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Post #1
Could someone please help?? Thanks

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 4:30:42 PM, on 4/2/04
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v5.50 SP1 (5.50.4522.1800)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\SYSAI\SYSAI.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL16.EXE
A:\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM/left.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.commonname.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.zestyfind.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.commonname.com/english/toolbar/sidebar.asp
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = res://C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL/sa
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.websearch.com/ie.aspx?tb_id=50032
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = http://www.websearch.com/ie.aspx?tb_id=50032
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,CustomizeSearch = res://C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL/sa
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972} - C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL
F1 - win.ini: run=hpfsched
O1 - Hosts: 65.120.116.172 mini.aimster.com
O1 - Hosts: 65.120.116.174 www.aimster.com
O1 - Hosts: 65.120.116.173 lite.aimster.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\COMPANION\INSTALLS\CPN\YCOMP5_3_16_0.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {A6475E6B-3C2E-4B1F-82FD-8F1C0B1D8AD0} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\TOOLBAR\BABEIE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1E1B2879-88FF-11D2-8D96-D7ACAC95951F} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\TOOLBAR\CNBARIE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6085FB5B-C281-4B9C-8E5D-D2792EA30D2F} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\NETPAL.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7DD896A9-7AEB-430F-955B-CD125604FDCB} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VEG32.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000EF1-34E3-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LWZ.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000000F1-34E3-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\FONE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {80672997-D58C-4190-9843-C6C61AF8FE97} - C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL16.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000273-8230-4DD4-BE4F-6889D1E74167} - C:\WINDOWS\HOST.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000000DA-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A4429EF1} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\EMESX.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYWAY\MYBAR\1.BIN\MYBAR.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C2-5297EF71F44A} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STLBUPDT.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5074851C-F67A-488E-A9C9-C244573F4068} - C:\WINDOWS\IEASST.DLL (file missing)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {01C5BF6C-E699-4CD7-BEA1-786FA05C83AB} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\SYSAI\APROPOSPLUGIN.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\NETWORK ESSENTIALS\V11\NE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {63B78BC1-A711-4D46-AD2F-C581AC420D41} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\WINTOOLS\BTIEIN.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972} - C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {27557cf1-a237-496d-8c8f-08f3844c6a8b} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\WHISTLESOFTWARE\WSELSERVICES\WHISTLEHELPER.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {04079851-5845-4dea-848C-3ECD647AA554} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYWAY\SRCHASTT\1.BIN\MYSRCHAS.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00A0A40C-F432-4C59-BA11-B25D142C7AB7} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\2IN188~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FCADDC14-BD46-408A-9842-CDBE1C6D37EB} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\TAGGER~2.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0982868C-47F0-4EFB-A664-C7B0B1015808} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\NEWADS~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {CC916B4B-BE44-4026-A19D-8C74BBD23361} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\METAHE~2.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B549456D-F5D0-4641-BCED-8648A0C13D83} - C:\WINDOWS\BrowserHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0BA1C6EB-D062-4E37-9DB5-B07743276324} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLIENTMAN\RUN\DNSREP13F4A6E5.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {447160CD-ECF5-4EA2-8A8A-1F70CA363F85} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLIENTMAN\RUN\BUNDLEAEF94639.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {94927A13-4AAA-476A-989D-392456427688} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLIENTMAN\RUN\URLCLI67806664.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {087173EF-9829-4F49-8340-A524177D3F60} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\INETP60.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0DDBB570-0396-44C9-986A-8F6F61A51C2F} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSIEFR40.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: CommonName - {A3E3F04C-F98C-4295-95EF-41C57425B077} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\TOOLBAR\CNBARIE.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: @msdxmLC.dll,-1@1033,&Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYWAY\MYBAR\1.BIN\MYBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Search - {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C2-5297EF71F44B} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STLBUPDT.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Search Toolbar - {339BB23F-A864-48C0-A59F-29EA915965EC} - C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\COMPANION\INSTALLS\CPN\YCOMP5_3_16_0.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Rundll32_8] rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\INETP60.DLL,DllRunServer
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Rundll32_7] rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSIEFR40.DLL,DllRunServer
O8 - Extra context menu item: Bookmark This Page - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\createbookmark.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add A Page Note - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\createnote.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Email This Link - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\emaillink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search using CommonName - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\navigate.htm
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Browser Pal Toolbar (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Dell Home (HKCU)
O11 - Options group: [CommonName] CommonName
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwa…ash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwa…director/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {33288993-5664-11D4-8B5B-00D0B73B3518} (ell Class) - http://www.ea.com/downloads/games/common/ieell.cab
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/200203…meInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {90A29DA5-D020-4B18-8660-6689520C7CD7} (DmiReader Class) - http://support.dell.com/us/en/systemprofiler/SysProfLcd.CAB
O16 - DPF: {597C45C2-2D39-11D5-8D53-0050048383FE} (OPUCatalog Class) - http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates/content/opuc.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst0401.cab
O16 - DPF: {4A3CF76B-EC7A-405D-A67D-8DC6B52AB35B} (QDiagAOLCCUpdateObj Class) - http://aolcc.aol.com/computercheckup/qdiagcc.cab
O16 - DPF: {DF6A0F17-0B1E-11D4-829D-00C04F6843FE} (Microsoft Office Tools on the Web Control) - http://dgl.microsoft.com/downloads/outc.cab
O16 - DPF: {10000273-8230-4DD4-BE4F-6889D1E74167} - http://download.abetterinternet.com/downlo…05/optimize.cab
O16 - DPF: {76D90D08-EAB7-46D8-BF99-87445BF59E72} (SystemInfo Class) - http://iwantdway.com/dwayready/dpcsysinfo.cab
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2004033…all/xscan53.cab
Post #2
You should really be running hijackthis from a folder on your C Drive. A bunch of backups will be created.

