Guest Ray Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 I am running windows XP and recently it started unwanted IE explorer window openings. When I close a desktop window (i.e. my computer) then IE explorer will open a blank web page. What can I do to stop this?
Guest Ray Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 RE: Unwanted IE window opening I ran antivirus and nothing sowed up, however I noticed it started when pay pal tool bar was installed. The malware factio of this shoes the typical "click count" sites. I disabled sys restore for fear a virus may infect that and then searched the registry for any changes in run once or run once exe etc. Maybe uninstalling IE and reinstalling it may help. thanks for your input. "Rzpogi" wrote: > Your PC may have a virus or malware. Scan for any virus using your antivirus > software. > or try pressing f5 of f8 when booting the pc and select "last known good > configuration" > > > "Ray" wrote: > > > I am running windows XP and recently it started unwanted IE explorer window > > openings. When I close a desktop window (i.e. my computer) then IE explorer > > will open a blank web page. What can I do to stop this? > >
Guest Rzpogi Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 RE: Unwanted IE window opening Your PC may have a virus or malware. Scan for any virus using your antivirus software. or try pressing f5 of f8 when booting the pc and select "last known good configuration" "Ray" wrote: > I am running windows XP and recently it started unwanted IE explorer window > openings. When I close a desktop window (i.e. my computer) then IE explorer > will open a blank web page. What can I do to stop this?
Guest Malke Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: Unwanted IE window opening Ray wrote: > I ran antivirus and nothing sowed up, however I noticed it started when pay > pal tool bar was installed. The malware factio of this shoes the typical > "click count" sites. I disabled sys restore for fear a virus may infect that > and then searched the registry for any changes in run once or run once exe > etc. Maybe uninstalling IE and reinstalling it may help. thanks for your > input. > > "Rzpogi" wrote: > >> Your PC may have a virus or malware. Scan for any virus using your antivirus >> software. >> or try pressing f5 of f8 when booting the pc and select "last known good >> configuration" >> >> >> "Ray" wrote: >> >>> I am running windows XP and recently it started unwanted IE explorer window >>> openings. When I close a desktop window (i.e. my computer) then IE explorer >>> will open a blank web page. What can I do to stop this? >> Disabling System Restore was foolish. Certainly a virus or malware will be in Restore points but it will only be active if you use those Restore points! Better to be able to get back to a working, albeit infected, system than to not be able to get back at all. To clean up your computer (which you need to do), go through these general malware removal steps systematically - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do all scans in Safe Mode. http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm - download When all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log in one of the specialty forums listed at the first link above (not here, please). Standard caveat: If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local version of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may be so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. Have all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: Unwanted IE window opening On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:18:21 -0700, Ray <Ray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I ran antivirus and nothing sowed up, however I noticed it started when pay > pal tool bar was installed. The malware factio of this shoes the typical > "click count" sites. I disabled sys restore for fear a virus may infect that Bad move. For the future, note three things: 1. An infection in a restore point is completely innocuous *unless* you restore to that restore point. 2 If you turn off System Restore, you lose *all* restore points, not just the infected one, and it's possible that you may want or need to restore to a restore point created before becoming infected. 3. You may even sometimes need to restore to an infected restore point. Although that's not normally desirable, it can at least give you the opportunity to remove the infection; without the restore point, you may have no options at all. As others have said, a leaky boat is better than no boat at all. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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