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Marta
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      25th Feb 2005
I got hit by a couple of different trojans and spyware
last week. Zserv, Ezula, Begin2search, spyware.jmzxm to
name a few. I used Hijackthis to clean up the registry
and scanned MAS, Ad-Aware and Norton to remove all
vermin. I have two accounts on this machine. I have
booted into safe mode and scanned with the three tools on
both user accounts. All scans in safe mode are finding
nothing.

But everything I logon to userM after logging off userG,
I get an alert from MAS saying that it has allowed
navshext.dll to make changes in a green pop-up followed
by a red pop-up saying that My Search Bar browser Plug-in
is trying to install. I always ask MAS to remove it. But
I can't find where it keeps coming back from. Hijack log
is clean. MAS, AD-Aware and Norton say I'm clean.

Any clues as to find out where this is coming from? Any
logs I can look at? Any source for information on My
Search Bar plug-in.

Thanks!
 
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JohnF.
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      26th Feb 2005
You will have to disable System Restore to dump the registry entries of the
trojans that got on there earlier, then you will have to clean out all your
temp files in each account, temp under Docs and settings/UserX, the temp
internet files, and also the temp under c:\windows or Winnt which ever you
have.

Run the cleaners in safe mode after you dump all that and I would install
SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software just as an added measure. be sure to
update it and then set it to protect for everything.

JohnF.


"Marta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:07f201c51b7e$e00d89a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I got hit by a couple of different trojans and spyware
> last week. Zserv, Ezula, Begin2search, spyware.jmzxm to
> name a few. I used Hijackthis to clean up the registry
> and scanned MAS, Ad-Aware and Norton to remove all
> vermin. I have two accounts on this machine. I have
> booted into safe mode and scanned with the three tools on
> both user accounts. All scans in safe mode are finding
> nothing.
>
> But everything I logon to userM after logging off userG,
> I get an alert from MAS saying that it has allowed
> navshext.dll to make changes in a green pop-up followed
> by a red pop-up saying that My Search Bar browser Plug-in
> is trying to install. I always ask MAS to remove it. But
> I can't find where it keeps coming back from. Hijack log
> is clean. MAS, AD-Aware and Norton say I'm clean.
>
> Any clues as to find out where this is coming from? Any
> logs I can look at? Any source for information on My
> Search Bar plug-in.
>
> Thanks!



 
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      26th Feb 2005
Thanks John. I had already disabled System Restore. I
have run CleanUp! to clean out the temp and I also
manually checked and emptied those folders. I've run a
couple scans in Safe mode and everything scans clean.
I've loaded Spyware Blaster. But I still get this pop-up
from MAS.

I can't seem to find any information about this specific
search bar so I don't know where else to look. It almost
seems as if it is a bad alert from MAS.

>-----Original Message-----
>You will have to disable System Restore to dump the

registry entries of the
>trojans that got on there earlier, then you will have to

clean out all your
>temp files in each account, temp under Docs and

settings/UserX, the temp
>internet files, and also the temp under c:\windows or

Winnt which ever you
>have.
>
>Run the cleaners in safe mode after you dump all that

and I would install
>SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software just as an added

measure. be sure to
>update it and then set it to protect for everything.
>
>JohnF.
>
>
>"Marta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in

message
>news:07f201c51b7e$e00d89a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I got hit by a couple of different trojans and spyware
>> last week. Zserv, Ezula, Begin2search, spyware.jmzxm to
>> name a few. I used Hijackthis to clean up the registry
>> and scanned MAS, Ad-Aware and Norton to remove all
>> vermin. I have two accounts on this machine. I have
>> booted into safe mode and scanned with the three tools

on
>> both user accounts. All scans in safe mode are finding
>> nothing.
>>
>> But everything I logon to userM after logging off

userG,
>> I get an alert from MAS saying that it has allowed
>> navshext.dll to make changes in a green pop-up followed
>> by a red pop-up saying that My Search Bar browser Plug-

in
>> is trying to install. I always ask MAS to remove it.

