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Right, I've avast, f-prot, f-prot for dos, antivir and Spybot S&D. None of them can find anything. Yet this ad is still here. The one that crashes the system.
IE has got to the point where I had to download Netscape to access the net. I used S&D to disable anything dodgy in the startup but one keeps coming back: A program called automove.exe which has the value Adstartup. IE seems to crash when it tries to connect to any ad sites(within a page). Netscape seems stable (surprise sursprise) but I need to know what is going on.
IE has got to the point where I had to download Netscape to access the net. I used S&D to disable anything dodgy in the startup but one keeps coming back: A program called automove.exe which has the value Adstartup. IE seems to crash when it tries to connect to any ad sites(within a page). Netscape seems stable (surprise sursprise) but I need to know what is going on.
Try running Hijackthis from
www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Sounds like you might have bxxx5.dll loading somewhere.
Post the logs on one of the merijn forums or here and I'll take a look at it.
Neil
www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Sounds like you might have bxxx5.dll loading somewhere.
Post the logs on one of the merijn forums or here and I'll take a look at it.
Neil
Cheers chaps. I saved all my stuff to DVD and decided to start again.
I done a soft format and then installed XP pro. I'm still having the problems
. I can't find where to low level format from BIOS. Any way round it?
The homepage is now stuck at http://searchcentral.cc/index.php?v=4&aff=4424
I done a soft format and then installed XP pro. I'm still having the problems
. I can't find where to low level format from BIOS. Any way round it? The homepage is now stuck at http://searchcentral.cc/index.php?v=4&aff=4424
Not sure what you mean by soft format. If its an IDE disk you won't find a format in the BIOS these days. Using the XP install disk you can remove the partition and recreate and then do a format (not quick) on the new partition then install xp. If you are using a recovery disk from some manufacturer then go for the one that sounds like you will loose all your data on your disk. Some have a sort of preserve data recovery.
Your real problem sounds like you have CoolWebSearch.
go here
www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
and get cwshredder. Then run and do a fix. Take note of any versions it finds as you may need to do some manual removal.
rerun after fix to make sure
Your real problem sounds like you have CoolWebSearch.
go here
www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
and get cwshredder. Then run and do a fix. Take note of any versions it finds as you may need to do some manual removal.
rerun after fix to make sure
Malman, sorry I didn't reply earlier, I have been in Glastonbury. And some other place with elves and tunnels 
Anyway, it seems you were spot on but the program will not get rid of it. It finds it, says it is getting rid. Then when I try again it says clean. When I reboot though it is back!
I don't mind reformatting but doing it from command prompt doesn't work. How do I properly format the disk? Or any other fix you may know of?
Cheers,
John
Anyway, it seems you were spot on but the program will not get rid of it. It finds it, says it is getting rid. Then when I try again it says clean. When I reboot though it is back!
I don't mind reformatting but doing it from command prompt doesn't work. How do I properly format the disk? Or any other fix you may know of?
Cheers,
John
There will be an exe or dll loading that is putting the registry entries back in on reboot. If you post the hijack this log I might be able to spot it. You then boot to safe mode and remove the dll/exe then run the fix and that should do it unless you have the realyellow page variant which is a bitch to remove.
Sometimes running the fix when booted into safe mode gets better results.
If you want to (give in
) blank it and start again. Insert the XP CD and boot from it. select to repair the install but choose the recovery console you should then get a command prompt. help ill give you a list of commands. Format and fdisk are available from the prompt. format /? should show help on the format command.
Never used XP format but I'll guess
Format c: /u
will do it.
PS
hope you enjoyed glastonbury - looked a bit muddy. I've never been but I was there in spirit (while sat on nice leather sofa with cold beer in hand flicking channels between bbc2 and bbc3)
Sometimes running the fix when booted into safe mode gets better results.
If you want to (give in
) blank it and start again. Insert the XP CD and boot from it. select to repair the install but choose the recovery console you should then get a command prompt. help ill give you a list of commands. Format and fdisk are available from the prompt. format /? should show help on the format command. Never used XP format but I'll guess
Format c: /u
will do it.
PS
hope you enjoyed glastonbury - looked a bit muddy. I've never been but I was there in spirit (while sat on nice leather sofa with cold beer in hand flicking channels between bbc2 and bbc3)
Oohh no you've broke the gassing station.
I think you've posted some HTML in your post try editing it out.
Descrambling what you have posted it looks like something has put some nasty sites in your trusted zones so that if you go there you won't get any security warnings from IE.
Right click IE then select properties, select the security tab then click on trusted site(big green tick) click on the sites button and see whats in there. remove anything that looks dodgy, obviously
Neil
PS nice delta. I hadn't seen one for ages then saw a really nice one in Newcastle the other day which started me thinking hmmm second car?. Few years back I came really close to buying an black EVO.
>> Edited by malman on Tuesday 29th June 17:25
>> Edited by malman on Tuesday 29th June 17:30
I think you've posted some HTML in your post try editing it out.
Descrambling what you have posted it looks like something has put some nasty sites in your trusted zones so that if you go there you won't get any security warnings from IE.
Right click IE then select properties, select the security tab then click on trusted site(big green tick) click on the sites button and see whats in there. remove anything that looks dodgy, obviously
Neil
PS nice delta. I hadn't seen one for ages then saw a really nice one in Newcastle the other day which started me thinking hmmm second car?
. Few years back I came really close to buying an black EVO. >> Edited by malman on Tuesday 29th June 17:25
>> Edited by malman on Tuesday 29th June 17:30
Right, I've taken out the log as it was that causing the problem. I had already checked there and there are no sites in the zone. Is there any chance I can email the spybot log to you so that you can take a look for me?
As for the Delta, of course you should get one as a second car! The nice ones are gorgeous and the good ones aren't as lemony as people try to make out. Besides, do you not like going fast when it's damp too?
Nice Cerby by the way, my next car when the money comes along
As for the Delta, of course you should get one as a second car! The nice ones are gorgeous and the good ones aren't as lemony as people try to make out. Besides, do you not like going fast when it's damp too?
Nice Cerby by the way, my next car when the money comes along
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