can't open Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer windows

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jonathanteh

I recently stumbled into a malicious site when I tried to
find a program to restore deleted emails and I got hit by
some diallers - and something that now prevents me from
opening Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer windows. I
used Spybot S&D to get rid of the diallers - but that
something is still there. Can anyone help?
 
Turns out that the malicious program installed a toolbar
that hijacks Internet & Windows Explorer (I have XP SP-2
and this probably means that the hijacked explorer.exe or
iexplore.exe process is immediately terminated). Goes by
the name of Tubby.Toolband and dumps a file called MTC.dll
into the Windows\System\. Got rid of it with HijackThis
1.98.2 - notified the good people at Spybot S&D to look
into it in the future.

Cheers.
 
How do you use this HijackThis 1.98.2 ?? is it usable in the Command prompt
b/c i can't think of using this w/out dl it w/ IE or Windows Explorer
 
ericshin7 said:
How do you use this HijackThis 1.98.2 ?? is it usable in the Command
prompt b/c i can't think of using this w/out dl it w/ IE or Windows
Click to expand...
HijackThis is an excellent tool, but it requires expert skill. Here are
links to help you with HijackThis, including a tutorial and sites where
you can post your logs and get expert advice.

http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm - HijackThis tutorial by Jim
Eshelman
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 - Spyware Warrior HijackThis
forum
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showforum=44
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Malke
 
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