I was trying to sort out my friends computer to stop the pop-ups and toolbars on IE. Adaware, Spybot and CWShredder found and cleaned up everything, I thought... But the browser homepage is still hijacked, and a toolbar is still appearing on IE. Is there a certain way to get rid of netsearchsoft?

Post a HiJackThis log of your system. HiJackThis and Instructions

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 17:12:14, on 20/04/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\AVGSERV9.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\STMGR.exe C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT HARDWARE\MOUSE\POINT32.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\AVGCC32.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVEPILETIME\BOLD MAPI BAIT.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.exe D:\KAZAA K++\KAZAA.KPP C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\REAL\UPDATE_OB\REALSCHED.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER\WMPLAYER.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\SHAREMONKEY\SPEEDUP.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PSTORES.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\MSN MESSENGER\MSNMSGR.exe C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINZIP\WINZIP32.exe C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HIJACKTHIS.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.yahoo.com R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.yahoo.com R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://netsearchsoft.com/passthrough/index.html?http://www.yahoo.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = - R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = - R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = - R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.freeserve.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://rd.yahoo.com/customize/ymsgr/defaults/su/*http://www.yahoo.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = - R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,AutoConfigURL = 169.254.61.251 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=http://www-cache.freeserve.com:8080;ftp=http://www- cache.freeserve.com:8080 O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0BCC3663-27B7-046E-724A-4DD206D5128D} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\WIPEFLAW\ISO SOFTWARE.DLL (file missing) O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - D:\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX O3 - Toolbar: TRUST ACE 1 - {4810C9F9-DDE9-9F6F-CDB7-898F7D62948B} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\WIPEFLAW\ISO SOFTWARE.DLL (file missing) O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [POINTER] point32.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Tweak UI] RUNDLL32.exe TWEAKUI.CPL,TweakMeUp O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /STARTUP O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [the browse] C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Bold Mapi Bait.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [*StateMgr] C:\WINDOWS\System\Restore\StateMgr.exe O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [BCDetect] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\BCDetect.exe defer O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [StillImageMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.exe O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Avgserv9.exe] C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\GOOGLE\GOOGLETOOLBAR1.DLL/cmsearch.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\GOOGLE\GOOGLETOOLBAR1.DLL/cmcache.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\GOOGLE\GOOGLETOOLBAR1.DLL/cmsimilar.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\GOOGLE\GOOGLETOOLBAR1.DLL/cmbacklinks.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\PROGRAM FILES\GOOGLE\GOOGLETOOLBAR1.DLL/cmtrans.html O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console (HKLM) O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.freeserve.com/ O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20021205/qtinstall.info.apple.com/drakken/us /win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-0000-0000-000000000000} - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?37946.3332986111 O16 - DPF: {33564D57-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/E/F6E491A6-77E1-4E20-9F5F- 94901338C922/wmv9VCM.CAB O16 - DPF: {62475759-9E84-458E-A1AB-5D2C442ADFDE} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20030530/qtinstall.info.apple.com/abarth/us/ win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst0401.cab O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab O16 - DPF: {00B71CFB-6864-4346-A978-C0A14556272C} (Checkers Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/msgrchkr.cab O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\VxD\MSTCP: NameServer = 192.168.0.1

Take HJT out of that temp folder a put it into a new permanenet folder so backups can be made. This is important in case of a mistake. With only HJT running fix these: R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://netsearchsoft.com/passthrough/index.html?http://www.yahoo.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = - R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = - R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = - R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = - O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0BCC3663-27B7-046E-724A-4DD206D5128D} - C:\PROGRAM O3 - Toolbar: TRUST ACE 1 - {4810C9F9-DDE9-9F6F-CDB7-898F7D62948B} - C:\PROGRAM O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [the browse] C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Bold Mapi Bait.exe Reboot and delete this file: C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Bold Mapi Bait.exe Reboot and post another log to be checked again.

The file wont delete. When it's removed it reappears a couple of seconds later. Is there anything that can stop that?

Try to reboot into safe mode and delete the folder. C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Bold Mapi Bait.exe Do a ctrl, alt , delete see if it's running, if so end task on it. Try using TheKillBox to delete it. C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Bold Mapi Bait.exe Post another HJT log please

Sorry, use this one TheKillBox