Close all windows and have hijackthis fix the following:

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM/left.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.commonname.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.zestyfind.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.commonname.com/english/toolbar/sidebar.asp
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = res://C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL/sa
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.websearch.com/ie.aspx?tb_id=50032
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = http://www.websearch.com/ie.aspx?tb_id=50032
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,CustomizeSearch = res://C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL/sa
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972} - C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {A6475E6B-3C2E-4B1F-82FD-8F1C0B1D8AD0} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\TOOLBAR\BABEIE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1E1B2879-88FF-11D2-8D96-D7ACAC95951F} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\TOOLBAR\CNBARIE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6085FB5B-C281-4B9C-8E5D-D2792EA30D2F} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\NETPAL.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7DD896A9-7AEB-430F-955B-CD125604FDCB} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VEG32.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000EF1-34E3-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LWZ.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000000F1-34E3-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\FONE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {80672997-D58C-4190-9843-C6C61AF8FE97} - C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL16.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000273-8230-4DD4-BE4F-6889D1E74167} - C:\WINDOWS\HOST.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000000DA-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A4429EF1} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\EMESX.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYWAY\MYBAR\1.BIN\MYBAR.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C2-5297EF71F44A} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STLBUPDT.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5074851C-F67A-488E-A9C9-C244573F4068} - C:\WINDOWS\IEASST.DLL (file missing)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {01C5BF6C-E699-4CD7-BEA1-786FA05C83AB} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\SYSAI\APROPOSPLUGIN.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\NETWORK ESSENTIALS\V11\NE.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {63B78BC1-A711-4D46-AD2F-C581AC420D41} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\WINTOOLS\BTIEIN.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972} - C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {27557cf1-a237-496d-8c8f-08f3844c6a8b} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\WHISTLESOFTWARE\WSELSERVICES\WHISTLEHELPER.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {04079851-5845-4dea-848C-3ECD647AA554} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYWAY\SRCHASTT\1.BIN\MYSRCHAS.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00A0A40C-F432-4C59-BA11-B25D142C7AB7} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\2IN188~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FCADDC14-BD46-408A-9842-CDBE1C6D37EB} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\TAGGER~2.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0982868C-47F0-4EFB-A664-C7B0B1015808} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\NEWADS~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {CC916B4B-BE44-4026-A19D-8C74BBD23361} - C:\PROGRA~1\CLIENT~1\RUN\METAHE~2.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B549456D-F5D0-4641-BCED-8648A0C13D83} - C:\WINDOWS\BrowserHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0BA1C6EB-D062-4E37-9DB5-B07743276324} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLIENTMAN\RUN\DNSREP13F4A6E5.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {447160CD-ECF5-4EA2-8A8A-1F70CA363F85} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLIENTMAN\RUN\BUNDLEAEF94639.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {94927A13-4AAA-476A-989D-392456427688} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLIENTMAN\RUN\URLCLI67806664.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {087173EF-9829-4F49-8340-A524177D3F60} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\INETP60.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0DDBB570-0396-44C9-986A-8F6F61A51C2F} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSIEFR40.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: CommonName - {A3E3F04C-F98C-4295-95EF-41C57425B077} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\TOOLBAR\CNBARIE.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYWAY\MYBAR\1.BIN\MYBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Search - {2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C2-5297EF71F44B} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STLBUPDT.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Search Toolbar - {339BB23F-A864-48C0-A59F-29EA915965EC} - C:\PROGRA~1\TOOLBAR\TOOLBAR.DLL

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Rundll32_8] rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\INETP60.DLL,DllRunServer
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Rundll32_7] rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSIEFR40.DLL,DllRunServer

O8 - Extra context menu item: Bookmark This Page - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\createbookmark.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add A Page Note - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\createnote.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Email This Link - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\emaillink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search using CommonName - C:\Program Files\CommonName\Toolbar\navigate.htm

O9 - Extra button: Browser Pal Toolbar (HKLM)

O11 - Options group: [CommonName] CommonName

O16 - DPF: {10000273-8230-4DD4-BE4F-6889D1E74167} - http://download.abetterinternet.com/downlo…05/optimize.cab

Reboot to safe mode and delete the following:

File C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\INETP60.DLL
File C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSIEFR40.DLL

Then reboot and Download ad-aware here -> http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=965718306

Before you scan with AdAware, check for updates of the reference file by using the "webupdate".

Then ……..

Make sure the following settings are made and on ——-"ON=GREEN"
From main window :Click "Start" then " Activate in-depth scan"

then……

click "Use custom scanning options>Customize" and have these options on: "Scan within archives" ,"Scan active processes","Scan registry", "Deep scan registry" ,"Scan my IE Favorites for banned URL" and "Scan my host-files"

then………

go to settings(the gear on top of AdAware)>Tweak>Scanning engine and tick "Unload recognized processes during scanning" ………..then…….."Cleaning engine" and "Let windows remove files in use at next reboot"

then…… click "proceed" to save your settings.

Now to scan it´s just to click the "Scan" button.

When scan is finished, mark everything for removal and get rid of it. .(Right-click the window and choose"select all" from the drop down menu) then press next and then say yes to the prompt, do you want to remove all these entries.

You need to visit the windows update site and get the latest critical updates. Your system is very out of date.
Post #3
Yellowhammer, Thank you very much for your help. Your advice was perfect. I did all that you said and everything seems to be fine now. Thanks again. :thumbup:
Post #4
Glad we could help :D

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