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I need some expert help (obviously or I wouldn't be here). I have done the AVG/SpyBot/AdAware tests, as well as the new AVG spyware product and I still have two issues. One is that the Explorer home page is always www.msn.com, even after trying to change it and the other is that the above mentioned programs find something called SpyFalcon and all claim to get rid of it but it keeps coming up in the checks. Not sure if the are related. Here's the Hijack log Thanks, jwg Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:20:52 PM, on 10/24/2006 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\DVDRAMSV.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\GEARSec.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost\Agent\PQV2iSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\SavRoam.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TME3\Tmesrv31.exe C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\NDSTray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\TPSMain.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoomingHook.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Zooming Utility\SmoothView.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Accessibility\FnKeyHook.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Bay Service\BaySrvis.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TME3\TMERzCtl.EXE C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TME3\TMEEJME.EXE C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apntex.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\ltmoh\Ltmoh.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\TPSBattM.exe C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\TCtrlIOHook.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Controls\TFncKy.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\TDuPHook.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost\Agent\GhostTray.exe C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeperUI.exe C:\Program Files\Toshiba\DualPointUtility\TEDTray.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\VPTray.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\toscdspd.exe C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RAMASST.exe C:\Program Files\SpamPal\spampal.exe C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SSU.EXE C:\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O2 - BHO: AcroIEToolbarHelper Class - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] "RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] "nwiz.exe" /install O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] "C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NDSTray.exe] NDSTray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPSMain] TPSMain.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoomingHook] ZoomingHook.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SmoothView] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Zooming Utility\SmoothView.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HWSetup] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Applet\HWSetup.exe" hwSetUP O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TOSHIBA Accessibility] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Accessibility\FnKeyHook.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Bay Service] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Bay Service\BaySrvis.exe" Run O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TMESRV.EXE] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TME3\TMESRV31.EXE" /Logon O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TMERzCtl.EXE] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TME3\TMERzCtl.EXE" /Service O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SVPWUTIL] "C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Windows Utilities\SVPWUTIL.exe" SVPwUTIL O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LtMoh] "C:\\Program Files\\ltmoh\\Ltmoh.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TCtryIOHook] TCtrlIOHook.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TFncKy] TFncKy.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DPED] TDuPHook.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DpUtil] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\DualPointUtility\TEDTray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Norton Ghost 9.0] "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost\Agent\GhostTray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpySweeper] "C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeperUI.exe" /startintray O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CeEKEY] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\VPTray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] %SystemRoot%\system32\mobsync.exe /logon O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] "C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe" /STARTUP O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [TOSCDSPD] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\toscdspd.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - Startup: SpamPal.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpamPal\spampal.exe O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe O4 - Global Startup: RAMASST.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\system32\RAMASST.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\npjpi150_06.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\npjpi150_06.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.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 O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = krueger.local O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = krueger.local O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = krueger.local O20 - Winlogon Notify: NavLogon - C:\WINDOWS\system32\NavLogon.dll O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WRLogonNTF.dll O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - Anti-Malware Development a.s. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe O23 - Service: ConfigFree Service (CFSvcs) - TOSHIBA CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Definition Watcher (DefWatch) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe O23 - Service: DVD-RAM_Service - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\DVDRAMSV.exe O23 - Service: GEARSecurity - GEAR Software - C:\WINDOWS\System32\GEARSec.exe O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE O23 - Service: Norton Ghost - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost\Agent\PQV2iSvc.exe O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe O23 - Service: SAVRoam (SavRoam) - symantec - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\SavRoam.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe O23 - Service: Symantec SPBBCSvc (SPBBCSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe O23 - Service: Tmesrv3 (Tmesrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TME3\Tmesrv31.exe" /Service (file missing) O23 - Service: Webroot Spy Sweeper Engine (WebrootSpySweeperService) - Webroot Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
Ignore this post. I've made a mistake on the hijack part and am dealing with the Spyfalcon issue. If I don't get it resolved, I'll repost a new thread. Cheers, John

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