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Sounds like you may want to scan for spyware as well, or other non-system files that may have been installed without your knowledge...I could be wrong, but this sounds like it may be a targeted redirect to me. Did this happen before with IE? Does it happen with any other browser (download Firefox and try it)? This will tell us if it's IE specific or targets all other browsers.
I'd say it's almost definitely something local on your machine, but I'm sure we can find it...try scanning for spyware/adware again, and look in the installe d programs list to see if there's anything you don't recognize.
I have the microsoft anti-spyware loaded which is what I used to clean the machine of spyware. I scanned it and it's clean. I will try loading a different browser when I get home. I'm at work right now.
This didn' t happen pryer to the adware/spyware problem.
I did notice that I have a Java Console in IE (I think in the Tools folder), which I don't think was there before. A Java icon had opened up on the launch bar while I was browsing the Internet, but then it went away when I rebooted. I am going to check my other computer to see if I have the same thing on it. I'll also look again at the installed programs list when I get home.
I found out (from the searching the Internet) that my computer has an AOL browser hijacker which places their Web "site free.aol.com" in IE's trusted sites security zone.
It must be in the registry because even though SpyBot detects and deletes it, it comes right back.
I called AOL, they tried to help me, but failed. (ironic, isn't it?)
I'm deciding now to either call Dell or use HijackThis software. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable in using it.
I got rid of most of the Spyware except for the AOL hijacker and Neededware. It seems that I had much more spayware than just the AOL hijacker.
I'm having trouble locating where the AOL hijacker is hiding. The Neededware just comes back after I delete it.
I found some solutions on the Internet. I'm going to try them tonight. If I run into problems, I'll attach the log from hijack this for you to look at.
I'm having a hard time trying to find the files that are running these Spaywar programs. I have attached the log from Hyjack this.
From running Spyware Dr. (free scan only version), the log shows that I have Begin2Search, DealHelper, Infospace tracking cookie, Neededware, aol.com hijack, In Windows, Downloaded Program Files: EPXActiveX.ocx and OSDFB.OSD, but I can't find the files to delete them.
I'm having a hard time trying to find the files that are running these Spaywar programs. I have attached the log from Hyjack this.
From running Spyware Dr. (free scan only version), the log shows that I have Begin2Search, DealHelper, Infospace tracking cookie, Neededware, aol.com hijack, In Windows, Downloaded Program Files: EPXActiveX.ocx and OSDFB.OSD, but I can't find the files to delete them.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I don't think mine is as advanced as that. =P I use Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security. The past 3 scans or so show me only one virus/adware (occasionally one or two others, but it deletes those.) The adware it keeps showing me is EPXActiveX.ocx. It says it's in C:\WINDOWS:\Downloaded Program Files\CONFLICT.1. I've gone into Downloaded Program Files, but the folder CONFLICT.1 is not there. I know folders don't always show up, so I add on the folder name. It says it doesn't exist. When I do a search for EPXActiveX.ocx, it doesn't find it. So basically, this adware is on my computer, but I can't find it in order to delete it. And I've tried Google searching it, to find out how, but the only things I get are things that say to delete it (but not how) and then this, which wasn't answered in the post. So I'm completely clueless, and praying my computer doesn't suddenly croak at random. If anyone can help me with this problem, please post back, private message me, or email me. Thanks... -Mere-
You have to look through the analyser results and determine what should or not should be on your computer. It will put red checks next to something it "THINKS" is suspicious. Be very careful that you don't tell it to delete something important.
I also had to turn off Windows XP system restore because some of the Spyware was coming back. Once you get rid of the unwanted files, you can turn it back on again.
After you delete any unwanted files with HijackThis, you might want to run your antivirus software in Safe Mode and Normal mode. Norton is not enough, you should run Adaware, SpyBot and Microsoft Antivirus (all are free). They all find different stuff.
Hope this helps. My computer has been running great (knock on wood) since I cleaned it up. I do scans once a week and make sure all the detection programs are up to date.
That was a little bit confusing for me. Well, the bottom link with the reading at least: I downloaded some of the programs and then I got to one of them and it confused me to hell so I gave up. Haha...
Anyway. I used HijackThis and got a log, and I put it in the analyzer. But you said that sometimes it will say something's bad and it's not? So I decided to check in here to make sure.
Here's my log:
QUOTE
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 6:32:03 PM, on 8/24/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
And then here's the link where they said what was bad and what was good, and then a lot of stuff it was unsure of: Hijack This --- Log file analysis
I looked through it a little bit, and I don't even SEE the adware I'm having a problem with in it. Is it hidden as something else, or did Hijack This just not find it? (The adware being EPXActiveX.ocx)
If anyone could help me AGAIN it would be greatly appreciated... again.
I had Neededware on my computer when it was infected. Try running HiJackThis, have it delete the line, then run it again after you reboot. If it comes back you might have to turn off the Windows XP system restore before you delete the line, if it still comes back you might have to run hijackTHis in Safe Mode and if it comes up delete it while in Safe Mode. I know it was hard to get rid of, but I finally did it.
Make sure you don't delete the other 016 lines because I'm pretty sure they belong to your Norton Antivirus Program.
You seem to have a lot of Toolbars, which HiJackThis doesn't like. I would leave them alone unless you know exactly what you are deleting. Some of them are from AOL. I assume you have AOL loaded on your computer.
Yep. What I'm using right now. Haha... I think I'm gonna delete the alc-something or other too. Since it told me that was really bad. *sigh* Virus-creators should be tortured and then murdered for the pain and trouble they cause us all. Such a pain in my ass.
Thank you for the help! Hehe... I'm sure I'll be back in time though with another messed-up problem with the computer. *Shakes finger at it and warns it that it will be yelled at if it ever does something like this again*
Oh man. Norton AntiVirus just said today that the EPX thing was back... And so I ran HijackThis... And it won't find it in there. If anyone could help me, AGAIN, it would AGAIN be greatly appreciated.
Oh man. Norton AntiVirus just said today that the EPX thing was back... And so I ran HijackThis... And it won't find it in there. If anyone could help me, AGAIN, it would AGAIN be greatly appreciated.
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