Links do not work....

[Zadig Galbaras]

Hi!

A friend of mine have problem on certain websites when clicking on a link.
At Google and at his banking service if he clicks a link the hand of
business comes up for a minute or so, and the focus returns to that window
without showing any new window or the new site at the end of that link.

He runs on a pretty modern HP
Windows XP Home SP2 Norwegian edition
ADSL with a wireless network
Norton Antivirus

I have run HijackThis, rebooted into safe mode and there I ran Spybot and
AdAware.
I found two spyware, and got them fixed.
After reboot and problem still there, I created a new user, but even the new
user had the same problem.

I had the firewall in Windows Security turned off, but it didn't help
either.
I cannot see any unusual processes running in the task manager
(ctrl+alt+del)



Is there anybody here who can help?

I wonder if a reinstall of MSIE, and then use the "Repair"-option would
help?
Is it possible to do that in Windows XP Home version?


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regards
Zadig Galbaras
A Perturbed Norwegian Agnostic
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[Jon Kennedy]

Go to File Types (My Computer...Tools...Folder Options...File Types tab)
Scroll down to the URL: Hypertext Transfer Protocol file type, click to
highlight, click Edit, click Open, click Edit (slightly different with Me -
click to highlight, click Advanced, click Open, click Edit).

Application used: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
Use DDE box should be checked
DDE Message: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
Application: IExplore
DDE...not running: <blank>
Topic: WWW_OpenURL

Okay out.
Check the same for the file type URL: Hypertext Transfer Protocol with
Privacy (https)

Or try this article:

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You
Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281679

More information: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm#new_window

If no joy, update/reinstall your scripting engines from here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

 

[bort]

Hi there, I'm also having this problem. I've tried all these things and am
still having no luck. I also tried to reinstall XP but it won't let me
because it detects I have a newer version (SP2).

 

[bort]

Hi there, I'm also having this problem. I've tried all these things and am
still having no luck. I also tried to reinstall XP but it won't let me
because it detects I have a newer version (SP2).

Seems to be something called "req.dll" lurking as a BHO in OE. I disabled it
and now everything's fine.

Any idea what it is? Spyware or something?

 

[Jan Il]

Hi bort

Download, install and run the free program below. Follow all instructions
carefully:

How to download and install HiJackThis:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topict309.html

Please DO NOT post your log to this newsgroup. It is important that you go
to one of the HiJackThis Support Forums below and allow the experts there
to analyze it for you.:
http://www.hijackthis.de/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=10&guestlanguageid=4
AumHa HiJackThis Forum
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
or Bleeping Computer Forum
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
to allow the experts there to evaluate your log and advise you of any
necessary steps to clean your system.
(Note: You will have to Register before posting on these Forums. Please
follow all posting instructions carefully to avoid having your log deleted
or ignored.

Hope this helps

Jan
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
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http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[bort]

Thanks Jan

Unfortunately I had already tried Hijack This! and it was unable to delete
the file because it was always running in memory even in safe mode. I did,
however, find a program called Killbox.exe which did the trick, because it
deletes the evil file on restart before Win login loads it up.

Maybe this will be useful to someone else.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi bort

Thanks Jan

Unfortunately I had already tried Hijack This! and it was unable to delete
the file because it was always running in memory even in safe mode. I did,
however, find a program called Killbox.exe which did the trick, because it
deletes the evil file on restart before Win login loads it up.

Maybe this will be useful to someone else.

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Yes...the Killbox is a good tool, and very powerful, as you can see.

Thank you for posting back and letting us know what worked for you, and for
the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan
MS MVP - IE/OE
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.