IE won't work after redirect "fix"

[47 Shots]

I rarely use IE but the last time I ran SpywareBlaster it said IE had a vulnerability with getting hijacked by redirects. I said okay, fix it, and then all I got after that was the same redirect error msg, no matter which website I tried. It was this:

THis redirect is a test page

With the caps like that, screwed up.

I used the Restore function in SB and now I get the standard error message that you might get if you're offline, i.e.: "This page cannot be displayed..." However my other browsers work fine (and yes, I am online). :]

Any ideas what I did wrong, or how I can edit the reg to fix this? Much thanks!

47 Shots

[Pieter_Arntz]

Hi 47 shots,

Please go to http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/, and download 'Hijack This!'.
Unzip, doubleclick HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
Press that, save the log as a .txt file, and copy and paste its contents into your next post.

Most of what it lists will be harmless, so do not fix anything yet.

Regards,

Pieter

[47 Shots]

Thanks Pieter,

Here's the log you requested:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.3
Scan saved at 8:04:44 AM, on 10/27/03
Platform: Windows 98 Gold (Win9x 4.10.1998)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
E:\FIREWALL-OUT-FREE\OUTPOST.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ROXIO\EASY CD CREATOR 5\DIRECTCD\DIRECTCD.EXE
D:\RAM IDLE\RAM_9X.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\STARTER.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\PGP\PGPTRAY.EXE
E:\VIRTUALNOTES\RE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNAAPP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TAPISRV.EXE
C:\PEGASUS\WINPM-32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE
E:\MOZILLA\MOZILLA.EXE
C:\PROXOMITRON\PROXOMITRON.EXE
E:\TEMP\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = localhost:8080
F1 - win.ini: run=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\cmmpu.exe
N1 - Netscape 4: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://yahoo.com"); (C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\myusername\prefs.js)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\ADOBE\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Tweak UI] RUNDLL32.EXE TWEAKUI.CPL,TweakMeUp
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Outpost Firewall] E:\FIREWALL-OUT-FREE\outpost.exe /waitservice
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdaptecDirectCD] "C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 5\DirectCD\DirectCD.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RAM Idle] D:\RAM Idle\RAM_9X.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EnsoniqMixer] starter.exe
O4 - Startup: PGPtray.lnk = C:\Program Files\PGP\PGPTray.exe
O4 - Startup: Re Virtual Notes.lnk = E:\VirtualNotes\Re.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Copy Location - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\graburl.htm
O9 - Extra button: Offline (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Add to Tr&usted Zone (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Add to R&estricted Zone (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Net2Phone (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Net2Phone (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .mov: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\PLUGINS\npqtplugin.dll
O12 - Plugin for .mid: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\PLUGINS\npqtplugin.dll
O12 - Plugin for .wav: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\PLUGINS\npqtplugin.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.space.com
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
--end paste--

47 Shots

[47 Shots]

HOLD THE PHONE!

Ignore that last Hijack log. I use a laptop and a desktop and switch often between them. I forgot that IE is not working on the LAPTOP. The log is from my desktop.

Let me boot up the laptop and repeat that on the right machine. :)

I get "47 Shots" at this, right?

[47 Shots]

Hey Pieter,

I booted the laptop, ran HijackThis, then thought I should try IE again just to double-check that it was still fnarked. It worked! Seems all that was need was a re-boot after using the Restore function.

Yes, I feel stupid. Let's see if I can find a face up there.. :-[

Thanks so much. Sorry to bother you!

47 Shots

[Pieter_Arntz]

Hi 47 Shots,

Glad to hear everything is fine.
Still 46 shots left and I checked the log of your desktop, which looks fine. ;)

Regards,

Pieter