In the last two days, I am getting a pop up in my Windows IE, Search Setting Change Notification; what is this

Question

It says: Yahoo has blocked an attemot by anoterh program to change your dafault settings. In Yahoo Search protection, I mark that no change is required. Still the pop up does not get stopped. What to do.

Answer 1

Sounds like you have a program that is trying to change your homepage for you.  I would run your anti-spyyware / anti-adware programs and try to find what program is trying to change your homepage.

There are many anti-spyware & anti-adware programs available on the web at little or no cost.

I personally run:

Ad-aware 2007 (free)

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_awar...

SuperAntispyware (free)

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Spybot - Search & Destroy (free)

http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.h...

A-Squared Free (free)

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free...

NOTE: You may wish to do these scans while in safe mode as they may actually be a bit more effective.

Hope this helps