I Can't Get on to All Music Guide !

I use All Music Guide every now and then.

But for the last few days I have not been able to get on to it, due to some spyware taking over and offering me all sorts of phone deals. The URL I enter is the same as before www.allmusic.com, but it gets taken over by Vonage phones.

Any one else have this problem ?

Anyway round it ?

My Spybot says that it is AAvenue something.

Regards

Digby

get yourself program called hijack this and post the log in here if your not sure about what crap to get rid of

http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Hi Adster

I feel totally stupid about this but here is my hijack this log.

I looled at Download.com and saw several anit hi-jacking programs, but most of them had mixed reviews, and seemed to casue more problems.

I use AVG anti-viurs, Spbot and Adaware, but no firewall at the moment. Looking at Zonealarm.

I wonder why the url hijacker only does it on Allmusic, as I do use a few other web sites.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Digby (long time Kazaa user and admirer of some of your posts -song lists etc)

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 8:57:09 a.m., on 5/02/2005
Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\SWITCH OFF\SWOFF.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\MHOTKEY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG FREE\AVGCC.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG FREE\AVGEMC.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG FREE\AVGAMSVR.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\UTILITIES\HIDEFOLDERS\HF.EXE
C:\UTILITIES\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CTFMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNAAPP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TAPISRV.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MAILWASHER\MAILWASHER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\JUNK\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.actrix.co.nz/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Actrix Networks
O2 - BHO: Helper Class - {D80C4E21-C346-4E21-8E64-20746AA20AEB} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\NAVEXCEL SEARCH TOOLBAR\NAVEXCELBAR.DLL (file missing)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHELPER.DLL
O2 - BHO: BHObj Class - {00000010-6F7D-442C-93E3-4A4827C2E4C8} - C:\WINDOWS\NEM220.DLL (file missing)
O2 - BHO: BAHelper Class - {A3FDD654-A057-4971-9844-4ED8E67DBBB8} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\SIDEFIND\SFBHO.DLL (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: NavExcel Toolbar - {5AA06644-BC46-4220-A460-47A6EB47C96D} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\NAVEXCEL SEARCH TOOLBAR\NAVEXCELBAR.DLL (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {0E1230F8-EA50-42A9-983C-D22ABC2EED3B} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CHotkey] mHotkey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Tweak UI] RUNDLL32.EXE TWEAKUI.CPL,TweakMeUp
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: [AVG7_AMSVR] C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVGFRE~1\AVGAMSVR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hf] C:\UTILITIES\HIDEFOLDERS\HF.EXE /s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Pop-Up Stopper] "C:\UTILITIES\POP-UP STOPPER\DPPS2.EXE"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCHealth] C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\Support\PCHSchd.exe -s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfigReminder] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msconfig.exe /reminder
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Switch Off] C:\Program Files\Switch Off\swoff.exe -service
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open Frame in &New Window - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\frm2new.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Highlight - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\highlight.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Web Search - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\selsearch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Links List - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\urllist.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Zoom &In - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\zoomin.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Zoom O&ut - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\zoomout.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: I&mages List - C:\WINDOWS\Web\imglist.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to filterlist (WebWasher) - http://-Web.Washer-/ie_add
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: SideFind - {10E42047-DEB9-4535-A118-B3F6EC39B807} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\SIDEFIND\SIDEFIND.DLL (file missing)
O16 - DPF: {9B17FE0E-51F2-4692-8B32-8EFB805FC0E7} (HPObjectInstaller Class) - http://h30155.www3.hp.com/ediags/gs/...dsolutions.cab
O16 - DPF: {15AD4789-CDB4-47E1-A9DA-992EE8E6BAD6} - http://static.windupdates.com/cab/Cl...ridge-c393.cab
O16 - DPF: {386A771C-E96A-421F-8BA7-32F1B706892F} (Installer Class) - http://www.xxxtoolbar.com/ist/softwa...006_cracks.cab
O18 - Protocol: cetihpz - {CF184AD3-CDCB-4168-A3F7-8E447D129300} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\HP\HPCORETECH\COMP\HPUIPROT.DLL

I really can't help much but you'll want to get rid of that xxxtoolbar

Thanks Freak,

Anything is a help !

Looks to me like there are quite few items I need to get rid of.

The question is which ones and in what order, as I'd liek to know which one is causing my present problemo.

Regards
Digby

kill that XXX tool bar and kill that search assist!!!! that could be the problem

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Search Assistant = about:blank

there are others there I'm not sure about but I don't wanna say delete them coz im not sure but those 2 defiantly kill