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Windows XP with Internet Complications
I have a 2 month old computer that's connected to the internet by a cable modem. Somehow, I am guessing one of the users of this computer downloaded some kind of embedded file and now my computer runs all screwy. I have downloaded Norton Anti-Virus, SpyBot, Yahoo Anti-Virus and Ad-aware and still can't seem to remedey the problem. I also tried clearing my temporary internet files and cookies. I also keep getting pop-ups for things saying that my computer is in danger. I can't keep a start-up homepage and it always resets to either http://win-eto.com/hp.htm?id=32729 or http://t.swapx.cc/h.php?aid=20009. If anyone knows anything about these symptoms, please post something so it can be remedied. All help is appreciated. Thanks
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Windows XP with Internet Complications
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:31:59 +0000, skoolgirl28
wrote: I have a 2 month old computer that's connected to the internet by a cable modem. Somehow, I am guessing one of the users of this computer downloaded some kind of embedded file and now my computer runs all screwy. I have downloaded Norton Anti-Virus, SpyBot, Yahoo Anti-Virus and Ad-aware and still can't seem to remedey the problem. I also tried clearing my temporary internet files and cookies. I also keep getting pop-ups for things saying that my computer is in danger. I can't keep a start-up homepage and it always resets to either http://win-eto.com/hp.htm?id=32729 or http://t.swapx.cc/h.php?aid=20009. If anyone knows anything about these symptoms, please post something so it can be remedied. All help is appreciated. Thanks If you have a hijack or other spyware problem, you need HijackThis and expert advice. And when you run HJT, please post the URLs of your forum post(s). Start by downloading each of the following additional free tools: CWShredder http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm WinsockXPFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html Stinger http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger TrendMicro Engine http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp TrendMicro Signatures http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp TrendMicro Instructions http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the downloaded file there. Create a separate folder for the two TrendMicro files, such as C:\TrendMicro - copy the downloaded files there (unzipped if necessary). CWShredder has an install routine - run it. The other downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder. First, run Stinger. Have it remove any problems found. Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and run CWShredder. Have it fix all problems found. Next, disable System Restore. http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm Boot your computer into Safe Mode. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315222 Run C:\TrendMicro\Sysclean.com. Delete any infectors found. Reboot your computer, and re enable System Restore. Next, run AdAware again. First update it, configure for full scan (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150), then scan. When scanning finishes, remove all Critical Objects found. Next, run Spybot S&D again. First update it, then run a scan. Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems") that is displayed in Red. Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the HJT Log. http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227 http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150 Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following security forums (and PLEASE post a link to your forum posts, here): Aumha: http://forum.aumha.org/index.php Net-Integration: http://forums.net-integration.net/ Spyware Info: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ Spyware Warrior: http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php Tom Coyote: http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ 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. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. |
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Thanks Chuck so much for your help, Ill be sure to tell you and post how this all turns out. |
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Windows XP with Internet Complications
skoolgirl28 wrote in message ...