But
>> I can't find where it keeps coming back from. Hijack

log
>> is clean. MAS, AD-Aware and Norton say I'm clean.
>>
>> Any clues as to find out where this is coming from? Any
>> logs I can look at? Any source for information on My
>> Search Bar plug-in.
>>
>> Thanks!

>
>
>.
>

 
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JohnF.
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      26th Feb 2005
Have you done this?

1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The
Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor
will open.)

2. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \
{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.

3. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \
{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.

4. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \
{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.

5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \
{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.

6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ My Search Uninstall \ DisplayName', if it
exists.

7. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ My Way Speedbar Uninstall \ DisplayName', if it
exists.

8. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ MyWaySearchAssistant \ DisplayName', if it
exists.

9. Browse to the key:
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar'

10. In the right pane, delete the value called
{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}, if it exists.

11. Browse to the key:
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar \
WebBrowser'

12. In the right pane, delete the value called
{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}, if it exists.

13. Exit the registry editor.

14. Restart your computer.

15. Delete the following folders:
%ProgramsDir%\MySearch\
%ProgramsDir%\MyWay\
Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

16. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.

17. In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.

18. Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.


JohnF.




<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1f0801c51bbf$8a9ac730$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks John. I had already disabled System Restore. I
> have run CleanUp! to clean out the temp and I also
> manually checked and emptied those folders. I've run a
> couple scans in Safe mode and everything scans clean.
> I've loaded Spyware Blaster. But I still get this pop-up
> from MAS.
>
> I can't seem to find any information about this specific
> search bar so I don't know where else to look. It almost
> seems as if it is a bad alert from MAS.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You will have to disable System Restore to dump the

> registry entries of the
>>trojans that got on there earlier, then you will have to

> clean out all your
>>temp files in each account, temp under Docs and

> settings/UserX, the temp
>>internet files, and also the temp under c:\windows or

> Winnt which ever you
>>have.
>>
>>Run the cleaners in safe mode after you dump all that

> and I would install
>>SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software just as an added

> measure. be sure to
>>update it and then set it to protect for everything.
>>
>>JohnF.
>>
>>
>>"Marta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in

> message
>>news:07f201c51b7e$e00d89a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I got hit by a couple of different trojans and spyware
>>> last week. Zserv, Ezula, Begin2search, spyware.jmzxm to
>>> name a few. I used Hijackthis to clean up the registry
>>> and scanned MAS, Ad-Aware and Norton to remove all
>>> vermin. I have two accounts on this machine. I have
>>> booted into safe mode and scanned with the three tools

> on
>>> both user accounts. All scans in safe mode are finding
>>> nothing.
>>>
>>> But everything I logon to userM after logging off

> userG,
>>> I get an alert from MAS saying that it has allowed
>>> navshext.dll to make changes in a green pop-up followed
>>> by a red pop-up saying that My Search Bar browser Plug-

> in
>>> is trying to install. I always ask MAS to remove it.

> But
>>> I can't find where it keeps coming back from. Hijack

> log
>>> is clean. MAS, AD-Aware and Norton say I'm clean.
>>>
>>> Any clues as to find out where this is coming from? Any
>>> logs I can look at? Any source for information on My
>>> Search Bar plug-in.
>>>
>>> Thanks!

>>
>>
>>.
>>



 
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Marta
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      26th Feb 2005
Thank you John!!!

You got it. It was step #11/12 below that did the trick.
Steps 1-10 were all clean but I found the guid in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser. Removing it from that key
solved it.

BTW, I did a registy search of both of the guids and also
found them in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-
07CFE51CFF10}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-
07CFE51CFF10}

They don't seem to be causing any issues or alerts so I'm
leaving them unless you recommend removing them.

Thank you so much for sticking with me and helping me
solve this issue. This has been puzzling me for a week
and driving me crazy. I hate having an unsolved problem.

Again, a big thank you.

