IE Problem - Unable to Fire-up A URL Link in New Window

Hi

I hope someone can help me with my IE problem. Here is what happened:
a) my IE got infected by some ad agent, Xupiter

b) this Xupiter causes the IE to redirect to their own search engine each time a URL fails to load

c) I remove the Xupiter from my PC (manaully deleted entries in Registry and the corresponding folder in Program Files)

d) after having done so, each time I click on a URL which fires-up the target URL in new window, the IE just hangs there, as if it is looking for something... I assume it to be Xupiter

I suspect Xupiter must have configured my IE to look for its components each time a link is opened.

Anyone has any idea?

Thanks for any tips.

 

Hi, Klgan ~

The first think you need to do will be to download and install both SpyBot and Ad-aware, download the updates, then run them both in that order.

You may have well forgotton a few files such as the ActicveX control.

Please see my post in this BBS Xupiter thread.

 

Hello,klgan & Welcome

For Ad-Aware do this please

Ad-aware 6, build 0162, full setup:
http://www.lavasoft.de/res/aaw6.exe

Once you've installed 6, you must update the reference-file through WebUpdate;

Open Ad-aware (by going to Start > Programs > Lavasoft Ad-aware 6)
Click the "WebUpdate" button at the top of the Ad-aware screen (picture of a world globe).
Click "Connect "
Ad-aware will then download the latest reference file for you. To make sure it is updated , look at the main
Ad-aware screen,and look under "Initialization Status" and it should say "Reference File 0R 136 09.04.2003 loaded "

Then do this please

Scan with Ad-aware,
When the scan is complete click 'Show Log',
Right click in the window and click 'Select all',
Right click in the window again and select 'Copy',
Start your post here,
Right click in the text area and select 'Paste'.

Or do it this way

By default the logfile is found here:
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware 6\Logs
Find the one of the event that you wish to post

NOTE if you are not using Ad-Aware 6 then you will need
to Uninstall all other Ver's of it first then
close all running programs & Install Ad-Aware 6 build 0162

Good luck

 

thanks

hi

thanks for the tips.

I'll try both Ad-ware and SpyBot.

 

Hi,klgan

Good luck