Re: Control Panel

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/02/04


Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 04:29:09 -0500

Most welcome, Frank. Glad to hear all is well. Thanks for the feedback.
:o)

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All the Best,
Kelly
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"Frank" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2443901c45f46$58c8f190$a501280a@phx.gbl...
Thank You very much.
The program called Hyjack This found the Problem.
It seemed that there were several registry keys that made
the home page change. I removed them and now there are no
problems.
Thanks
Frank
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Frank,
>
>This is a symptom of spyware, etc that Ad-Aware has
corrected from many.
>However, at times it takes the combo listed here.  Run
all of these and let
>us know how it goes from there.
>
>Cleaning Up XP:  http://www.kellys-korner-
xp.com/xp_c.htm#cleanup
>
>-- 
>All the Best,
>Kelly
>
>Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>
>Troubleshooting Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
>
>"Frank" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:2421401c45f2e$df2a9260$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Also Whenever I load control Panel on the 1st time My
>> Taskbar disappears and then comes back after about 4
sec
>> and no control panel loads. If I go into it a second
time
>> it loads.
>> ********************************
>> I Dont know if Its related to:
>> -
>> Yesterday my home page changed to a random site and it
>> was changed in my IE SETTINGS to some search site.
>> Also I got a sekdialer.exe (Yesterday) and deleted the
>> files that It created on that day + time(in
C:/Windows).
>> some names were:
>> sekdialer.exe
>> mstasks1.exe
>> mstasks2.exe
>> mstasks3.exe
>> Which I deleted. I scanned my Computer with NAV2004
Anti-
>> Virus found nothing else. Scanned for Spyware with Ad-
>> Aware and SpyBot S&D. Both found nothing. I also
Cleared
>> my cookies/Temp Internet Files/History. I then shut
down
>> my computer. Then today The home page changed again to
>> the search site even though I had
>> No SPYWARE/VIRUSES/COOKIES/TEMP INTERNET FILES/HISTORY
>> It did not change it under the IE Settings I opened IE
>> the First time like yesterday when it done this and on
>> the second time it went to another site and the third
>> time it went to my home page.
>> http://try-this-search.com/ Is the site it trys to go
to
>> (Which seems to not be a real site)
>>
********************************************************
>> I have Used The Following
>> Windows Update (All Updates)
>> Ad-Aware (Found Nothing)
>> Spybot S&D (Found Nothing)
>> CWSHREDDER (Found Nothing)
>> NAV2004 Anti-Virus (Found Nothing)
>> All programs are fully updates.
>>
>> Found No Fix for Either.
>
>
>.
> 


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