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IE windows opening and directing me to ad sites...


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Birdienumnums

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hi!

I have followed the instructions in the intro page and have successfully used the following tools:
AdAware
CWShredder
Spybot
Tds

I have also scanned for viruses using my virus program: eTrust EZarmor
and I have also used the follwoing web-based virus scanners:
Panda Scan
and
Trend Micro housecall

I have run all of these applications at least twice, and I have yet to get a clean bill from them all. TDS, EZarmor, AdAware, and Spybit have given clean bills of health... but not after I reboot. Every single one of the programs came up with SOMETHING, and they were usually all different. Needless to say, as a relative novice, I am freaking out!

Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a million in advance!

Here is the Hijack This logfile:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 4:21:37 AM, on 4/9/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVTray.exe
D:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVRID.exe
D:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\AudioHQ\AHQTB.EXE
D:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
D:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource\Detector\CTDetect.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
D:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\VetMsg.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\MsPMSPSv.exe
D:\Program Files\GetRight\GETRIGHT.EXE
D:\Program Files\GetRight\GETRIGHT.EXE
D:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
D:\Documents and Settings\Tom.BIRDIENUMNUMS\Desktop\backups\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://us.f138.mail....d=71j3ql7ssk7v8
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
O1 - Hosts: 64.91.255.87 www.dcsresearch.com
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "D:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CaAvTray] "D:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CAVRID] "D:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\CAVRID.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AudioHQ] D:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\AudioHQ\AHQTB.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] D:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Geek Superhero] D:\Program Files\Geek Superhero\GeekSuperhero.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "D:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Creative Detector] D:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource\Detector\CTDetect.exe /R
O4 - Global Startup: GetRight - Tray Icon.lnk = D:\Program Files\GetRight\getright.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with GetRight - D:\Program Files\GetRight\GRdownload.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with GetRight Browser - D:\Program Files\GetRight\GRbrowse.htm
O9 - Extra button: Bug Swatter Options - {99FEA1A2-7881-11D1-A9E2-00403320FCF2} - D:\Program Files\Geek Superhero\GeekSuperheroX.dll
O9 - Extra button: Popup Slapdown Options - {A1100DDB-B277-4CAA-A640-B299D79FE25E} - D:\Program Files\Geek Superhero\GeekSuperheroX.dll
O9 - Extra button: Phishing Net Options - {B1100DDB-B277-4CAA-A640-B299D79FE25E} - D:\Program Files\Geek Superhero\GeekSuperheroX.dll
O16 - DPF: {4C39376E-FA9D-4349-BACC-D305C1750EF3} (EPUImageControl Class) - http://tools.ebayimg...l_v1-0-3-18.cab
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai...all/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {917623D1-D8E5-11D2-BE8B-00104B06BDE3} (CamImage Class) - http://211.79.170.21...sCamControl.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://www.pandasoft.../as5/asinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (ZoneIntro Class) - http://zone.msn.com/...ro.cab34246.cab
O16 - DPF: {D77EF652-9A6B-40C8-A4B9-1C0697C6CF41} (TikGames Online Control) - http://zone.msn.com/...fault/shapo.cab
O16 - DPF: {E5D419D6-A846-4514-9FAD-97E826C84822} (HeartbeatCtl Class) - http://fdl.msn.com/z...s/heartbeat.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{00CC0CBB-4FCB-4C1B-B0EF-E4443EE6E70B}: NameServer = 168.95.192.1 168.95.1.1
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 168.95.192.1 168.95.1.1
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{00CC0CBB-4FCB-4C1B-B0EF-E4443EE6E70B}: NameServer = 168.95.192.1 168.95.1.1
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 168.95.192.1 168.95.1.1
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 168.95.192.1 168.95.1.1
O20 - Winlogon Notify: BITS - D:\WINDOWS\system32\j2n20c5oef.dll
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - D:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
O23 - Service: VET Message Service (VETMSGNT) - Computer Associates International, Inc. - D:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\VetMsg.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs LLC - D:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe





I have no idea how to get rid of the problem.

The problem, simply put, is that whenever I am on-line, Internet Explorer windows pop-up spontaneously and direct themselves to one of several advertising websites (I also got Lycos search a couple of times). This happens even when I am not actually using IE at the moment and when I have no IE windows open.

My windows Messenger service is turned off. I am running Windows XP with SP2 installed.
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;) Looks like the problem is fixed! I ran all the sufggested programs again, this time WITHOUT rebooting between any of them, and the problem has not re-occured! :tazz:

...cool!
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