HELP PLEASE - Internet Help !!!

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Frank

I always get a Ghost Window (Partial Window)with the
following titles of each Window when I log onto the
Internet -

"About Blank: MS Internet Explorer" - Partial Window
"Search for: MS Internet Explorer" - Partial Window

This only happens when I am trying to get onto the
Internet. Is there a way to disable this or get rid of
this ?? It hampers everything... I cannot hard move around
with it...

Thanks for your help as always !!!

Frank
 
I always get a Ghost Window (Partial Window)with the
following titles of each Window when I log onto the
Internet -

"About Blank: MS Internet Explorer" - Partial Window
"Search for: MS Internet Explorer" - Partial Window

This only happens when I am trying to get onto the
Internet. Is there a way to disable this or get rid of
this ?? It hampers everything... I cannot hard move around
with it...

Thanks for your help as always !!!

Frank
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Frank,

You have a browser hijack.

First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>,
and CWShredder from <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. All are
free.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder.
Have it fix all variants.

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Finally, improve your chances for the future.

Harden your browser. There are various websites which will check for
vulnerabilities, here are three which I use.
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/

Harden your operating system. Check at least monthly for security updates.
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Block possibly dangerous websites with a Hosts file. Three Hosts file sources I
use:
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
(The third is included, and updated, with Spybot (see above)).

Maintain your Hosts file with:
eDexter <http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html>
Hostess <http://accs-net.com/hostess/>

BTW, please read this article about Cross-Posting vs Multi-Posting:
http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/crospost.html

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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