When I click on the IE icon, nothing happens, and when I click on windows explorer or any other folder shortcuts on the desktop, all the icons and even the taskbar disappears for a couple of seconds, and then reappears.
I have a lot of work and valuable IE Bookmarks/Favourites, so I can't afford to lose the ability to browse for my files. I'm using netscape right now to type this.
Nothing is lost. Nescape/Mozilla can import favorites from Internet Explorer, and Microsoft provides favtool.exe , which works both ways.
But these are only temporary solutions. Your long-term problem is a hijacker, Trojan, or Virus that's wedged its way into your desktop. This can happen because Internet Explorer is an integrated part of Windows. I can almost guarantee that you have Active Desktop turned on, and a hijacker running.
You are going to have to download and run HijackThis . Note: read the instructions on the linked page very carefully (the main download link is broken -- use one of the mirrors). Do not actually remove anything from your startup or Registry until you have posted the log that it generates and are given explicit instructions on what to remove. You should also read my article on this subject (in my signature below) followed by this article--that I was planning to write, but Grinler beat me to it :cheesy:.
TallCool1
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Important: Create a folder on the C: drive called C:\HJT.
You can do this by going to My Computer (Windows key+e) then double click on C: then right click and select New then Folder and name it HJT.
Unzip HijackThis into this folder. When you run HijackThis from this folder and have it "Fixed checked" it will create a backup file of modifications to use if restore is necessary. Please delete the old copy so it can't be used.
What problems are you having ?????
caperjack
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I don't see anything in the log to cause you problems, sorry !
Right click the mydocuments icons /properties is the target correct.
If you create a new shortcut icon does it work
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my life's been a living hell for the past few days with this computer problem.
I see your problem. You haveWindowBlinds installed, a clever hack that wedges into the desktop. You have two hijackers: MyWebSearch and HungryHands. The result is massive confusion as the hijackers don't "understand" WindowBlinds.
To start, you need to boot into Safe Mode and disable WindowBlinds/CursorXP, then boot into the normal desktop and run
Ad-Aware and/or Spybot - Search & Destroy . Be sure to update the detection data files before running either program.
After your scan(s), re-run HjT and see if the following have been removed:
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = about:blank
O2 - BHO: MyWebSearch Search Assistant BHO - {00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D} - C:\Program
Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\1.bin\MWSSRCAS.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BCF96FB4-5F1B-497B-AECC-910304A55011} - C:\WINDOWS\hhU.dll
Here's one that should be removed, as well:
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
You can read more in my articles and links. See my signature below.
TallCool1
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You have the peper trojan. Download the removal tool from http://www.memorywatcher.com/uninst.exe & let it do it's thing. There will be no dialogue. Note that you must be online when you run the tool for it to be effective. You must then reboot your computer.
Download & instal Adaware from http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=506
& update it B4 scanning.
In settings under 'scanning,' have it set to
'scan within archives,'
'scan active processes,'
'scan registry,'
'deepscan registry'
'scan my IE Favourites for banned URL's,'
'scan my host's file.'
Also in tweaks under 'cleaning engine' set it to 'Automatically try to unregister objects prior to deletion.'
Remove what it finds by placing a check in the box to the left of the object.
Download & instal Spybot S&D from http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download Update it B4 scanning. Go into settings & have it check for Beta releases also & download if available.
After the scan is complete, have spybot fix everything marked RED.
On the page that first opens when you start Spybot there is an option to immunise, you should do this. In the immunise section there is also a link to download Spywareblaster. Download that & you can keep it updated by selecting the same link that you use to download it.
Then post another log as there will be more to do.
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