Hi, i have a problem, whenver i enter a domain name, that doesn't exist, i get redirected to "search.xrenoder.com" instead of "auto.search.msn.com", i have already downloaded HijackThis, but i don't know which items to check and remove. Would be great, if somebody could help me out. Here's my HijackThis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.94.0 Scan saved at 10:09:44, on 01.06.03 Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL=http://searchbar.findthewebsiteyouneed.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar=http://www.couldnotfind.com/search_page.html?&account_id=129193 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page=http://www.couldnotfind.com/search_page.html?&account_id=129193 R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page=http://www.raging.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant=http://www.couldnotfind.com/search_page.html?&account_id=129193 R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page=c:\windows\SYSTEM\blank.htm N1 - Netscape 4: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.raging.com"); (C:\Programme\Netscape\Users\default\prefs.js) O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.50 msn.com O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.50 search.msn.com O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.50 auto.search.msn.com O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.46 thehun.net O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.46 www.thehun.net O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.46 thehun.com O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.46 www.thehun.com O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.46 worldsex.com O1 - Hosts: 193.125.201.46 www.worldsex.com O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1678F7E1-C422-11D0-AD7D-00400515CAAA} - (no file) O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAMME\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX O3 - Toolbar: ISTbar - {5F1ABCDB-A875-46c1-8345-B72A4567E486} - C:\ISTBAR\ISTBAR.DLL (file missing) O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] c:\windows\taskmon.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OEMCleanup] C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\OEMRESET.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiPTA] Atiptaxx.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiCwd32] Aticwd32.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiQiPcl] AtiQiPcl.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVPCC] C:\Programme\Kaspersky Anti-Virus\avpcc.exe /wait O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVCLOCK] rundll32 nvclock.dll,fnNvclock O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EnsoniqMixer] starter.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [F-STOPW.EXE] C:\Programme\FSI\F-Prot\F-STOPW.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [XupiterCfgLoader] C:\Programme\Xupiter\XTCfgLoader.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [rb32 lptt01] "c:\program files\rb32\rb32.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IST Service] C:\Programme\ISTsvc\istsvc.exe O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [ATIPOLAB] ati2evxx.exe O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [AVPCC Service] C:\Programme\Kaspersky Anti-Virus\avpcc.exe /Service O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] mstask.exe O4 - Startup: Erinnerungen für Microsoft Works-Kalender.lnk = C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\wkcalrem.exe O4 - Startup: Watchdog.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\TWAIN\A4s2\Watchdog.exe O4 - Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Programme\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE O4 - Startup: Encoder Agent.lnk = C:\Programme\Windows Media Components\Encoder\WMENCAGT.EXE O9 - Extra button: Net2Phone (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Net2Phone (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM) O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {15C3C7A4-9676-11D3-9799-0060087190B9} - http://www.media18.de/spezial/active2.exe O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab O16 - DPF: {03F998B2-0E00-11D3-A498-00104B6EB52E} (MetaStreamCtl Class) - https://components.viewpoint.com/MTSInstallers/MetaStream3.cab O16 - DPF: {6B4788E2-BAE8-11D2-A1B4-00400512739B} (PWMediaSendControl Class) - http://216.249.24.140/code/PWActiveXImgCtl.CAB O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab O16 - DPF: {018B7EC3-EECA-11D3-8E71-0000E82C6C0D} (Installer Class) - http://www.xxxtoolbar.com/ist/softwares/v3.0/0006.cab
Hi Balb, To start with, delete your hosts file or rename it to hosts.bak. You can find your hosts file for Windows 95/98/ Me here c:\windows\hosts Next check the following items in HijackThis. Close all IE, OE and explorer Windows, and click Fix checked: R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar=http://www.couldnotfind.com/search_page.html?&account_id=129193 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page=http://www.couldnotfind.com/search_page.html?&account_id=129193 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant=http://www.couldnotfind.com/search_page.html?&account_id=129193 O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1678F7E1-C422-11D0-AD7D-00400515CAAA} - (no file) O3 - Toolbar: ISTbar - {5F1ABCDB-A875-46c1-8345-B72A4567E486} - C:\ISTBAR\ISTBAR.DLL (file missing) O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OEMCleanup] C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\OEMRESET.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [XupiterCfgLoader] C:\Programme\Xupiter\XTCfgLoader.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [rb32 lptt01] "c:\program files\rb32\rb32.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IST Service] C:\Programme\ISTsvc\istsvc.exe O4 - Startup: Erinnerungen für Microsoft Works-Kalender.lnk = C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\wkcalrem.exe O4 - Startup: Encoder Agent.lnk = C:\Programme\Windows Media Components\Encoder\WMENCAGT.EXE O16 - DPF: {15C3C7A4-9676-11D3-9799-0060087190B9} - http://www.media18.de/spezial/active2.exe O16 - DPF: {018B7EC3-EECA-11D3-8E71-0000E82C6C0D} (Installer Class) - http://www.xxxtoolbar.com/ist/softwares/v3.0/0006.cab Reboot after doing so, preferably into safe mode and manually delete the following folders (if still present) c:\program files\rb32 C:\Programme\ISTsvc Then download Spybot - Search & Destroy After installing, first press Online, and search for, put a check mark at, and install all updates. Next, close all IE windows, hit 'Check for Problems', and have SpyBot remove all it marks in red. Regards, Pieter