Editing the IE Hijack shield settings

You can edit the individual IE Hijack shield settings, including the default home and search pages for Internet Explorer.

To edit the IE Hijack shield settings:

1.	From the Shields/Web Browser tab, click IE Hijack Shield Options.

A window opens for editing the settings.

2.	Select the options you want to use. Items with a green check mark  are enabled.

 

IE Hijack Shield Settings
IE Home Page Shield	Protects the Web site set as your home page (the site that opens automatically when you start Internet Explorer or when you click the Home button). Some spyware programs change your home page.
Use This Page	Enter the desired Web site address. The address must be in the following format: http://www.webroot.com.
Alert me before restoring this setting	Select to display an informational alert when the Webroot software automatically changes the home page back to the site listed above. To avoid seeing alerts about changes to your home page, do not select this option.
IE Search Page Shield	Protects the page that automatically opens when you enter a non-existent Web site. Some spyware programs change this page.
Use This Page	Enter the desired Web site address for performing Web searches. The address must be in the following format: http://www.webroot.com.
Alert me before restoring this setting	Select to display an informational alert when the Webroot software automatically changes the search page back to the site listed above. To avoid seeing alerts about changes to your search page, do not select this option.
Advanced Settings	Provides advanced configuration options used only in error conditions and/or when a system is severely infected. Use these options to repair your Internet Explorer settings when a browser hijacker embeds itself deeply in your browser. Webroot customer support is available to assist.
User	Use this drop-down list to change settings to the current user account. These settings effectively override the system settings below. Enter the Web site addresses in the following format: http://www.webroot.com. You can also enter the path to a file.
System	Use this drop-down list to change settings for all user accounts, unless a limited user has customized the setting. (Only the computer administrator can change this setting; see Using multiple accounts.) Enter the Web site addresses in the following format: http://www.webroot.com. You can also enter the path to a file.
Alert me before restoring this setting	Select to display an informational alert when the Webroot software automatically changes the pages listed in the Advanced Settings drop-down list back to the site or path listed in the text field. To avoid seeing these alerts, do not select this option.

3.	If you want to reset all of the Internet Explorer page settings back to the defaults (automatic options) used when Internet Explorer was first installed, click Reset IE Page Settings to Defaults.

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Click OK.