Symantec url on IE7

Updated: 22 May 2010 | 5 comments

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Dear Team,

In our users pc's Internet explorer version 7 and the default home page automatically modify as the below url and we cannot able to modify the home page.

Url - http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response...

I remove the tick from policy : - Policies -> Antivirus and Antispyware policy - > Miscellaneous - > In Internet Browser Protection I unlock and remove the URL.

After updated the policy in user pc, But still we cannot able to modify the Home page.

I here with attached the snapshot for your reference.

connect/imagebrowser/view/image/1007991/_original

connect/imagebrowser/view/image/1008001/_original

connect/imagebrowser/view/image/1008011/_original

connect/imagebrowser/view/image/1008021/_original

A very Much Appreciate your quick response.

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Security, Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus) - 11.x, Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus), Configuring

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Sep

2009

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Vikram Kumar-SAV to SEP

Symantec Employee

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Check your Group Policy

Disable changing home page settings

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer

Description

Prevents users from changing the home page of the browser. The home page is the first page that appears when users start the browser.

If you enable this policy, the settings in the Home Page area on the General tab in the Internet Options dialog box appear dimmed.

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Sep

2009

2 Votes +2

shp

Check this key

You can go to this key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\HomePage and Change the value to 0
Now Home page option will be unlocked and you can modify.

Regards,
Srinivas H.P.
HCL Infosystems Ltd

SOLUTION

Sep

2009

0 Votes 0

bjohn

Looks like you have already

Looks like you have already done the correct steps.
Can you verify that your clients are getting the updated policy?

Sep

2009

0 Votes 0

Symantec World

Re

Hi Shrinivas,

The solution which you given its works.

Thanks..

I mark a solution for that...

Regards, M.R

Sep

2009

0 Votes 0

shp

Thanks...Many time spywares

Thanks...

Many time spywares try to hijack home page and locks the tab.

Check these..

http://us.geocities.com/kilian0072002/IEHijack1.htm
http://us.geocities.com/kilian0072002/IEHijack2.htm

Regards,
Srinivas H.P.
HCL Infosystems Ltd

Symantec url on IE7

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Check your Group Policy

Check this key

Looks like you have already

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Thanks...Many time spywares

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