Windows cannot find URL

[Richard Goh]

On one computer, after a trogon virus was cleaned, I can no longer use IE.
Chat lines work and OE works, but if I
Click on any favorite, type any URL address in the RUN box or just attempt
to start IE comes back with the message:

Windows cannot find (the URL I typed), please check spelling and try again.

This is on Windows XP SP1 system. There is no option in the Add/Remove
programs applet to repair IE6.

Any idea what registry line got hosed?
The trogon was ISTBAR.4.Y

I have not found anything on this trogon at Norton or McAfee
and I have not found a solution in a Google - Groups search.

 

[Richard Goh]

Latest Ad-Aware and Spy Bot find no problem

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
If you double-click IExplore.exe does IE open? Is there an error message
when you do that? If you set IE to no home page (Ctrl Panel> Internet
Options) will IE open?

Don

 

[Ricky]

This may help..
If you lost your Internet connection after removing spy-ware
(such as NewDotNet, and Commonname) the following steps will help
restore your connection. This works for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.

1.) Download WinsockFix.zip. (by: Option^Explicit)
http://members.shaw.ca/installations/WinsockFix.zip

2.) UnZip WinsockFix.zip
3.) Run WinsockFix.exe.
4.) Click the Fix button.

Or try here..

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378&Product=winxp

 

[Richard Goh]

Double-click on IExplore.exe and you get the hour-glass for a minute and
then nothing.
Same thing if you click on a favorite of the Start menu.
However, found that I could click on MSExplorer and surf the web just fine.
I did not even know that MSExplorer was in the machine, but found it in the
All Programs menu.

 

[Don Varnau]

A few things you might try.
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Run BHODemon 1.0: http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm Disable
suspicious BHOs.
Run CWShredder followed by Ad-aware. Get the newest version of Ad-aware and
check for updates before running it.
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Get CWShredder from:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
or
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
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Go to http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through steps 1-3, then post
a
HijackThis log for analysis (step 4.)
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Try these winsock repair tools:
LSPFix- all versions of Windows http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.zip

From LavaSoft- all versions of Windows-
http://digital-solutions.co.uk/lavasoft/whndnfix.zip

WinsockXP Fix- WinXP http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Also, with instructions, at http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm
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Reinstall/repair IE: http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm >>> Tip #12

Hope this helps,
Don