Just.some.guy wrote:
> Every time I use Internet Explorer OR Firefox and go to a website, another
> page will open up as well. It can be something touting car insurance, life
> insurance...you get my drift...someone trying to sell something. I haven't
> opened up any executible files recently, I don't even use this computer
> that often, it is my laptop and I usually use my desktop. It is a Gateway,
> running Premium SP1. I have Mcafee Security suite, spybot,(just added
> AFTER problem) and Windows Defender. I was wondering if this is a case of
> hijacking? I downloaded *Hijack this* and this is the logfile, although it
> might as well be written in martian to me...I don't understand a thing!
(snip HJT log)
You apparently have picked up some malware, but we don't analyze HijackThis
logs here in the MS newsgroups. It takes a great deal of time and expertise
to do that and you won't get the attention you need here. I'll give you
some general malware removal steps to go through and also links to
specialty forums where you can post your HJT log and get guided help.
Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do
all scans in Safe Mode. Please see the special Notes regarding using
Multi_AV in Vista.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://tinyurl.com/yoeru3 - download link and more instructions
When all else fails, get guided help. Choose one of the specialty forums
listed at the end of this post (in no particular order). Register and read
its posting FAQ. DO NOT POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm - HijackThis tutorial by Merijn
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial=42 - another
tutorial
http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and
the stickies *first*.
http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html http://castlecops.com/forum67.html http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/...splay.php?f=25 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malwa..._Here-f37.html http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum...?showforum=170 http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
If you can't do the work yourself (and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea), take the machine to a professional computer repair
shop (not your local equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be
aware that not all local shops are skilled at removing malware and even if
they are, your computer may be so infested that Windows will need to be
clean-installed. If possible, have all your data backed up before you take
the machine into a shop.
Malke
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