IE "About:Tab" page hijacked

Posted by tcv on Super User See other posts from Super User or by tcv
Published on 2010-03-25T18:16:25Z Indexed on 2010/03/25 18:23 UTC
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Hey folks,

Client o' mine, running Windows 7 64-bit, installed Kiwee Toolbar and then uninstalled it. The software is pretty much gone except for one last thing:

The About:Tab IE page redirects to a Kiwee search page.

I have temporarily disabled the "New Tab" page via Internet Explorer's options, but it annoys me.

I have scanned with multiple tools. Spyware Doctor purports to removed it, but they want money to remove it. I would buy it -if- I could be certain it would fix the problem. I've also searched the registry and the filesystem for instances of the program, plus I've removed Kiwee manually via the many manual uninstalls out there.

IE's AboutURLs registry entry still points to res://ieframe.dll/tabswelcome.htm and if I enter that URL into IE, the correct New Tab page comes up.

Any help appreciated.

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