address bar shows C:/Shell . And I am prompted for username

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Wen IE 6 opens the address bar shows C:/Shell and prompts for a user name and password > what is going on ? Anyone know ? Thanks, Charlie
 
Run MSCONFIG from the start/run applet
Look under StartUp tab and see if you can find any unwanted applications.

Select "What's running at Startup?" on this page for for links to help in
your search.
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/startup.htm


If all fails.

Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php#det
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

If you get a 404 error or Access denied, try:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HijackThis Quick Start Help
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file.
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html



charlie said:
Wen IE 6 opens the address bar shows C:/Shell and prompts for a user name
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and password > what is going on ? Anyone know ? Thanks, Charlie
 
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