Marta

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you done this?
>
>1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking

Start then Run. (The
>Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The

registry editor
>will open.)
>
>2. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \

CLSID \
>{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>
>3. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \

CLSID \
>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>
>4. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

Windows \
>CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \
>{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>
>5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

Windows \
>CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \
>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>
>6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

Windows \
>CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ My Search Uninstall \

DisplayName', if it
>exists.
>
>7. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

Windows \
>CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ My Way Speedbar Uninstall \

DisplayName', if it
>exists.
>
>8. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

Windows \
>CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ MyWaySearchAssistant \

DisplayName', if it
>exists.
>
>9. Browse to the key:
>'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet

Explorer \ Toolbar'
>
>10. In the right pane, delete the value called
>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}, if it exists.
>
>11. Browse to the key:
>'HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet

Explorer \ Toolbar \
>WebBrowser'
>
>12. In the right pane, delete the value called
>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}, if it exists.
>
>13. Exit the registry editor.
>
>14. Restart your computer.
>
>15. Delete the following folders:
>%ProgramsDir%\MySearch\
>%ProgramsDir%\MyWay\
>Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this

is C:\Program Files.
>
>16. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
>
>17. In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet

Options.
>
>18. Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.
>
>
>JohnF.
>
>
>
>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:1f0801c51bbf$8a9ac730$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks John. I had already disabled System Restore. I
>> have run CleanUp! to clean out the temp and I also
>> manually checked and emptied those folders. I've run a
>> couple scans in Safe mode and everything scans clean.
>> I've loaded Spyware Blaster. But I still get this pop-

up
>> from MAS.
>>
>> I can't seem to find any information about this

specific
>> search bar so I don't know where else to look. It

almost
>> seems as if it is a bad alert from MAS.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>You will have to disable System Restore to dump the

>> registry entries of the
>>>trojans that got on there earlier, then you will have

to
>> clean out all your
>>>temp files in each account, temp under Docs and

>> settings/UserX, the temp
>>>internet files, and also the temp under c:\windows or

>> Winnt which ever you
>>>have.
>>>
>>>Run the cleaners in safe mode after you dump all that

>> and I would install
>>>SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software just as an added

>> measure. be sure to
>>>update it and then set it to protect for everything.
>>>
>>>JohnF.
>>>
>>>
>>>"Marta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in

>> message
>>>news:07f201c51b7e$e00d89a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I got hit by a couple of different trojans and spyware
>>>> last week. Zserv, Ezula, Begin2search, spyware.jmzxm

to
>>>> name a few. I used Hijackthis to clean up the

registry
>>>> and scanned MAS, Ad-Aware and Norton to remove all
>>>> vermin. I have two accounts on this machine. I have
>>>> booted into safe mode and scanned with the three

tools
>> on
>>>> both user accounts. All scans in safe mode are

finding
>>>> nothing.
>>>>
>>>> But everything I logon to userM after logging off

>> userG,
>>>> I get an alert from MAS saying that it has allowed
>>>> navshext.dll to make changes in a green pop-up

followed
>>>> by a red pop-up saying that My Search Bar browser

Plug-
>> in
>>>> is trying to install. I always ask MAS to remove it.

>> But
>>>> I can't find where it keeps coming back from. Hijack

>> log
>>>> is clean. MAS, AD-Aware and Norton say I'm clean.
>>>>
>>>> Any clues as to find out where this is coming from?

Any
>>>> logs I can look at? Any source for information on My
>>>> Search Bar plug-in.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>

>
>
>.
>

 
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JohnF.
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      26th Feb 2005
Glad I could help - remember, Google is our friend!

JohnF.


