Hey, haven't been around for awhile, but I'm back. IE won't redirect certain things and it's just giving me lotsa problems. Ask me stuff or give me programs to get and I shall respond.
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Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.0
Scan saved at 6:49:12 PM, on 9/26/2004
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\brsvc01a.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\brss01a.exe
D:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
D:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\BRMFRSMG.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
D:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\winlogon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
D:\Program Files\Hijack This\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = http://localhost;
F0 - system.ini: Shell=
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
O2 - BHO: IE Privacy Keeper - Last IE Window Detector - {1201333E-BAD9-481C-BCF5-6904498CF85B} - D:\Program Files\UnH Solutions\IE Privacy Keeper\IEPKbho.dll
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - D:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\dlprotect.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] D:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] D:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BootSkin Startup Jobs] "D:\PROGRA~1\STARDOCK\WINCUS~1\BOOTSKIN\BOOTSKIN.E XE" /StartupJobs
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "D:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] D:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O8 - Extra context menu item: Save Flash - res://D:\Program Files\UnH Solutions\Flash Saving Plugin\FlashSButton.dll/210
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - D:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {D799B0E4-BEDE-41d2-AEE0-1E3A1C4EF918} - D:\Program Files\UnH Solutions\IE Privacy Keeper\IEPrivacyKeeper.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: IE Privacy Keeper - {D799B0E4-BEDE-41d2-AEE0-1E3A1C4EF918} - D:\Program Files\UnH Solutions\IE Privacy Keeper\IEPrivacyKeeper.exe
O9 - Extra button: Flash - {43CF38F3-5AEC-45a3-AD31-04EB06E9C6CA} - (no file) (HKCU)
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.c...b?1093055846938
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/...all/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {77E32299-629F-43C6-AB77-6A1E6D7663F6} (Groove Control) - http://www.nick.com/common/groove/gx/GrooveAX27.cab
O16 - DPF: {AB29A544-D6B4-4E36-A1F8-D3E34FC7B00A} - http://install.wildtangent.com/bgn/...lim/install.cab
O16 - DPF: {F04A8AE2-A59D-11D2-8792-00C04F8EF29D} (Hotmail Attachments Control) - http://by99fd.bay99.hotmail.msn.com...ex/HMAtchmt.ocx

Thats a clean log Varygoode, nothing wrong there.

Ah, crap. So any ideas what could be causing this? Maybe some setting in SP2? Anything?

Did you notice the difference after SP2?

If so maybe consider removing it for the time being. Or just to see if your issues are resolved.

Actually, I'm pretty sure of what caused it, now that I think of it. Someone I know, who's good for hacking computers, had a link to his BuddyProfile in his info. When I clicked it, everything went nuts, a weird window came up, and from then on I noticed messed up stuff. I did a System Restore to before I clicked it, but it didn't work. SP2 was working fantabulously before this occurred.

BuddyProfile, I can't understand how this would trigger something like the problems you describe.

I don't believe that the link was actually going to a BuddyProfile, but linked to something suspicous instead.

Could you possibly give me a link to this so called BuddyProfile if you don't mind? I'll take a look and see if there is anything bad in there.

Unfortunately, or, actually, fortunately for everyone else, he doesn't have the malicious link in his info anymore, so I cannot tell you the link. All I'm asking is have you ever heard these symptoms before and are there any remedies out there, regardless of the cause?