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GaryB
First, excuse the caps. I had sent an e-mail to someone explaining my
problem, and was too lazy to retype in small letters. ;-)
BELOW UNDERNEATH THE =======LINE IS WHAT I ORIGINALLY DID THAT STARTED THE
PROBLEMS. IT WAS POSTED HERE. I MANAGED TO CHANGE IT BACK, BUT THAT'S WHEN
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS STARTED (THAT I STILL CAN'T FIX):
- START, RUN. I CAN GET TO REGEDIT IF I BROWSE TO IT. IF I JUST TYPE IN
"REGEDIT" A BOX WILL COME UP SAYING "Problem with shortcut. This Internet
shortcut cannot be opened because failed to run." YES THERE IS A SPACE
BETWEEN "BECAUSE" AND "FAILED". IT'S LIKE IT FORGOT TO TELL ME WHAT DIDN'T
RUN!
- I CAN ONLY RUN CONTROL PANEL APPLETS WITH A DOS BOX. CONTROL.EXE DESK.CPL
WILL OPEN THE DESKTOP DISPLAYS STUFF. SAME OPTIONS I'D GET WITH A
RIGHT-CLICK ON THE DESKTOP, PROPERTIES.
- ON BOOT UP, MY NVIDIA VIDEO CARD CONFIGURATION CONTROL PANEL CONTINUES TO
POP UP. CAN'T GET RID OF IT. OFFLINE SYNCHRONIZATION MENU BOX ALSO OPENS.
CAN'T STOP IT.
- I RUN PCCILLIN 2003 WITH FIREWALL. ALSO RAN SEVERAL OF THE MOST RECENT
VIRUS-SPECIFIC REMOVAL UTILITIES OUT NOW. (IE. SpyBot, Spyware Blaster,
Ad-Aware, SCANREG /R, AND TWEAKUI). NO LUCK. I REPAIRED / CLEANED THE
REGISTRY WITH UltraWin Cleaner 2002, EasyClean from Toni Arts, JV16
POWERTOOLS, HIJACK (SEE HIJACK FORUM SITE FOR LOG FILE POSTS), AND STILL NO
LUCK. I EVEN TRIED EXTRACTING A FRESH COPY OF RUNDLL32.EXE, AND EVEN
REINSTALLING WIN2KPRO OVERTOP, AND NO LUCK.
I'M AT A LOSS WHAT ELSE TO TRY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING IN THE
REGISTRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TRY. OTHER THAN REFORMATTING AND
REINSTALLING!!
(e-mail address removed)
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Some program (usually spyware\parasite) may have overridden the URL prefix
setting?
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix] @="http://"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""
Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
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Check for Spyware | Adware | Parasites | Dialers | Hijackers | Trojans |
Unwanted Toolbars:
[Experienced Users]
SpyBot 1.2 [freeware] http://security.kolla.de/
Once installed make *sure* to update via online before scanning!
Fix the items labeled in red, items labeled in blue-green are optional.
Support Forum: http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi
How To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
[Novice Users]
Ad-Aware [freeware] http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Once installed make *sure* to update via online before scanning!
Support Forum: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
[To double-check your system - *after* using one of the above]
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/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, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-26-03]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
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problem, and was too lazy to retype in small letters. ;-)
BELOW UNDERNEATH THE =======LINE IS WHAT I ORIGINALLY DID THAT STARTED THE
PROBLEMS. IT WAS POSTED HERE. I MANAGED TO CHANGE IT BACK, BUT THAT'S WHEN
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS STARTED (THAT I STILL CAN'T FIX):
- START, RUN. I CAN GET TO REGEDIT IF I BROWSE TO IT. IF I JUST TYPE IN
"REGEDIT" A BOX WILL COME UP SAYING "Problem with shortcut. This Internet
shortcut cannot be opened because failed to run." YES THERE IS A SPACE
BETWEEN "BECAUSE" AND "FAILED". IT'S LIKE IT FORGOT TO TELL ME WHAT DIDN'T
RUN!
- I CAN ONLY RUN CONTROL PANEL APPLETS WITH A DOS BOX. CONTROL.EXE DESK.CPL
WILL OPEN THE DESKTOP DISPLAYS STUFF. SAME OPTIONS I'D GET WITH A
RIGHT-CLICK ON THE DESKTOP, PROPERTIES.
- ON BOOT UP, MY NVIDIA VIDEO CARD CONFIGURATION CONTROL PANEL CONTINUES TO
POP UP. CAN'T GET RID OF IT. OFFLINE SYNCHRONIZATION MENU BOX ALSO OPENS.
CAN'T STOP IT.
- I RUN PCCILLIN 2003 WITH FIREWALL. ALSO RAN SEVERAL OF THE MOST RECENT
VIRUS-SPECIFIC REMOVAL UTILITIES OUT NOW. (IE. SpyBot, Spyware Blaster,
Ad-Aware, SCANREG /R, AND TWEAKUI). NO LUCK. I REPAIRED / CLEANED THE
REGISTRY WITH UltraWin Cleaner 2002, EasyClean from Toni Arts, JV16
POWERTOOLS, HIJACK (SEE HIJACK FORUM SITE FOR LOG FILE POSTS), AND STILL NO
LUCK. I EVEN TRIED EXTRACTING A FRESH COPY OF RUNDLL32.EXE, AND EVEN
REINSTALLING WIN2KPRO OVERTOP, AND NO LUCK.
I'M AT A LOSS WHAT ELSE TO TRY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING IN THE
REGISTRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TRY. OTHER THAN REFORMATTING AND
REINSTALLING!!
(e-mail address removed)
==============================================
Some program (usually spyware\parasite) may have overridden the URL prefix
setting?
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix] @="http://"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""
Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
--
Check for Spyware | Adware | Parasites | Dialers | Hijackers | Trojans |
Unwanted Toolbars:
[Experienced Users]
SpyBot 1.2 [freeware] http://security.kolla.de/
Once installed make *sure* to update via online before scanning!
Fix the items labeled in red, items labeled in blue-green are optional.
Support Forum: http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi
How To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
[Novice Users]
Ad-Aware [freeware] http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Once installed make *sure* to update via online before scanning!
Support Forum: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
[To double-check your system - *after* using one of the above]
Go to: http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/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, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-26-03]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
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