typing into address bar causes screen freeze

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Janet

Any idea why now when I try to type a URL into the address
bar I get a screen freeze?....everything else works fine
and it doesn't do it all the time :I
 
Hijacker! Most likely CoolWebSearch variant.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

These days most of us are recommending HijackThis: Post your files to the
forum mentioned on the above page. Some of these bad guys have started
blocking users access to AdAware's and other's pages! (More at
http://www.spywareinfo.net/sep16,2003)

If you cannot access the page to download HijackThis, use this link:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

If you find you need CoolWebSearch Shredder, use this link:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/cwshredder.zip
(30 Sept-03: 1.21 is the latest version. Get a fresh copy of CWS Shredder
before each use.)
--
HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
ok so I've downloaded hijackthis and have posted the log
file to the appropriate forum and I presume I will now
keep checking to see if someone replies there?
 
Link to your thread in the forum:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=12616&st=0&#entry81879

Yes. Meanwhile, try downloading/running CoolWebSearch Shredder.

These look suspicious* or at least unnecessary** to me...

*O1 - Hosts: Os_xv"
E¿Iã-À^ÝÀm6`ßH]­÷FÑ2$8).Í­(Ò¢Ü?óWÙ!ÏÞßZÓ0>?do/.´Ø6UßKMÍ$û1è¸ã¿
*O1 - Hosts: ÿmC2dC´i§ôSÌÚë`÷cÝÐh-¸*;|Éï×DÍb³4ÚTs,?]XÝ,ìGïÁ
åí¥~CsKZ}{álS"[Ï
**O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TVWatch] c:\windows\SYSTEM\TVWatch.exe
**O9 - Extra button: WeatherBug (HKCU)
**O16 - DPF: {2B96D5CC-C5B5-49A5-A69D-CC0A30F9028C} (MiniBugTransporterX
Class) - http://download.weatherbug.com/minibug/tri...Transporter.cab?

[Weatherbug's supposedly cleaned up their act but...
http://ww3.weatherbug.com/aws/default.asp?cid=306]

**O16 - DPF: {01113300-3E00-11D2-8470-0060089874ED} -
http://www.comcastsupport.com/sdccommon/download/tgctlcm.cab

....but wait for one of the pros to post to your forum thread for best
advice. (I've CC'ed this post to two of 'em.)[/QUOTE]
 
Hi Pieter....I've removed the items I was told to remove
and will see how my system does, if it acts up again I'll
download the shredder....thanks so much for your help!
Janet :)
-----Original Message-----
Link to your thread in the forum:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php? showtopic=12616&st=0&#entry81879

Yes. Meanwhile, try downloading/running CoolWebSearch Shredder.

These look suspicious* or at least unnecessary** to me...

*O1 - Hosts: Os_xv"
E¿Iã-À^ÝÀm6`ßH]­÷FÑ2$8).Í­(Ò¢Ü?óWÙ!ÏÞßZÓ0>? do/.´Ø6UßKMÍ$û1è¸ã¿
*O1 - Hosts: ÿmC2dC´i§ôSÌÚë`÷cÝÐh-¸*;|Éï×DÍb³4ÚTs,?] XÝ,ìGïÁ
åí¥~CsKZ}{álS"[Ï
**O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TVWatch] c:\windows\SYSTEM\TVWatch.exe
**O9 - Extra button: WeatherBug (HKCU)
**O16 - DPF: {2B96D5CC-C5B5-49A5-A69D-CC0A30F9028C} (MiniBugTransporterX
Class) - http://download.weatherbug.com/minibug/tri...Transporter.ca
b?

[Weatherbug's supposedly cleaned up their act but...
http://ww3.weatherbug.com/aws/default.asp?cid=306]

**O16 - DPF: {01113300-3E00-11D2-8470-0060089874ED} -
http://www.comcastsupport.com/sdccommon/download/tgctlcm.c ab

....but wait for one of the pros to post to your forum thread for best
advice. (I've CC'ed this post to two of 'em.)
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