ESTDOMAINS INC
Contact: 1.3027224217
Registrar: www.estdomains.com
Domain Name: OTHERHOMEPAGE.COM
Update Date: 18-jul-2008
Creation Date: 18-jul-2008
Expiration Date: 18-jul-2009
Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.otherhomepage.com
ns2.otherhomepage.com

Otherhomepage.com Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

1. Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
2. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
   desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
3. After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
   press Enter to delete infect files.
4. SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
5. Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning – Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
6. SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
   file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.
7. Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
8. After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
   removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
   rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).
9. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
10. Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
    click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
11. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
    you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
12. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

Otherhomepage.com Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Otherhomepage.com manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Otherhomepage.com will be removed completely. So read the Otherhomepage.com removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

1. Uninstall Otherhomepage.com Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Otherhomepage.com if found.
2. To stop Otherhomepage.com processes (view process removal steps)
   Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
   Search and stop these Otherhomepage.com processes:
   nvctrl.exe
   icmntr.exe
   icthis.exe
   VideoAccessCodecInstall[1].exe
   ictun.exe
   icun.exe
   isfmm.exe
   msmsgs.exe
   isfun.exe
   isfmntr.exe
   For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
3. To Unregister Otherhomepage.com DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
   Search and unregister these Otherhomepage.com DLLs:
   xevhbpw.dll
   qadovnel.dll
   uszhv.dll
   gtawclv.dll

   To locate the Otherhomepage.com DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Otherhomepage.com and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
   Once you have the Otherhomepage.com DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
   To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).

4. To unregister Otherhomepage.com registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
   Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
   Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
   Search and delete these Otherhomepage.com registry keys:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{aa6d4f53-4c8d-4549-84d2-02d584acc4e9}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IExplorer Security Plug-in
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Internet Explorer Secure Bar
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D61D7E1A-6613-49CA-B6F9-51DB248E209D}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{70d17a5f-ef27-4295-90f5-20ad6f24834f}
   

5. If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
6. Remove Otherhomepage.com Directories.
   To find Otherhomepage.com directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following Otherhomepage.com directories:
   C:\ProgramFiles\Otherhomepage

   Right-click on the Otherhomepage.com folder and select Delete.
   A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Otherhomepage.com and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
   Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Otherhomepage.com could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.

7. To remove Otherhomepage.com icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Otherhomepage.com manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Otherhomepage.com problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Otherhomepage.com will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

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