Help! MSCONFIG Corrupted?

[Guest]

Help! My IE browser (running on Chinese XP) would be
hijacked whenever I launch it after re-boot.

I have been having this problem for three days now.

I think I have narrowed the source of my problem to a
corrupted MSCONFIG, because when I opened the file
MSCONFIG.EXE using notepad the website url is in there as
part of a Javascript. Below is the extract:





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Also, I copied this MSCONFIG.EXE to my desktop and when I
click on it, an IE icon which would have the hijacked
URL. So that leads me to conclude that the MSCONFIG file
is BAD!

I think I can solve this problem if I can just replace my
current MSCONFIG.EXE with a clean one.

Does anyone know whether the "English" version of the
MSCONFIG.EXE would run on a Chinese Version of the
WIndows XP. And if yes, where in microsoft.com can I
download it.

Also if someone could kindly advise whther that would
solve the problem.

Would really appreciate any help anyone can give!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Help! My IE browser (running on Chinese XP) would be
hijacked whenever I launch it after re-boot.

I have been having this problem for three days now.

I think I have narrowed the source of my problem to a
corrupted MSCONFIG, because when I opened the file
MSCONFIG.EXE using notepad the website url is in there as
part of a Javascript. Below is the extract:

Also, I copied this MSCONFIG.EXE to my desktop and when I
click on it, an IE icon which would have the hijacked
URL. So that leads me to conclude that the MSCONFIG file
is BAD!

I think I can solve this problem if I can just replace my
current MSCONFIG.EXE with a clean one.

Does anyone know whether the "English" version of the
MSCONFIG.EXE would run on a Chinese Version of the
WIndows XP. And if yes, where in microsoft.com can I
download it.

Also if someone could kindly advise whther that would
solve the problem.

Would really appreciate any help anyone can give!

Thanks in advance!

Doubtful.

You have been hijacked, however.. Get and install and update and scan with
each of these products:
CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

LavaSoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de/

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well.

Good luck in getting rid of it. I think CWSShredder should do it for you,
but that does not mean you should run only that one.. I would suggest at
least installing and running(after updating) AT LEAST CWSShredder, Lavasoft
AdAware and SpyBot Search and Destroy.

Another option you have is using another browser. I like Mozilla Firebird,
personally. Fast and has many features that people wish were in other
browsers..
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/