IE 6 won't let me browse Please help.

[Guest]

Hello. Sorry about the non-technical jargon. I don't
know what I am doing most of the time. I just know this
stuff stopped working. I am having problems with my IE
address bar. Any time I put something in the IE address
bar it comes up as "page cannot be displayed". I have not
been able to find a solution. I have run my spyware
removal stuff and my antivirus program. It all says
everything is fine. My homepage comes up and I can search
from the Yahoo search bar or by clicking the search
button and then using the little side window. I also have
a mysterious new icon on my desktop that looks like a
blank page on IE (there is no name underneath the icon)
and when I double click it says
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\.EXE is not a
valid Win32 application.
Does anyone know what that means or why it is suddenly on
my desktop? Thanks for any help.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Check for virus with latest definition tables.

Rule out parasites.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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If all fails.

Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php#det
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

If you get a 404 error or Access denied, try:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HijackThis Quick Start Help
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file.
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html
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Source: Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/

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Henri Leboeuf
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