Connect to - dialog box - Internet Explorer [global.msads.net, etc - HJT log]

Connect to - dialog box - Internet Explorer

Hi,

I have seen several posts regarding a similar issue, but haven't found a solution. I keep getting the "Connect to...." dialog box when accessing most web pages, prompting me for a user name and password. Popular addresses for connect to are global.msads.net, servedby.advertising.com and more. When I press cancel, e.g. www.msn.com displays all ads with no images (just the red 'x' and "Click here! ")

I have run SpyBot, MS antispy, AdAware, Trend AntiSpyWare, HiJack this and some more I believe but nothing gets rid of this.

I have checked my dialup preferences for my network connections and disabled all autodials.

I uninstalled my McAfee Antivirus and autocheck, I ran through Avast which is enabled now.

Does anybody have any ideas on what to try next? I would really not want to reinstall this machine, but it seems to be the only option left :-(

Thank you
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Hi Pete

thanks for your reply. Here's my HiJackThis log:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 11:40:27, on 21.7.2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ibmpmsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiptaxx.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashmaisv.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Tmas\Tmas.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\Program Files\Precise Software Solutions\Precise Indepth for SQL Server 1.1\bin\pss_listener.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
C:\hjt\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.msn.com
O1 - Hosts: 193.4.32.181 removed
O1 - Hosts: 193.4.32.75 removed
O1 - Hosts: 193.4.27.2 removed
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIModeChange] Ati2mdxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] %SystemRoot%\system32\mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ashMaiSv] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashmaisv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gcasServ] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe "
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - Global Startup: Trend Micro Anti-Spyware.lnk = C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Tmas\Tmas.exe
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: IBM PM Service (IBMPMSVC) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ibmpmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Microsoft Search (MSSEARCH) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\mssearch.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Precise MS SQL Batch Controller (PssMSBatchController) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Precise Software Solutions\Precise Indepth for SQL Server 1.1\bin\pss_batch.exe
O23 - Service: Precise MS SQL Listener (PssMSListener) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Precise Software Solutions\Precise Indepth for SQL Server 1.1\bin\pss_listener.exe

Thanks in advance,
ET

 

Hi,

I decided to reinstall XP on the machine, so you don't have to analyze the log for me.

Thanks anyway,
ET

 

Grrr not happy actually, but was on a deadline. I have tried everything I could think of, including re-installing Internet Explorer (which I did not find to be very easy), installed Opera which acted the same way, so the problem lay elsewhere, ran all the antispyware stuff I could find, antivirus, uninstalls of any suspicious applications, startup programs. All in all, much much faster to reinstall

Thanks for your responses,
ET