I created a GPO that adds a primary and secondary home page tabs in IE. I am using:
User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Registry
New Registry Item:
Action: Update
Hive: HKCU
Key Path: Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\
Value Name: Start Page or Secondary Start Page
Value Type: Reg_SZ
Value Data: http://mysites.com
When I open the browser, I get the two sites I added, but additionally I get another 3rd or 4th tab that opens to urls with random strings such as: http://xn--foa3045d/
The only thing that is common is the http://xn--
Any idea why this may be occurring. I am pretty sure it isn't malware because if I remove the GPO, the random tabs go away.
Thanks!