Re: Some images displayed while others are not .....Help!

Hi storm :-)

You may have a malware variant that can replicate itself over and over if
not properly cleaned. I suggest that you do the following:

Download, install and run these in Safe Mode with Hidden files enabled:

AdAware SE - Update immediately after installing
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button
SpyBot S &D - Update immediately after installing
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
SpyBot S and D Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial43.html

How to Restart in Safe Mode
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406
How to Show Hidden Files
http://snipurl.com/6rl8

Download and install HiJackThis. This step is one of the most important.
Follow all instructions carefully. This program should be run in Normal
mode. After running the above programs, restart your computer and let it
load in a normal manner and then run HTJ from the Icon on your desktop.

How to download and install HiJackThis: Win 98-XP
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html

Please.. DO NOT post your log HiJackThis log to this newsgroup. It is
important that you go to one of the HiJackThis Support Forums below and
allow the experts there to analyze it for you.:
AumHa HiJackThis Forum
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://castlecops.com/forums.html
to allow the experts there to evaluate your log and advise you of any
necessary steps to clean your system.
(Note: You will have to Register before posting on these Forums. Please
follow all posting instructions carefully to avoid having your log deleted
or ignored.

Please post the link to your post at the forum where you post your log back
here in this thread so that we can follow along.

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
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"storm" <stormdancer_36@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A2D5BA0C-EC3B-4B88-BE8F-E0CCD581240A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ok I had this problem fixed or so I thought. I had used system restore to
> fix
> it twice but it keeps coming back. To determine what is causing this to
> happen I have disabled .. my pop up blocker, my firewall, my antivirus, my
> spyware program and have changed my internet options for security and
> privacy
> to the lowest settings. The only thing I havent done is disable java. With
> everything disabled and set at the minimum settings, I am still getting
> images that will appear on pages while other images on the same page will
> not, they either appear as red x's or have a message that says "the page
> cannot be displayed" most of the images that I seem to have this problem
> with
> are animated rotating images or ads/ banners on webpages. Its not
> happening
> on specific web sites, its happening on all websites that I go to
> including
> msn.com, microsoft.com, pogo.com, google.com, yahoo.com and any other site
> I
> go to. Java has been uninstalled and reinstalled several times, I have
> uninstalled java and gone to these sites to see if it was a java problem
> but
> of course anything needing java is not showing up as well as the same
> images
> that dont show up with it installed. At this point I dont have any more
> ideas
> on how to fix this. I have been reading alot of other posts that seem to
> be
> having the same problem so now I am beginning to wonder if its not some
> kind
> of malware that hasnt been detected yet since all virus scans and spyware
> scans come up clean. Hope someone can help me get this fixed.
>
> "storm" wrote:
>
>> I am running win xp home on a Dell C400 Latitude laptop with a Mobile
>> Intel
>> Pen 3 CPU-M, 1000Mhz, 256 mb ram. I use Microsoft AntiSpyware, Microsoft
>> Firewall and use eTrust Anti Virus. I also have Yahoo tool bar which is
>> disabled and Yahoo companion has been uninstalled, Macromedia flash and
>> shockwave were uninstalled and reinstalled serveral times as was Sun
>> Java.
>> The problem I am having is with every web page I go to including
>> Microsoft.com, some images will appear on my screen but others on the
>> same
>> page will not. I either get the famous red x's and/or "The page cannot be
>> displayed" error message. This has been happening for the past 3 days. I
>> do
>> not have Toggle Images.exe installed, all security and privacy settings
>> in
>> Internet Options are set at the default settings of medium, I use MSN
>> dial up
>> for my ISP which does have web accelerator available for download but I
>> have
>> not downloaded it. I have tried to fix the problem by using the
>> suggestions
>> in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807 but these suggestions have
>> not
>> worked either. I am at my wits end! I have run virus and spyware scans
>> with
>> my installed programs and free ones offered by other sites and all come
>> up
>> clean. Why all of a sudden does it appear as if I have an ad blocker
>> turned
>> on? Does Microsoft's Firewall or AntiSpyware have an ad blocker that I
>> havent
>> found yet? Can anyone help me get this fixed? Thanks for any assitance
>> that
>> you can give me. At this point after trying everything that I have read
>> that
>> should fix this problem with no results I am about ready to give up on
>> ever
>> fixing it.


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