"Marta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:20aa01c51c2e$b2e54390$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you John!!!
>
> You got it. It was step #11/12 below that did the trick.
> Steps 1-10 were all clean but I found the guid in
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser. Removing it from that key
> solved it.
>
> BTW, I did a registy search of both of the guids and also
> found them in:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-
> 07CFE51CFF10}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-
> 07CFE51CFF10}
>
> They don't seem to be causing any issues or alerts so I'm
> leaving them unless you recommend removing them.
>
> Thank you so much for sticking with me and helping me
> solve this issue. This has been puzzling me for a week
> and driving me crazy. I hate having an unsolved problem.
>
> Again, a big thank you.
>
> Marta
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Have you done this?
>>
>>1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking

> Start then Run. (The
>>Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The

> registry editor
>>will open.)
>>
>>2. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \

> CLSID \
>>{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>>
>>3. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \

> CLSID \
>>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>>
>>4. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

> Windows \
>>CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \
>>{014DA6C1-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>>
>>5. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

> Windows \
>>CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \
>>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}', if it exists.
>>
>>6. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

> Windows \
>>CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ My Search Uninstall \

> DisplayName', if it
>>exists.
>>
>>7. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

> Windows \
>>CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ My Way Speedbar Uninstall \

> DisplayName', if it
>>exists.
>>
>>8. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \

> Windows \
>>CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ MyWaySearchAssistant \

> DisplayName', if it
>>exists.
>>
>>9. Browse to the key:
>>'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet

> Explorer \ Toolbar'
>>
>>10. In the right pane, delete the value called
>>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}, if it exists.
>>
>>11. Browse to the key:
>>'HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet

> Explorer \ Toolbar \
>>WebBrowser'
>>
>>12. In the right pane, delete the value called
>>{014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10}, if it exists.
>>
>>13. Exit the registry editor.
>>
>>14. Restart your computer.
>>
>>15. Delete the following folders:
>>%ProgramsDir%\MySearch\
>>%ProgramsDir%\MyWay\
>>Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this

> is C:\Program Files.
>>
>>16. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
>>
>>17. In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet

> Options.
>>
>>18. Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.
>>
>>
>>JohnF.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:1f0801c51bbf$8a9ac730$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Thanks John. I had already disabled System Restore. I
>>> have run CleanUp! to clean out the temp and I also
>>> manually checked and emptied those folders. I've run a
>>> couple scans in Safe mode and everything scans clean.
>>> I've loaded Spyware Blaster. But I still get this pop-

> up
>>> from MAS.
>>>
>>> I can't seem to find any information about this

> specific
>>> search bar so I don't know where else to look. It

> almost
>>> seems as if it is a bad alert from MAS.
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>You will have to disable System Restore to dump the
>>> registry entries of the
>>>>trojans that got on there earlier, then you will have

> to
>>> clean out all your
>>>>temp files in each account, temp under Docs and
>>> settings/UserX, the temp
>>>>internet files, and also the temp under c:\windows or
>>> Winnt which ever you
>>>>have.
>>>>
>>>>Run the cleaners in safe mode after you dump all that
>>> and I would install
>>>>SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software just as an added
>>> measure. be sure to
>>>>update it and then set it to protect for everything.
>>>>
>>>>JohnF.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Marta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> message
>>>>news:07f201c51b7e$e00d89a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I got hit by a couple of different trojans and spyware
>>>>> last week. Zserv, Ezula, Begin2search, spyware.jmzxm

> to
>>>>> name a few. I used Hijackthis to clean up the

> registry
>>>>> and scanned MAS, Ad-Aware and Norton to remove all
>>>>> vermin. I have two accounts on this machine. I have
>>>>> booted into safe mode and scanned with the three

> tools
>>> on
>>>>> both user accounts. All scans in safe mode are

> finding
>>>>> nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>> But everything I logon to userM after logging off
>>> userG,
>>>>> I get an alert from MAS saying that it has allowed
>>>>> navshext.dll to make changes in a green pop-up

> followed
>>>>> by a red pop-up saying that My Search Bar browser

> Plug-
>>> in
>>>>> is trying to install. I always ask MAS to remove it.
>>> But
>>>>> I can't find where it keeps coming back from. Hijack
>>> log
>>>>> is clean. MAS, AD-Aware and Norton say I'm clean.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any clues as to find out where this is coming from?

> Any
>>>>> logs I can look at? Any source for information on My
>>>>> Search Bar plug-in.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>

>>
>>
>>.
>>



 
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