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I'm having trouble getting rid of the proseaching.com toolbar please help.

Thanks for all of your help

Phil K

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 1:38:47 AM, on 5/20/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

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\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control
Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\AccessDirect\dadapp.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update
Manager\sgtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\PCMService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\AccessDirect\DadTray.exe
C:\Program Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch
Jukebox\mmtask.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dell\EUSW\Support.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\WEBSHI~1\armytool.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program
Files\Dell\Support\Alert\bin\NotifyAlert.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\acsd.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\SAVScan.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Nick
Kousma\Desktop\HiJackThis\HijackThis.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://prosearching.com/passthrough/index.html?http://about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://www.dell4me.com/myway
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.dell4me.com/myway
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://www.dell4me.com/myway
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection
Wizard,Shellnext = http://www.dell4me.com/myway
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat
6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program
Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{549B5CA7-4A86-11D7-A4DF-000874180BB3} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper -
{BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program
Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio -
{8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} -
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus -
{42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program
Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIModeChange] Ati2mdxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPLpr] C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI
Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DadApp] C:\Program
Files\Dell\AccessDirect\dadapp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell QuickSet] C:\Program
Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StorageGuard] "C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDSentry]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCMService] "C:\Program
Files\Dell\Media Experience\PCMService.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mmtask] c:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox\mmtask.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DwlClient] C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Dell\EUSW\Support.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DeafCopy]
C:\PROGRA~1\WEBSHI~1\armytool.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft
Excel -
res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Research (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .tif: C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\PLUGINS\npqtplugin5.dll

philk
Newbie Poster
2 posts since May 2004
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
 

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' :

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://prosearching.com/passthrough...p://about:blank

O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{549B5CA7-4A86-11D7-A4DF-000874180BB3} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - (no file)

crunchie
Most Valuable Poster
Moderator
20,095 posts since Feb 2004
Reputation Points: 1,142
Solved Threads: 985
 

Ok so I deleted everything that you told me to. If I start hijackthis right after I have rebooted it shows everything as gone, but once i start IE R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://prosearching.com/passthrough/index.html?http://about:blank
come back. So here's a that I took after only opening IE on the computer.

Thanks for the help

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 11:01:35 AM, on 5/20/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\acsd.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\SAVScan.exe
C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control
Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\AccessDirect\dadapp.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\AccessDirect\DadTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update
Manager\sgtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\PCMService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch
Jukebox\mmtask.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dell\EUSW\Support.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program
Files\Dell\Support\Alert\bin\NotifyAlert.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\WEBSHI~1\armytool.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Nick
Kousma\Desktop\HiJackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://prosearching.com/passthrough/index.html?http://about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://www.dell4me.com/myway
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.dell4me.com/myway
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://www.dell4me.com/myway
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection
Wizard,Shellnext = http://www.dell4me.com/myway
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program
Files\Adobe\Acrobat
6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) -
{53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program
Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper -
{BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program
Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio -
{8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} -
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus -
{42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program
Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIModeChange] Ati2mdxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPLpr] C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI
Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DadApp] C:\Program
Files\Dell\AccessDirect\dadapp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell QuickSet] C:\Program
Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StorageGuard] "C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDSentry]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSentry.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCMService] "C:\Program
Files\Dell\Media Experience\PCMService.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mmtask] c:\Program
Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox\mmtask.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DwlClient] C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Dell\EUSW\Support.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DeafCopy]
C:\PROGRA~1\WEBSHI~1\armytool.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft
Excel -
res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Research (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .tif: C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\PLUGINS\npqtplugin5.dll

philk
Newbie Poster
2 posts since May 2004
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
 

Try it again in safe mode & see if it gets it. here's how.

crunchie
Most Valuable Poster
Moderator
20,095 posts since Feb 2004
Reputation Points: 1,142
Solved Threads: 985
 

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