[ekoesling]

So here is what I have tried.

Spybot, Adaware, Hijackthis, FixIT (own it), repaired my winsock, sfc /command, registry scrub manual, nothing strange is in run for HKLM or HKCU.

My Specific Problem is recently when I clicked on IE it would not open. I would get an hour glass and then nothing. No error no nothing. So I did everything I knew how to do. I remove spyware and malware on a regular basis so I know many of the tricks and what to look for (obviously not enough).

I figured out that the problem is my about:blank page

I have always set IE homepage to about:blank for safety reasons (I am a very safe internet user).

I can open my computer and type in www.google.com and it will work, and IE comes up. So then I change my default home page to google.com and everything works fine. Some pages like ebay when I enter my username and password and click login it closes IE. Same thing if I type in about:blank.

I cannot figure this out to save my life. I appreciate all of your feedback, my bet is just a format reload at this point but I want to be sure.

Oh, and the registry hack to be able to reinstall IE is a crock of crap. I still get the newest version error even after I have set the registry entry to 0. Darn Microsoft!

Hijackthis log:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 4:14:23 PM, on 4/20/2005
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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\VPTray.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\WINZIP\winzip32.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\ekoesling\Local Settings\Temp\HijackThis.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.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 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = mycompanydomain.com
O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = mycompanydomain.com
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = mycompanydomain.com
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = mycompanydomain.com
O20 - Winlogon Notify: NavLogon - C:\WINDOWS\system32\NavLogon.dll
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Definition Watcher (DefWatch) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.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 AntiVirus - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe

Winzip
HJT
and IE were open when HJT was ran.