Chuck Wrote: On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:31:59 +0000, skoolgirl28 wrote: - I have a 2 month old computer that's connected to the internet by a cable modem. Somehow, I am guessing one of the users of this computer downloaded some kind of embedded file and now my computer runs all screwy. I have downloaded Norton Anti-Virus, SpyBot, Yahoo Anti-Virus and Ad-aware and still can't seem to remedey the problem. I also tried clearing my temporary internet files and cookies. I also keep getting pop-ups for things saying that my computer is in danger. I can't keep a start-up homepage and it always resets to either http://win-eto.com/hp.htm?id=32729 or http://t.swapx.cc/h.php?aid=20009. If anyone knows anything about these symptoms, please post something so it can be remedied. All help is appreciated. Thanks- If you have a hijack or other spyware problem, you need HijackThis and expert advice. And when you run HJT, please post the URLs of your forum post(s). Start by downloading each of the following additional free tools: CWShredder http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm WinsockXPFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html Stinger http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger TrendMicro Engine http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp TrendMicro Signatures http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp TrendMicro Instructions http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the downloaded file there. Create a separate folder for the two TrendMicro files, such as C:\TrendMicro - copy the downloaded files there (unzipped if necessary). CWShredder has an install routine - run it. The other downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder. First, run Stinger. Have it remove any problems found. Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and run CWShredder. Have it fix all problems found. Next, disable System Restore. http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDoc...SysRestore.htm Boot your computer into Safe Mode. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315222 Run C:\TrendMicro\Sysclean.com. Delete any infectors found. Reboot your computer, and re enable System Restore. Next, run AdAware again. First update it, configure for full scan (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150), then scan. When scanning finishes, remove all Critical Objects found. Next, run Spybot S&D again. First update it, then run a scan. Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems") that is displayed in Red. Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the HJT Log. http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227 http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150 Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following security forums (and PLEASE post a link to your forum posts, here): Aumha: http://forum.aumha.org/index.php Net-Integration: http://forums.net-integration.net/ Spyware Info: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ Spyware Warrior: http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php Tom Coyote: http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ 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. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. Thanks Chuck so much for your help, Ill be sure to tell you and post how this all turns out. I am facing the same problem. Have you found a way to remove this "replace home page" bug? Thanks. |
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Windows XP with Internet Complications
KC wrote:
skoolgirl28 wrote in message ... Chuck Wrote: On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:31:59 +0000, skoolgirl28 wrote: - I have a 2 month old computer that's connected to the internet by a cable modem. Somehow, I am guessing one of the users of this computer downloaded some kind of embedded file and now my computer runs all screwy. I have downloaded Norton Anti-Virus, SpyBot, Yahoo Anti-Virus and Ad-aware and still can't seem to remedey the problem. I also tried clearing my temporary internet files and cookies. I also keep getting pop-ups for things saying that my computer is in danger. I can't keep a start-up homepage and it always resets to either http://win-eto.com/hp.htm?id=32729 or http://t.swapx.cc/h.php?aid=20009. If anyone knows anything about these symptoms, please post something so it can be remedied. All help is appreciated. Thanks- If you have a hijack or other spyware problem, you need HijackThis and expert advice. And when you run HJT, please post the URLs of your forum post(s). Start by downloading each of the following additional free tools: CWShredder http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm WinsockXPFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html Stinger http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger TrendMicro Engine http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp TrendMicro Signatures http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp TrendMicro Instructions http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the downloaded file there. Create a separate folder for the two TrendMicro files, such as C:\TrendMicro - copy the downloaded files there (unzipped if necessary). CWShredder has an install routine - run it. The other downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder. First, run Stinger. Have it remove any problems found. Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and run CWShredder. Have it fix all problems found. Next, disable System Restore. http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDoc...SysRestore.htm Boot your computer into Safe Mode. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315222 Run C:\TrendMicro\Sysclean.com. Delete any infectors found. Reboot your computer, and re enable System Restore. Next, run AdAware again. First update it, configure for full scan (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150), then scan. When scanning finishes, remove all Critical Objects found. Next, run Spybot S&D again. First update it, then run a scan. Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems") that is displayed in Red. Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the HJT Log. http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227 http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150 Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following security forums (and PLEASE post a link to your forum posts, here): Aumha: http://forum.aumha.org/index.php Net-Integration: http://forums.net-integration.net/ Spyware Info: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ Spyware Warrior: http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php Tom Coyote: http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ 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. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. Thanks Chuck so much for your help, Ill be sure to tell you and post how this all turns out. I am facing the same problem. Have you found a way to remove this "replace home page" bug? Thanks. Please do not hijack someone else's post, even if you think the problem is similar. It makes it hard to give both people help, and if the helpers think the thread is answered and closed, your post may not get seen. That said, run through the steps that Chuck outlined above. Run all tools in Safe Mode. Malke -- MS MVP - Windows Shell/User Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" |
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