How to change the browser homepage modified by malicious programs back (no need to download any software)

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Note: This method is applicable to any browser, but chrome is used as an example

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Preface

The homepage of the computer browser was changed to the hateful 2345, how can I change it back? I believe you have had the same problem as me, and we will solve it today.

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Solution:

(1) Open the file location

1. Find the browser shortcut:

2. Right click, an interface similar to the following appears

3. Click the Open File Location (I) option

4. Enter an interface similar to the following:

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(2) Modify the name of the browser (main program)

Note:'Main program' refers to the program corresponding to the shortcut, and the open file location is displayed in blue. Such as chrome.exe here

5. An example is shown in the figure:

6. Right-click the main program

								$\Downarrow$![在这里插入图片描述](https://img-blog.csdnimg.cn/2020111517421529.png?x-oss-process=image/watermark,type_ZmFuZ3poZW5naGVpdGk,shadow_10,text_aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmNzZG4ubmV0L0NTRE5fQzI=,size_16,color_FFFFFF,t_70#pic_center)

7. Click "Rename (M)"

$\Downarrow$

8. Change a name:

$\Downarrow$$\Downarrow$

Here, I changed chrome.exe to chrome browser.exe

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(3) After right-clicking to change the name, the browser creates a shortcut

9. Right after the renamed browser, click Create Shortcut (S) :

10. Try running the browser again!

Here has returned to normal:

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Change the registration method (more troublesome, the first method is recommended)

If it still doesn't work, you can change the registry.

1. Register the home page

Run "regedit" ① Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", find "Start Page" and modify it to: "The home page you want" ② Similarly, locate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Main" Modify "Default_Page_URL" to: "The home page you want" Modify "Start Page" to: "The home page you want"

2. Local Group Policy Editor

Run gpedit.msc to disable and change the homepage settings to be disabled, that is, turn off the homepage setting function, so that no software can set the homepage.

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postscript:

All this is mainly because we clicked on the bundled software and had to use all kinds of troublesome methods. In order to avoid these, do the following:

1. Download to the official website habitually

2. Generally, there is a big gap between the package size of the original and the downloaded package, which is generally problematic. For example, genuine software requires 70MB, and some resources can be completed with 10MB.

3. Don’t want to be too troublesome, just install a housekeeper or something, it’s quick and easy

4. Unfamiliar websites that write "safe and non-toxic" and "pure downloads" are likely to be bundled. They are bundled by 2345 because they believe such websites.