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IE 8 Redirect

salt_diver · 2011-10-26T22:15:22+00:00

Just joined the forum & would appreciate some help. I am using Windows XP Professional and IE 8. IE 8 keeps getting hijacked and redirected, most of the time, to MonsterMarketplace.com. I also get redirected to other sites as well. Also noticed Microsoft Essentials and my Bell Mobile Connect service are no longer in the startup list and must now be manually launched. I updated Microsoft Essentials, installed SuperAnti Spyware 5.0.1134 and Malwarebytes Anti-malware 1.51.2.1300. SuperAnti Spyware detected and removed a threat: "System.BrokenFileAssociation HKCR\.exe". The original threat has remained and I can not seem to detect nor remove it. I have pasted the DDS.txt and attach.txt logs into this posting. Would appreciate any help I can Get. Cheers, salt-diver . DDS (Ver_2011-08-26.01) - NTFSx86 Internet Explorer: 8.0.6001.18702 Run by [redacted] at 17:51:47 on 2011-10-26 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1015.291 [GMT -4:00] . AV: Microsoft Security Essential

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salt_diver

November 8, 2011, 1:42 PM UTC

Hi Diver79,
Thanks for the updated instructions.
Created new restore point.
Ran Cleanmgr to remove old files.
All is well

Computer works fine !! IE 8 Re-direct threat has been removed

Thanks once again, for all of your help.

Cheers, John

Cypher Admin/Teacher

November 8, 2011, 6:39 PM UTC

As this issue appears to be resolved,

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