another toolbar?

[msnews.microsoft.com]

Just reinstalled my xp home pc and first noticed that under computer
name..advanced the primary dns suffix for this computer was
????find-quick.com?? same under network tcp configs.
ie 6 was updated to include all updates..the nearest I can figure out is
that the times of the install of several desktop shortcuts...adult,
gambling etc were he same as when I downloaded msn messenger..
Nothing in the startup or ipconfig or add remove programs.I have run adaware
which found the rogue files and deleted them...but the tool bar is still in
explorer! Tried spybot which found a few more things to "fix" but still the
toolbar appears in explorer..lop.com is common to all links in the toolbar.
I will restore to prior time..but thought I would check here first?
Thanks for response
rozee

 

[siljaline]

Just reinstalled my xp home pc and first noticed that under computer
name..advanced the primary dns suffix for this computer was
????find-quick.com?? same under network tcp configs.
ie 6 was updated to include all updates..the nearest I can figure out is
that the times of the install of several desktop shortcuts...adult,
gambling etc were he same as when I downloaded msn messenger..
Nothing in the startup or ipconfig or add remove programs.I have run adaware
which found the rogue files and deleted them...but the tool bar is still in
explorer! Tried spybot which found a few more things to "fix" but still the
toolbar appears in explorer..lop.com is common to all links in the toolbar.
I will restore to prior time..but thought I would check here first?
Thanks for response
rozee

http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=knowledgebase/threats/spybots-clop
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/lop.html

If SpyBot has not worked for you, use this utility, http://www.tomcoyte.org.hjt/
More detailed information: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html

HTH



--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[YK]

thank you! all fixed..would you happen to also kow how I got this in
the first place?
rozee

Too low of Internet Explorer browser security.
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource6.htm
Explanation but lots of detail.

To stop these nasties you can use the Immunize function in SpyBot S&D.
Install a good HOSTS file that will block known nasties.
Download and install the hosts.zip file.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

 

[Levi]

If you have installed the Messenger Plus! Addin, the find-quick
software and toolbar installs with it. Its really annoying, I'm still
trying to get rid of it.