my computers messdup

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Nick

Hello, My Internet explorer home page was changed and
even 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). And my Windows Media Player isn't working,
the shortcut on my desktop is gone and when I try to play
a Mpeg or similar file it says, "Cannot find
wmplayer.exe". When I do a search I find it but when I
open it, half of the window is black and it doesn't
respond except when I hit the X and my computer is a lot
slower now. 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 :(
 
Try to temporary disable the malware.
Keep your removal tools up to date and run them again.

Internet Explorer Ver. 6.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe

CWShredder - Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47
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If still no joy

Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php#det
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

If you get a 404 error or Access denied, try:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

Unzip the Download file in a NEW FOLDER that you can create before you start
the download.
DO NOT install in your Desktop folder.
DO NOT use any of the TEMP folders that are presently in your computer.
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, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

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


Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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