RUNDLL Error

[del_kris]

Thank-you again I will do as you suggest. I did work out eventually ho
this got on my computer, I had a chinese student who stayed last yea
who used my computer to send e-mail home to China and she assured m
she had removed it before she left, although I did still get chines
text on my computer for a while after she had gone. I did manage t
remove chinese text (can't remember how) but obviously did not do i
correctly. I also hope I have replied to the thread correctly thi
time, in case I haven't original query was RUNDLL error, error messag
on start-up
Error loading c:\windows|DownLo~1\Axfilter.dll re cnsmin
Once again ,many thanks.

many thanks, problem solved, no longer get error loading message, but
have now got a new problem. When i start my computer, normal deskto
items are displayed, but when i connect to the Internet the deskto
window loads before my bt yahoo home page. Have I done something wrong
On the start up tab I found a reference as follows
AxfilterRundll32.EXEC:\win This box I unchecked and problem seeme
solved
also saw box re Rundll32.EXE.NvQT left this box as it was as th
problem seemed solved. Is new problem unconnected or should I have als
unchecked this box. Many thanks for your time and patience. Hope again
have replied correctly

 

[Malke]

many thanks, problem solved, no longer get error loading message, but
i have now got a new problem. When i start my computer, normal desktop
items are displayed, but when i connect to the Internet the desktop
window loads before my bt yahoo home page. Have I done something
wrong? On the start up tab I found a reference as follows
AxfilterRundll32.EXEC:\win This box I unchecked and problem seemed
solved
also saw box re Rundll32.EXE.NvQT left this box as it was as the
problem seemed solved. Is new problem unconnected or should I have
also unchecked this box. Many thanks for your time and patience. Hope
again I have replied correctly!

Hi again. I didn't find anything on Google for the
AxfilterRundll32.EXEC:win, but it sounds very fishy to me. Googling for
Rundll32.EXE.NvQT brought up a German site that mentions trojans. I
just don't think your computer is really clean. I'm sorry but I don't
remember all the troubleshooting steps you've already done, but I'd
definitely do the following cleanup. It's very important that you have
updated virus definitions and that all other tools are current
versions. It's very important that you do all scans in Safe Mode, too.

1) Scan in Safe Mode with current version (not earlier than 2003)
antivirus using updated definitions.

2) Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-aware. These
programs are free, so use them both since they complement each other.
There is a new version of CWShredder from Intermute. I would not
install the other Intermute programs, however. Alternately, there are
CoolWebSearch malware removal steps at SilentRunners.

Be sure to update these programs before running, and it is a good idea
to do virus/spyware scans in Safe Mode. Make sure you are able to see
all hidden files and extensions (View tab in Folder Options).

HijackThis is an excellent tool to discover and disable hijackers, but
it requires expert skill. See below for HijackThis links. A combination
of HijackThis and About:Buster works well in removing the About:Blank
homepage hijacker. Again, this is an expert tool and novices should get
help with it.

3) If you are running Windows ME or XP, you should disable/enable System
Restore because malware will be in the Restore Points. With ME, you
must disable System Restore completely. With XP, you can delete all but
the most recent (presumably clean) System Restore point from the More
Options section of Disk Cleanup (Run>cleanmgr).

4) Make sure you've visited Windows Update and applied all security
patches. Do not install driver updates from Windows Update.

5) Run a firewall.

Links to help with malware:

Software/Methods:
http://www.safer-networking.org - Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.lavasoftusa.com - Ad-aware
http://www.majorgeeks.com - good download site
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_cwsremoval.html. - SilentRunners

HijackThis:
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm - HijackThis tutorial by Jim
Eshelman
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 - Spyware Warrior HijackThis
forum
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

General:
http://forum.aumha.org/ - look under "Security" for various forums
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Malke