I Can't Get on to All Music Guide !

[digmen1]

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

[Adster]

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

[digmen1]

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

[freak]

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

[digmen1]

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

[Adster]

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