wallpaper reset to a spyware popup ad

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Sorry but this may be long. A few days ago I was online with yahoo messenger
and I tried to go to a site and realized that my homepage addy had been
changed, I figured spyware. I didn't think much about it until my wallpaper
changed to something that appears to be an ad for spyware removal software
with a "hotlink". I signed off and tried to run my spyware program and got an
error message that it could not be loaded. I then tried to run my virus
program, same thing. I then tried to get online to make sure my virus program
was updated, same thing. It has also did this with several other programs as
well as not allowing me to reset my computer to an earlier date (system
recovery) nor will it allow me to get rid of the spyware ad wallpaper. Has
anyone else ran into this problem? Any help or info would be greatly
appreciated. I can not find any info about a virus with these symptoms. Thanks

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What's the name of your antivirus, and spyware program. What error messages.
What is the name of the spyware that's on your wallpaper. What has your home
page been changed to? Don't keep any secrets now.

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"andyshowfan" <andyshowfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC91136F-FDED-48FC-963B-3987BCFAA435@microsoft.com...
> Sorry but this may be long. A few days ago I was online with yahoo
> messenger
> and I tried to go to a site and realized that my homepage addy had been
> changed, I figured spyware. I didn't think much about it until my
> wallpaper
> changed to something that appears to be an ad for spyware removal software
> with a "hotlink". I signed off and tried to run my spyware program and got
> an
> error message that it could not be loaded. I then tried to run my virus
> program, same thing. I then tried to get online to make sure my virus
> program
> was updated, same thing. It has also did this with several other programs
> as
> well as not allowing me to reset my computer to an earlier date (system
> recovery) nor will it allow me to get rid of the spyware ad wallpaper. Has
> anyone else ran into this problem? Any help or info would be greatly
> appreciated. I can not find any info about a virus with these symptoms.
> Thanks

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Download, install, update and run all of the following.

Ad-Aware
http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/aawsepersonal.exe

Spybot search and destroy
http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/spybotsd14.exe

Ewido Security Suite Trial version
http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/ewidosetup.exe

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta1)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=en

If none of the above fixes the issue then download Hijack this, run it, save
a copy of the log file and cut and paste it back here to this group so that
I can analyze it. Ignore anyone who tells you to post it elsewhere. I need
to see it not them.


HijackThis
http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/HijackThis.zip

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"andyshowfan" <andyshowfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:749AFA42-C770-4575-9918-FB5AAE3FB21F@microsoft.com...
> my antivirus is grisoft AVG my spyware program is spybotSD I am at work so
> I
> will have to follow up on the error messages when I get home. My homepage
> has
> been reset to something like "wow" or "win" don't remember at the moment,
> plus if I failed to mention, it load a bunch of porn sites in my favorites
> folder.
>
> "pcbutts1" wrote:
>
>> What's the name of your antivirus, and spyware program. What error
>> messages.
>> What is the name of the spyware that's on your wallpaper. What has your
>> home
>> page been changed to? Don't keep any secrets now.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm
>> NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards.
>> See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
>> Sharpvision simply the best http://www.seedsv.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "andyshowfan" <andyshowfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AC91136F-FDED-48FC-963B-3987BCFAA435@microsoft.com...
>> > Sorry but this may be long. A few days ago I was online with yahoo
>> > messenger
>> > and I tried to go to a site and realized that my homepage addy had been
>> > changed, I figured spyware. I didn't think much about it until my
>> > wallpaper
>> > changed to something that appears to be an ad for spyware removal
>> > software
>> > with a "hotlink". I signed off and tried to run my spyware program and
>> > got
>> > an
>> > error message that it could not be loaded. I then tried to run my virus
>> > program, same thing. I then tried to get online to make sure my virus
>> > program
>> > was updated, same thing. It has also did this with several other
>> > programs
>> > as
>> > well as not allowing me to reset my computer to an earlier date (system
>> > recovery) nor will it allow me to get rid of the spyware ad wallpaper.
>> > Has
>> > anyone else ran into this problem? Any help or info would be greatly
>> > appreciated. I can not find any info about a virus with these symptoms.
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>

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Ok..........I didn't want to start a fuss between other users all I need is
some help...................
when I start a program it comes up as

"whichever program".exe-Application Error
The application failed to initalize properly (0xc0000005). Click on OK to
terminate the application.


I also checked the properties of the hyperlink on the desktop wallpaper and
it is a link to www..psguard

please email me with help I am desperate I need this laptop and I am at wits
end

cavalentine@aol.com

Thanks again

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Ok just run the others but if you have no internet access on that machine
then they probably won't catch everything because they need to be updated.

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"andyshowfan" <andyshowfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A724E913-E50A-44FC-9824-28889122ED02@microsoft.com...
> Ok here is an update. I downloaded hijack this and saved a log of it on
> the
> laptop, however I do not have a floppy disk on that computer only a cd
> burner. Well as you may have guessed it. The burning program will not run
> so
> I have no way of posting it anywhere.
>
> "andyshowfan" wrote:
>
>> Sorry but this may be long. A few days ago I was online with yahoo
>> messenger
>> and I tried to go to a site and realized that my homepage addy had been
>> changed, I figured spyware. I didn't think much about it until my
>> wallpaper
>> changed to something that appears to be an ad for spyware removal
>> software
>> with a "hotlink". I signed off and tried to run my spyware program and
>> got an
>> error message that it could not be loaded. I then tried to run my virus
>> program, same thing. I then tried to get online to make sure my virus
>> program
>> was updated, same thing. It has also did this with several other programs
>> as
>> well as not allowing me to reset my computer to an earlier date (system
>> recovery) nor will it allow me to get rid of the spyware ad wallpaper.
>> Has
>> anyone else ran into this problem? Any help or info would be greatly
>> appreciated. I can not find any info about a virus with these symptoms.
>> Thanks

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You really need to get that system online to run those updates.

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"andyshowfan" <andyshowfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A724E913-E50A-44FC-9824-28889122ED02@microsoft.com...
> Ok here is an update. I downloaded hijack this and saved a log of it on
> the
> laptop, however I do not have a floppy disk on that computer only a cd
> burner. Well as you may have guessed it. The burning program will not run
> so
> I have no way of posting it anywhere.
>
> "andyshowfan" wrote:
>
>> Sorry but this may be long. A few days ago I was online with yahoo
>> messenger
>> and I tried to go to a site and realized that my homepage addy had been
>> changed, I figured spyware. I didn't think much about it until my
>> wallpaper
>> changed to something that appears to be an ad for spyware removal
>> software
>> with a "hotlink". I signed off and tried to run my spyware program and
>> got an
>> error message that it could not be loaded. I then tried to run my virus
>> program, same thing. I then tried to get online to make sure my virus
>> program
>> was updated, same thing. It has also did this with several other programs
>> as
>> well as not allowing me to reset my computer to an earlier date (system
>> recovery) nor will it allow me to get rid of the spyware ad wallpaper.
>> Has
>> anyone else ran into this problem? Any help or info would be greatly
>> appreciated. I can not find any info about a virus with these symptoms.
>> Thanks