I also want to add that I have read many other posts about the same problem. I would have taken the same steps, but in most cases they were different. I have tried many types of removal software. I recently bought this pc off of one of my friends who upgraded. He formatted and reinstalled windows. I am in the process of downloading some windows security updates and AVG virus software, I apologize for posting before I took these actions. I will repost HJT log when finished. Look forward to learning from you guys. Thanks.

After trying many of the solutions I can't get anything to work. I guess I could live with the dumb thing since I also have an SBC dsl browser. However I am still having problems that I can't fix besides this. Here is my updated HJT log after I made the above upgrades. Any help at all is much appreciated.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 7:39:31 PM, on 05/24/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\sdkvn.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\longinux\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = res://C:\WINDOWS\zzjxx.dll/sp.html#93256
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = http://dsl.sbc.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/cust.../www.yahoo.com
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O2 - BHO: Class - {B7B83230-6E91-B3C1-619A-54550AB911E0} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\atlqg32.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_3_12_0.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sdkvn.exe] C:\WINDOWS\sdkvn.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [sdkon32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\sdkon32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [netnr32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\netnr32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [ntnx32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntnx32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [ipwd.exe] C:\WINDOWS\ipwd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [appbf.exe] C:\WINDOWS\appbf.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [msph32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\msph32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [javawr.exe] C:\WINDOWS\javawr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [mfcjt32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\mfcjt32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [sysop32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysop32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [apijb.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\apijb.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [appnn32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\appnn32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [iedu.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\iedu.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [ntck32.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntck32.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE" /background
O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Login - {2499216C-4BA5-11D5-BD9C-000103C116D5} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\common\ylogin.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Login - {2499216C-4BA5-11D5-BD9C-000103C116D5} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\common\ylogin.dll
O9 - Extra button: ATI TV - {44226DFF-747E-4edc-B30C-78752E50CD0C} - C:\Program Files\ATI Multimedia\tv\EXPLBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {231B1C6E-F934-42A2-92B6-C2FEFEC24276} (yucsetreg Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\common\yucconfig.dll
O16 - DPF: {24311111-1111-1121-1111-111191113457} - file://c:\eied_s7.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\common\yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {33331111-1111-1111-1111-611111193457} - file://c:\ex.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...?1116965989827
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{79CB4995-E286-450A-B218-8C5BC13F8C9C}: NameServer = 67.36.13.26 66.73.20.40
O23 - Service: Network Security Service (NSS) ( 11Fßä#·ºÄÖ`I) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ieci32.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: X10 Device Network Service (x10nets) - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\ATIMUL~1\RemCtrl\x10nets.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: YPCService - Yahoo! Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\YPCSER~1.EXE