Hello, first of all I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my post. I am a novice computer user and a mom of 2. My son who is 14 likes to download music ect...well this has become a very big problem. The main problem at the moment is the Prosearching.com that has taken over my homepage. I have downloaded HJT, cwshredder, spybot, cookiewall etc. and still cannot get rid of it. I did a search in your forum and did find alot of answers, but Im not sure on what Im doing and what to look for etc. I have a HJT log if you would like to see it.

I printed out the directions for the safe mode, tried to get into my task manager and when I do "ctrl" "alt" +"del" nothing happens? Im sure that is a problem also.

Please let me know if you would like to see my HJT log and possibly help me out?

Thanks so much
Renee

I would love to do it. Will give directions now to ensure there are no hiccups.

unzip hijackthis it into it's own, permanent folder, (Not a temporary folder or the desktop & not directly on your hard drive). Start HJT & with all browser windows closed, press the scan button. When the scan is finished the scan button will change to save. Save the log to a text file, copy the entire contents of the text file & paste it into the body of your post. DO NOT FIX ANYTHING YET. Most of what is there is harmless & even necessary to the running of your system.

So I should save HJT to a disk and run it from there? It is currently in the winzip temp. folder.

Renee

When crunchie said: "not directly on your hard drive", he meant not in the root (C:) directory. Create a C:\HijackThis folder or something like that and save HJT there.

Okay, I put HJT into its own folder, went into safe mode and ran HJT. Checked the boxes that said "prosearching.com" and deleted them. Restarted computer and it still is showing up. Here is the current HJT log.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 10:28:12 AM, on 5/23/04
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\MSTASK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\NETWORK ASSOCIATES\MCAFEE VIRUSSCAN\VSHWIN32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HPSYSDRV.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MEDIASCAPE\ONE-TOUCH MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD\KEYBDMGR.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ACCESSRAMP\MCIWORLD\ARMON32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\LOADQM.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MEDIA STATION, INC\MEDIAREMOTE PLAYER\SPURT.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MEDIASCAPE\ONE-TOUCH MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD\MMKEYBD.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\MEDIAS~1\ONSCRE~1\OSD.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USBMONIT.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\LITEEQSUPPORT\DOWNLOADFRAG.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\CWD3DSND.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\OSA.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\KODAK\KODAK EASYSHARE SOFTWARE\BIN\EASYSHARE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\KODAK\KODAK SOFTWARE UPDATER\7288971\PROGRAM\BACKWEB-7288971.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\HIJACKTHIS\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = prosearching.com
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = about:blank
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4BCF322B-9621-4e90-9678-F1424EB7584E} - C:\WINDOWS\UDPMOD.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {75416980-2457-4490-ED94-EC671F6E49D2} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ONCEFORDBONE\BYTE SIZE.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: BirdSkip - {BDD8FC9C-BF51-5E23-2558-59F8E7A9E614} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ONCEFORDBONE\BYTE SIZE.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] c:\windows\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VsecomrEXE] C:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee VirusScan\VSECOMR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpsysdrv] c:\windows\system\hpsysdrv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Keyboard Manager] C:\Program Files\Mediascape\One-touch Multimedia Keyboard\KeybdMgr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AccessRampMonitor] C:\PROGRAM FILES\ACCESSRAMP\MCIWORLD\ARMon32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Vshwin32EXE] C:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee VirusScan\VSHWIN32.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [spurt] C:\Program Files\Media Station, Inc\MediaRemote Player\spurt.exe -NoPersist
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mdac_runonce] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\runonce.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StillImageMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [USBMonit.exe] "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USBMonit.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Gene USB Monitor] c:\windows\SYSTEM\USBMonit.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Defy cdrom] C:\PROGRA~1\LITEEQ~1\downloadfrag.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [EncMonitor] C:\Program Files\Encompass\Monitor.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [RNBOStart] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT\SENTSTRT.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] mstask.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Vshwin32EXE] C:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee VirusScan\VSHWIN32.EXE
O4 - Startup: Crystal 3D Audio Control.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\CWD3DSND.EXE
O4 - Startup: Office Startup.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE
O4 - Startup: Microsoft Find Fast.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe
O4 - Startup: Kodak EasyShare software.lnk = C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
O4 - Startup: KODAK Software Updater.lnk = C:\Program Files\Kodak\KODAK Software Updater\7288971\Program\backWeb-7288971.exe
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...sh/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {B3AA2F6B-6BAF-11D3-BA05-00C0F0322972} - http://209.132.223.150/chain1/downlo...nsored_Sex.exe
O16 - DPF: {1B77F337-2C1E-4D52-88F7-AAEE5BFB6F5B} - http://www.netbroadcaster.com/player/MovieNetworks1.exe
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...irector/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {0E5F0222-96B9-11D3-8997-00104BD12D94} (PCPitstop Utility) - http://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/PCPitStop.CAB
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...065.7083449074
O16 - DPF: {33564D57-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...22/wmv9VCM.CAB
O16 - DPF: {9FC5238F-12C4-454F-B1B5-74599A21DE47} (Webshots Photo Uploader) - http://community.webshots.com/html/WSPhotoUploader.CAB

Reboot into safe mode & Close all (browser) windows & rescan with hijackthis. When the scan is finished place a check in the box to the left of the following entries & click 'fix checked' : (very important that no other windows are open or nothing will be fixed)

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://prosearchin
are\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = prosearching.com
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = about:blank

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4BCF322B-9621-4e90-9678-F1424EB7584E} - C:\WINDOWS\UDPMOD.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {75416980-2457-4490-ED94-EC671F6E49D2} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ONCEFORDBONE\BYTE SIZE.DLL

O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: BirdSkip - {BDD8FC9C-BF51-5E23-2558-59F8E7A9E614} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ONCEFORDBONE\BYTE SIZE.DLL

O16 - DPF: {B3AA2F6B-6BAF-11D3-BA05-00C0F0322972} - http://209.132.223.150/chain1/downl...ensored_Sex.exe
O16 - DPF: {1B77F337-2C1E-4D52-88F7-AAEE5BFB6F5B} - http://www.netbroadcaster.com/player/MovieNetworks1.exe

Delete this folder:

C:\PROGRAM FILES\ONCEFORDBONE<<<<

Reboot normally.