I realize that rundll32.exe is a system folder, but when I was in msconfig for the start up items, there are now 3 entries that call on rundll32.exe . I'm pretty sure that none of them were there...

Ok, I downloaded AntiVir and ran it 3 times, twice in normal mode and once in safe mode. In the settings menu I configured it to check for everything except for games. It found 3 trojan horses and...

Ok I did everything you said. It's still not letting IE access the internet. Zone Alarm gave me the notification (when I opened HiJack this ... it's usually when I open IE) that said "Run a DLL as...

I saw your "help yourself" thread and realized all the startup programs had to be checked. Here's my new hijack this log.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 5:19:40 PM, on 12/09/04...

OK so the file that IE is directed to is C:\Windows\System\Shdoclc.dll
I opened this file in Wordpad and it seemed to be just the error page for IE that says "This page cannot be displayed"...

The blank above is "DSO exploit".

I ran some online Trojan detector programs which found nothing.

I also checked the Startup Files in msconfig. Now the only startup files that I have checked...

Hi! I'm using Windows 98 and a few days ago I started getting many popups from sites such as "ads1.revenue.net" and "ad-a-w-a-r-e.???". I have Zone Alarm, AVG and Ad-aware on my computer. I also...