Hi Mike...
Have a look at some of these links:
http://tinyurl.com/2hw86
It appears you may have picked up a trojan.
You can do the following:
Click start and then run.
Type regedit
Go to:
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windos\CurrentVersion|Run
On the right you'll find
image REG_SZ rundll32 c:\Windows\image.dll,install
delete image.dll,install
and while still in the registry editor:
Go to:
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer\run
On the right you'll find:
image REG_SZ rundll32 c:\Windows\image.dll,install
delete image.dll,install
Plus...collapse everything to the left of the registry editor until only My
Computer with the + sign in front of it shows:
At the top, click Edit and then Find.
Where you see Find What, type in:
image.dll
Click Find Next.
You'll see a window that says "Searching the Registry".
This will stop on each instance of image.dll when found. Just right click and
delete.
Hit F3 on the keyboard to continue searching the rest of the registry and delete
all of the image.dll references it comes up with.
(delete next instance, hit F3 again, etc...to continue searching and finding -
then deleting)
When finished...you'll see the message, Finished Searching the Registry. Close
it out.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to create a restore point before you go editing in the
registry.
Also...Download and install AdAware (free) or Spybot S&D to look for spyware on
your system. You'll need to download the reference files regularly as you would
with an anti-virus program, but run one or both of these about once a week or
more to get rid of the spyware getting onto your system. Also, be sure to
always keep your anti-virus definitions up-to-date.
Take Care...
Dee
