Everytime I log onto the internet, I get "find4u.net" as my start page. How do I get rid of this pest once and for all? I've run hijack this and deleted the find4u files, but once I log off and on again or go to someone elses login, it's back. Please Help! Here is my hijack scan: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 12:26:08 PM, on 12/22/2003 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\crypserv.exe c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\winlogon.exe C:\Documents and Settings\Pezkic\Desktop\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.my.yahoo.com/ O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Real\Toolbar\realbar.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {94927A13-4AAA-476A-989D-392456427688} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\mseclk.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EB26EBDF-705A-433E-A01E-F3BAB2621FB7} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vdekankg.dll (file missing) O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O3 - Toolbar: REALBAR - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Real\Toolbar\realbar.dll O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [svchost] C:\WINDOWS\SVCHOST.exe O4 - Global Startup: winlogon.exe O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Login (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Login (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM) O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chat - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/chat/applet/c381/chat.cab O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chat 1.3 - http://cs5.chat.sc5.yahoo.com/c174/chat.cab O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab O16 - DPF: {A17E30C4-A9BA-11D4-8673-60DB54C10000} (YahooYMailTo Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yse/ymmapi_416.dll O16 - DPF: {B160422D-0A48-11D4-BD9B-00A0C9B0AB7B} (Download Class) - http://expressit.broderbund.com/plugin/Download.cab O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} (&Yahoo! Companion) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/toolbar/yiebio5_1_4_0.cab

Pezkic Dont just start deleting stuff... Read and do this: http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/6433.html That find4u hijack is part of cool web hijack. Download cwshredder, unzip, start it, click next (not just scan) Cwshredder download http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html Repost new log when done.

I followed your instructions and here is my repost of a new scan. Also, I couldn't get spybot to run on my system, don't know why. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 2:42:11 PM, on 12/22/2003 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\crypserv.exe c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\PROGRA~1\AUTOUP~1\AUTOUP~1.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\ystck32.exe C:\Program Files\Orbit\update.exe C:\Program Files\Orbit\view.exe C:\Program Files\DelFin\PromulGate\PgMonitr.exe C:\Program Files\WeatherCast\Weather.exe C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe C:\Program Files\AproposClient\Apropos.exe C:\Program Files\eZula\mmod.exe C:\Documents and Settings\Pezkic\Desktop\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.my.yahoo.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/stp/ymsgr*http://my.yahoo.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = , R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = http://www.websearch.com/ie.aspx?tb_id=50032 R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972} - (no file) R3 - URLSearchHook: OESearchHook Class - {341FB59F-3507-443B-8147-423B4E3B2B15} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\OE\search.dll O1 - Hosts: 216.177.73.139 ieautosearch O2 - BHO: (no name) - {01C5BF6C-E699-4CD7-BEA1-786FA05C83AB} - C:\Program Files\AproposClient\AproposPlugin.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Real\Toolbar\realbar.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {94927A13-4AAA-476A-989D-392456427688} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\mseclk.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EB26EBDF-705A-433E-A01E-F3BAB2621FB7} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vdekankg.dll (file missing) O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - c:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {224530A0-C9CB-4AEE-9C0F-54AC1B533211} - (no file) O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {FF7FD490-34E7-4FA1-927A-F5799E6AAD7B} - (no file) O3 - Toolbar: REALBAR - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Real\Toolbar\realbar.dll O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {702AD576-FDDB-4d0f-9811-A43252064684} - (no file) O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WINSTA~1.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System\WINSTA~1.exe -b O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [updater] C:\Program Files\Common files\updater\wupdater.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AutoUpdater] C:\PROGRA~1\AUTOUP~1\AUTOUP~1.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OrbitUpdate] C:\Program Files\Orbit\update.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OrbitView] C:\Program Files\Orbit\view.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [msbb] C:\Program Files\n-CASE\msbb.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VDNITA] C:\WINDOWS\VDNITA.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GQI] C:\WINDOWS\GQI.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [FPLVDNXIS] C:\WINDOWS\FPLVDNXIS.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ANYFQLVDN] C:\WINDOWS\ANYFQLVDN.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PGStub.exe] C:\Documents and Settings\mom\dp-b23011805.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ClockSync] C:\PROGRA~1\CLOCKS~1\Sync.exe /q O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\PROGRA~1\AWS\WEATHE~1\Weather.exe 1 O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [svchost] C:\WINDOWS\SVCHOST.exe O4 - HKCU\..\RunOnce: [ezulaUpdate] c:\program files\eZula\ezulaUpdate.exe /update O4 - HKCU\..\RunOnce: [eZstub] C:\WINDOWS\System32\eZstub.exe /Uninstall2 C:\Program Files\eZula O4 - Global Startup: winlogon.exe O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Login (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Login (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM) O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chat - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/chat/applet/c381/chat.cab O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Chat 1.3 - http://cs5.chat.sc5.yahoo.com/c174/chat.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: {1D4DB7D2-6EC9-47A3-BD87-1E41684E07BB} - http://imgfarm.com/images/nocache/funwebproducts/SmileyCentralInitialSetup1.0.0.5.cab O16 - DPF: {A17E30C4-A9BA-11D4-8673-60DB54C10000} (YahooYMailTo Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yse/ymmapi_416.dll O16 - DPF: {B160422D-0A48-11D4-BD9B-00A0C9B0AB7B} (Download Class) - http://expressit.broderbund.com/plugin/Download.cab O16 - DPF: {CA797B15-445F-4AA9-9828-8A88502F560F} (Uninstall Control) - http://www.worldwinner.com/games/shared/uninstall.cab O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} (&Yahoo! Companion) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/toolbar/yiebio5_1_4_0.cab O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://fdl.msn.com/public/chat/msnchat45.cab