John,
I downloaded Ccleaner and here is a new HJT Log as you requested. I followed it up with a Spybot just for grins and the results are below the HJT Log. I still have the same problem.
I am not against cookies and also delete them daily, but I was going on the assumption that since Spybot was listing them in their search results and that they were asking for me to delete them that they were "objectionables". Maybe I am wrong, as I have been wrong so many times in my 56years that one more time won't hurt anything. Questions: 1. Do you know why Spybot asks me to delete these as objectionalbles? 2. What is Advertising.com, Avenue A, Inc., and DoubleClick and are they some form of malware? 3. Are they harmful? 4. If so and from all that we have tried, is there a way to track them and find their root source and redirect them into some sort of file? I found information to go to one or 2 sites and do some kind of disconnect (not the right term), but it didn't work either. Thanks ------------- Dan
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 5:32:31 PM, on 8/7/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
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\Explorer.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoguard.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\tcpsvcs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Dan\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gcasServ] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\Progra Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mwavscan] "C:\Kaspersky\mwavscan.com" /s
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) -
http://update.micros...b?1122778354493O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{5E69FC66-E4E1-4BD4-8656-396D79620CD2}: NameServer = 151.164.1.8,206.13.28.12
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: ewido security suite control - ewido networks - C:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoctrl.exe
O23 - Service: ewido security suite guard - ewido networks - C:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoguard.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
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Spybot Results
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Avenue A, Inc.: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
DoubleClick: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, nothing done)