Explorer strays away...

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This is very very very wierd. I have Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on a XP PC, and this browser is becoming a nuisance! OK, everyone knows that wherever you click on a webpage or whatever you type in the URL bar brings you to a desired webpage. For example, if you type www.yahoo.com in the URL bar, you will go to Yahoo!'s homepage. My problem is just the opposite of this behavior. Sometimes when I leave the computer online (Cable modem with a wireless router) for a while, Internet Explorer will act like as if it is lost in cyberspace. When I type a URL, it goes to a completely irrevelent page. When I click on a link, it does not direct me to the desirable page. For instance, when I type www.microsoft.com, the browser may jump to CNET.com, Neopets, Yahoo!(foreign language), and even sites that I never visited!!! When I click on a link, the browser hops to a page like Google, Neopets, CNET, Yahoo, saying "The page cannot be found........on this server." But hey!, the page I want is supposed to be from Microsoft's server, not other servers'!? I am sure (not very) that there is no damaging adware or spyware inside my HD. I wonder if there is problem with the Registry. Or should I reinstall Internet Explorer again? If I do need to, then how am I going to do it (I don't have XP CD, my PC is OEM)?
 
Hi Yoyots :-)

yoyots said:
This is very very very wierd. I have Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on a XP PC,
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and this browser is becoming a nuisance! OK, everyone knows that wherever
you click on a webpage or whatever you type in the URL bar brings you to a
desired webpage. For example, if you type www.yahoo.com in the URL bar, you
will go to Yahoo!'s homepage. My problem is just the opposite of this
behavior. Sometimes when I leave the computer online (Cable modem with a
wireless router) for a while, Internet Explorer will act like as if it is
lost in cyberspace. When I type a URL, it goes to a completely irrevelent
page. When I click on a link, it does not direct me to the desirable page.
For instance, when I type www.microsoft.com, the browser may jump to
CNET.com, Neopets, Yahoo!(foreign language), and even sites that I never
visited!!! When I click on a link, the browser hops to a page like Google,
Neopets, CNET, Yahoo, saying "The page cannot be found........on this
server." But hey!, the page I want is supposed to be from Microsoft's
server, not other servers'!? I am sure (not very) that there is no damaging
adware or spyware inside my HD. I wonder if there is problem with the
Registry. Or should I reinstall Internet Explorer again? If I do need to,
then how am I going to do it (I don't have XP CD, my PC is OEM)?

Try the programs below and see if they will help:

It is possible you may have parasites, spyware, adware,
malware, or hijackware on your system causing the problem.
Download and install, you *must* update the programs prior
to running to be sure they have the latest definitions, then
run the programs below. They are free and very effective. Be
sure to run both SpyBot and Adaware, as what one does
not detect the other may. It is important that you follow all
directions carefully:

SpyBot Search & Destroy: Free
http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2
or
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html

AdAware: Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

AdAware Free:
Manual updates: Scroll down to Updates Available -
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download

(Check for Product Updates http://tinyurl.com/23lv4)

SpyBot S&D Does not delete some DSO files
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=15308

CWShredder: Free
http://tinyurl.com/2l9kl
or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

McAfee Avert Stinger
http://tinyurl.com/2esu7
or
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


HiJackThis: - Free

Go to
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
or
http://tinyurl.com/2oce8
or
http://tinyurl.com/2atxk

and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the
Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button. Press that, save the log some place you remember where it is. Most
of
what it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO NOT fix anything yet.

Open a the copy of your log in NotePad and made a copy. Then you can go here
to post you log:
http://forum.aumha.org/

Go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to open. You can
post as a guest. It's also a good site to keep for reference. The experts
there will analyze the log and report back the results. Please allow at
least a few hours or a days time for a response.

Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your answer. It is a good
idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an electronic
notification by e-mail to let you know when a response has been posted.
But, you must still return to the site of your answer

Help with Hijackware & Scumware Information:

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
also
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Here is information on how to help protect your system:

Practice Safe Hex
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

This program helps keep parasites, spyware, adware, malware from getting
such a grip on your system::

SpywareBlaster: Free
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
 
thank u jan
i think after follow ur steps, i know a lot more about parasites. still, i
want to post a log because the problem is not totally fixed.
 
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