How to eliminate ShopNav ie page

[Craig]

Whenever IE6 browser fails to find the target web page (e.g, myhome.com), it
opens up ShopNav page.

http://search2.shopnav.com/apps/epa/epa?cid=shnv9887&s=www.myhome.com

I have no idea how ShopNav crawled into my computer. Spy removal programs
could not find ShopNav. Somehow, it was a default setup in case IE fails
to find htm/html page.

The problem with ShopNav is that it disables Backbutton. I find it very
inconvenient. If ShopNav allows me to use Backbone, I do not mind it.
Could someone help me how to remove ShopNav?
Thanks.

craig

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Whenever IE6 browser fails to find the target web page (e.g,
myhome.com), it opens up ShopNav page.

http://search2.shopnav.com/apps/epa/epa?cid=shnv9887&s=www.myhome.com

I have no idea how ShopNav crawled into my computer. Spy removal
programs could not find ShopNav. Somehow, it was a default setup in
case IE fails to find htm/html page.

The problem with ShopNav is that it disables Backbutton. I find it
very inconvenient. If ShopNav allows me to use Backbone, I do not
mind it. Could someone help me how to remove ShopNav?
Thanks.

craig

See http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ShopNav.html

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[Satoshi]

Thanks Frank,

I visited the http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ShopNav.html site.

Next, open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories)

and enter the following commands, >for the IE variant:

I am not familiar with "DOS command". My question is about how to open DOS
command.
I am using WinXP Pro. Does DOS command mean clicking "Command.Prompt".?

Thank you.

Craig

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Thanks Frank,

I visited the http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ShopNav.html site.

and enter the following commands, >for the IE variant:

I am not familiar with "DOS command". My question is about how to
open DOS command.
I am using WinXP Pro. Does DOS command mean clicking
"Command.Prompt".?

Thank you.

Craig

Yes. That will open WinXP's DOS emulator.

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[Craig]

Frank,

I need more help.
In the registry, there is no entry of "srng". I tried to look for it many
time in vain.
Under Program Files, there is no SRNG folder. I thought that it was a
hidden folder.
There is no hidden SRNG folder either.
What is your next recommendation?

Craig

 

[Craig]

Frank,

Again, I search all hidden folders in C-drive. No srng was found.
I am wondering whether geeks at ShopNav used an entirely different tactics
not to allow to be removed.
What do you think?
craig

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Frank,

Again, I search all hidden folders in C-drive. No srng was found.
I am wondering whether geeks at ShopNav used an entirely different
tactics not to allow to be removed.
What do you think?
craig

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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[Craig]

AdAware and SpyBot S & D did not see ShopNav.
Satoshi

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