Viurs? Hijack? Help?

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I have a desktop running Win2K Professional. When the machine boots up, there
are what look like icons on the desktop, for things like "Poker", "Bingo",
"Website Hosting", etc. These aren't really icons- there'sno right-click
menu, etc. What they are, are links to websites. In Task Manager, IEXPLORE
shows as running. If I end that process, these thing disappear, only to
return at the next log-in. It almost seems like IE is running in a
transparent mode except for these link icons and is overlaid overthe desktop.
I've run Norton AV 2004 full system scan, AdAware and Spybot. I have the
latest security updates from microsoft. Still can't find and solve the
problem.
Also, when I start IE while these things arestill on the desktop, I get a
double search toolbar at the bottom of my screen (maybe an unrelated problem?)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Tom
 
Hi,

While you've stated that you've run Adaware and Spybot, have you considered
the possibility of BHO's? These browser helper objects can cause the issues your
seeing, and may be responsible for the toolbar.

First, open your control panel, and navigate to your
Internet Options.

Click on the Advanced Tab, and uncheck the

'Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)'.

*You may opt to renable them once you have the situation in hand.

After unchecking the box, download BHOCop. It's available, free, here:

http://support.honour.ca/bin/bhocop.zip

After installing the program, you can use it to selectively remove all
unfamiliar BHO's (or toolbars).

Further to running SpyBot and AdAware, you may also want to consider
CWShredder - it catches things AdAware may have missed. The latest version is
available here:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

If you continue to have problems, please do not hesitate to post back,

Best regards,

Altrus


: I have a desktop running Win2K Professional. When the machine boots up, there
: are what look like icons on the desktop, for things like "Poker", "Bingo",
: "Website Hosting", etc. These aren't really icons- there'sno right-click
: menu, etc. What they are, are links to websites. In Task Manager, IEXPLORE
: shows as running. If I end that process, these thing disappear, only to
: return at the next log-in. It almost seems like IE is running in a
: transparent mode except for these link icons and is overlaid overthe desktop.
: I've run Norton AV 2004 full system scan, AdAware and Spybot. I have the
: latest security updates from microsoft. Still can't find and solve the
: problem.
: Also, when I start IE while these things arestill on the desktop, I get a
: double search toolbar at the bottom of my screen (maybe an unrelated problem?)
: Any suggestions would be appreciated.
:
: Thanks,
: Tom
 
I've followed those suggestions, and that toolbar is gone; however, the phony
icons are still there on boot-up and IEXPLORE.EXE still shows as a running
process on boot-up as well. As before, ending the process gets rid of the
'icons'.
Anyone have any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Tom
 
Tom said:
I have a desktop running Win2K Professional. When the machine boots up, there
are what look like icons on the desktop, for things like "Poker", "Bingo",
"Website Hosting", etc. These aren't really icons- there'sno right-click
menu, etc. What they are, are links to websites. In Task Manager, IEXPLORE
shows as running. If I end that process, these thing disappear, only to
return at the next log-in. It almost seems like IE is running in a
transparent mode except for these link icons and is overlaid overthe desktop.
I've run Norton AV 2004 full system scan, AdAware and Spybot. I have the
latest security updates from microsoft. Still can't find and solve the
problem.
Also, when I start IE while these things arestill on the desktop, I get a
double search toolbar at the bottom of my screen (maybe an unrelated problem?)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Click to expand...


Follow the instructions on running 'HijackThis' at this URL;
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Post your log at any one of these Forums for expert analysis;
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://computercops.biz/forum67.html
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18

Please post back the URL of the Forum your posted to so that
we may follow it up.

Silj

--
siljaline

MS - MVP Windows (IE/OE) 2003/04 AH-VSOP
________________________________________
Security Tools Updates
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=31

(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit)
 
Hi,

With respect to your post, I would urge you to look at the recommendations
posted by siljaline (on this thread). They are pertinent to the issue, and will
probably remedy the rest of the situation.

If you continue to have problems, please do not hesitate to reply,

Thanks,

Altrus

: I've followed those suggestions, and that toolbar is gone; however, the phony
: icons are still there on boot-up and IEXPLORE.EXE still shows as a running
: process on boot-up as well. As before, ending the process gets rid of the
: 'icons'.
: Anyone have any other suggestions?
:
: Thanks,
: Tom
:
: "Altrüs" wrote:
:
: > Hi,
: >
: > While you've stated that you've run Adaware and Spybot, have you
considered
: > the possibility of BHO's? These browser helper objects can cause the issues
your
: > seeing, and may be responsible for the toolbar.
: >
: > First, open your control panel, and navigate to your
: > Internet Options.
: >
: > Click on the Advanced Tab, and uncheck the
: >
: > 'Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)'.
: >
: > *You may opt to renable them once you have the situation in hand.
: >
: > After unchecking the box, download BHOCop. It's available, free, here:
: >
: > http://support.honour.ca/bin/bhocop.zip
: >
: > After installing the program, you can use it to selectively remove all
: > unfamiliar BHO's (or toolbars).
: >
: > Further to running SpyBot and AdAware, you may also want to consider
: > CWShredder - it catches things AdAware may have missed. The latest version
is
: > available here:
: >
: > http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
: >
: > If you continue to have problems, please do not hesitate to post back,
: >
: > Best regards,
: >
: > Altrus
: >
: >
: > : > : I have a desktop running Win2K Professional. When the machine boots up,
there
: > : are what look like icons on the desktop, for things like "Poker", "Bingo",
: > : "Website Hosting", etc. These aren't really icons- there'sno right-click
: > : menu, etc. What they are, are links to websites. In Task Manager, IEXPLORE
: > : shows as running. If I end that process, these thing disappear, only to
: > : return at the next log-in. It almost seems like IE is running in a
: > : transparent mode except for these link icons and is overlaid overthe
desktop.
: > : I've run Norton AV 2004 full system scan, AdAware and Spybot. I have the
: > : latest security updates from microsoft. Still can't find and solve the
: > : problem.
: > : Also, when I start IE while these things arestill on the desktop, I get a
: > : double search toolbar at the bottom of my screen (maybe an unrelated
problem?)
: > : Any suggestions would be appreciated.
: > :
: > : Thanks,
: > : Tom
: >
: >
: >
 
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