I can't remove about:blank as my home page in internet explorer. It was placed there somehow. Also, I have an icon on my desktop that won't allow me to delete it

http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' /> - it states I have a bug, and need to download their software to get rid of it. Sure, they put it there in the first place, right?!
Thanks for the help.