Mailskinner blocking IE6

[Guest]

I am writing this from within a RealPlayer media browser because my IE6 is
blocked. It worked fine until I clicked on an emoticon that seems to have
brought in a mailskinner trojan, current Norton antivirus and firewall
notwithstanding. I uninstalled the mailskinner but my IE6 would only flash
open and closed. I did two Norton scans: no virus. I did a microsoft check
and now the IE6 seems to have dsappeared. What's the next step?

 

[PA Bear]

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**

 

[Guest]

Thanks, PA Bear.
I finally got my browser back this a.m. by uninstalling Google Desk Top and
the Google Bar to my IE 6. Evidently, the mailskinner has a thing for Google.
Be well.