IE Start up and Search Trouble

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Nick

Hello, My Internet explorer home page was changed and
when I tell it where I want to open, the next time I
bring up IE It brings me back to the same page (not the
one I chose) & when I go to a new page a Pop Up says "you
have spyware and you need protection", it look's like a
ad. The search bar keeps changing from what I set it on
and my Windows Media Player wasn't working, but I
reinstalled it and it seems to work. I ran Spybot S&D,
Lavasoft Ad-Aware, PC-cillin (Antivirus Software), went
to PC Pitstop, I then tried a System Restore (from a
point about two weeks ago) But nothing is helping has
something deep in the registry been changed? If so what
can I do? Please help me :(
 
Hi Nick :-)

You have a hijacker. Try the following and see if this helps get rid of it.

HiJackThis

Go to
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
or
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.php#hjt
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 the copy of your log in NotePad and make a copy. Then you can go here
to post you log:

Jim Eshelman's site here:
AumHa Forums - HiJackThis section:
http://forum.aumha.org/

Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support, here:
http://216.180.233.162/~swicom/forums/

or Net-Integration here:
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-...86d536d57b5f65b6e40c55365e;act=ST;f=27;t=6949

or Tom Coyote here: http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?act=idx

<<DO NOT POST YOUR LOG FILE TO THIS NEWSGROUP>>

You will need to register to open a new thread to post you log. It is free,
and no one will Spam you, it is one of many that provides this service. Once
registered, go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to
open. Then start a new post and post your log. 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, depending on when you post the log

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

HJT Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42


Hope this helps.

Jan :)

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that's why they're so contagious.

Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
 
Thanks Jan! :)

I went to the first site you mentioned and before posting
it said run CWShredder among other things and the
CWShredder Worked! Thanks!

Many Thanks Nick :)
 
Hi Nick :-)
Thanks Jan! :)

I went to the first site you mentioned and before posting
it said run CWShredder among other things and the
CWShredder Worked! Thanks!

Many Thanks Nick :)
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You're very welcome. Good work! Glad you got your problem resolved and are
back up and running properly again. :-)

Thank you for letting us know what worked to resolve your problem, and for
the benefit of other readers.

Jan :)

Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.
 
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