firewall popped up recently, asking whether to allow the said file net access. i said ok. it seems related to update checking for msn tool bar 3rd party extension to ms exploere browser. concern is it loads at boot up. i can't find anyway to stop it from loading at bootup. is there ? is it neccessary ? it seems responsible for slight slow down of pc and net speed. only way so far found to get rid of it is removing ot from startup list with spyboy or msconfig. but it keeps coming back.

go HERE to get Hijackthis http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

 

get it anywhere else and its probly a trojen (there are a lot of people that hate merjin)

 

install Hijackthis, run scan, save the log then go here: http://computercops.biz/index.php

 

sign up on the forums, post your Hijackthis log and ask for help. They will tell you what to do.

 

**ONLY USE HIJACKTHIS WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM AD-WARE/SPYWARE EXPERTS OR INTERNET COPS**

 

it also would help if you downloaded CWShedder from merjins page and run that program.

you can click the start button go to run and type in msconfig. go to last tap called startup and remove the check mark next to what ever program you don't want to load at startup. it should stop it from loading.

thanks for suggestions. i uninstalled that MSN toolbar from ms browser in pc2. will watch how pc1 does with it. yes i tried msconfig startyup list and unchecked it. it keeps putting another entry in there, insisting to run at bootup, even though under it's options i said no to participating in anonymous net use watch. tried spybot tools startup list and unchecked it there, still came back with additional entry later. what was odd was no where at microsoft or msn websites could anything be found about it.

You will need to close all open windows and all open applications prior to following the next steps. Please copy and paste these steps, or print them out before proceeding. 1. Click "Start" in the bottom left corner of your screen. 2. Select "Run" from the menu that appears. 3. Type "Command" (without the quotes) in the "Run" dialog. 4. In the new window that has appeared: If you are using Windows XP, type "cd c:\windows\system32" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. If you are using Windows 95/98/ME, type "cd c:\windows\system" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows NT, type "cd c:\winnt\system32" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. If you have installed Windows on a different drive (e.g. d:) or directory (e.g. c:\windows2) then you will need to type the appropriate drive letter and/or directory above. 5. In the same window If you are using Windows 95/98/ME , type "regsvr /u /s toolbar.dll" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. If you are using Windows NT/2000/XP , type "regsvr32 /u /s toolbar.dll" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. 6. In the same window type "del toolbar.dll" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. 7. In the same window type "exit" (without the quotes) and press the "Enter" key. The command window should now be closed and the iSearch toolbar has been permanently removed from your system. You can open a new Internet Explorer browser to test the successful removal.Try that, if it doesn't work, it doesnt work.

dude mp post above was totaly edited. whats up with that

dude mp post above was totaly edited. whats up with that

I didn't edit anything... I had a ton of extra crap I got rid of in mine, but thats all. I didn't touch yours (nor can I)

i didnt say you did. lol. does someone have a guilty con....lol. j/k....unless you do!

i didnt say you did. lol. does someone have a guilty con....lol. j/k....unless you do!

 

D:!

Thanks for so much info. I should have bee nmore clear in the order i did things. I tried the msconfig startup tab box to stop it from loading always. But it would reappear with anoth entry in the startup list. Same results using spybot tools system startup list which is great as it usually gives advice popups when you highlight stuff, but not this as it's new I guess.Finally I used add/remove to uninstall msn toolbar and file gone.