IE 6 automatic launch on boot up

[Guest]

My IE 6 browser now launchs automatically when I boot my system and trys to connect to the IE search engine even before I dial up to my ISP. I may have set the sycronization feature but not sure if this is the problem

Any help in getting my browser to not auto launch would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

My IE 6 browser now launchs automatically when I boot my system and
trys to connect to the IE search engine even before I dial up to my
ISP. I may have set the sycronization feature but not sure if this
is the problem.

Any help in getting my browser to not auto launch would be
appreciated. Thank you

First eliminate any scumware.
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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Will]

Frank: I do already have Ad-aware and Spysweeper software installed and
they have both returned negative results as far as hijacker bots.

Any other ideas that you may have would be appreciated . Thank you for
your responses.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Frank: I do already have Ad-aware and Spysweeper software installed
and they have both returned negative results as far as hijacker bots.

Any other ideas that you may have would be appreciated . Thank you
for your responses.

Did you update Ad-Aware and Spybot S & D with their update functions before
scanning with them?
Did you run CWShredder?
Where did you post your HijackThis log?
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/


Did you update Ad-Aware and Spybot S & D with their update functions before
scanning with them?
Did you run CWShredder?
Where did you post your HijackThis log?
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Will]

I have posted my log at http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ in the
Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support forum under WILL2004

Thanks again. I really appreciate all your assistance.

Will