I am faced with the "searchv" page loading as my homepage, whenever I reboot after resetting my original homepage. I use IE v. 6 SP1. I have Spybot and Adware, but they did not stop this problem, nor are they able to clean it. Your help will be appreciated. This is the HijackThis log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.3 Scan saved at 11:35:53 AM, on 10/24/2003 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.searchv.com/search.html R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.searchv.com/search.html R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.searchv.com/ O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINNT\System32\msdxm.ocx O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrackPointSrv] tp4serv.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiPTA] atiptaxx.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [tourpath] regedit /s c:\winnt\tour.reg O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TpHotkey] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\tphkmgr.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPTRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BMMGAG] RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\pwrmonit.dll,StartPwrMonitor O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PRPCMonitor] PRPCUI.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Iomega Startup Options] C:\Program Files\Iomega\Common\ImgStart.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Iomega Drive Icons] C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\ImgIcon.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HPDJ Taskbar Utility] C:\WINNT\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\hpztsb05.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundFusion] RunDll32 cwcprops.cpl,CrystalControlWnd O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] C:\WINNT\System32\qttask.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Mouse Suite 98 Daemon] ICO.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sys] regedit /s C:\WINNT\sys.reg O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [internat.exe] internat.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NetSwitcher Tray Application] C:\PROGRA~1\NETSWI~1\NETSWT~1.exe O4 - Startup: KDWin Keyboard Driver.lnk = C:\KDWin\KDWIN.exe O4 - Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.exe O4 - Global Startup: AUTOCHK.LNK = C:\CFGSAFE\AUTOCHK.exe O4 - Global Startup: ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk = C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.exe O4 - Global Startup: ORiNOCO Client Manager.lnk = C:\Program Files\ORiNOCO\Client Manager\CMLUC.exe O4 - Global Startup: Boingo.lnk = C:\Program Files\Boingo\Boingo.exe O4 - Global Startup: ArmDicto.lnk = C:\ArmDicto\Dictionary.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: Download All by FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_all.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download using FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_link.htm O9 - Extra button: Net2Phone (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Net2Phone (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: FlashGet (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: &FlashGet (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM) O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab O16 - DPF: {74FFE28D-2378-11D5-990C-006094235084} (IBM Access Support) - https://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/access/sdccommon/download/en/IbmEgath.cab O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37876.6936111111 O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{718ECD4C-F22B-4D93-BD81-D91025F565DC}: NameServer = 128.32.206.12,128.32.136.12 O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{E2B2F858-B57B-476F-B0CB-C37E0770BF28}: NameServer = 209.154.36.74 206.175.136.174

This line is reported as a virus: O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [internat.exe] internat.exe http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.pointex.html Remove these lines: R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.searchv.com/search.html R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.searchv.com/search.html R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.searchv.com/ O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sys] regedit /s C:\WINNT\sys.reg O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{718ECD4C-F22B-4D93-BD81-D91025F565DC}: NameServer = 128.32.206.12,128.32.136.12 O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{E2B2F858-B57B-476F-B0CB-C37E0770BF28}: NameServer = 209.154.36.74 206.175.136.174 Delete C:\WINNT\sys.reg

This entry is not a virus.. O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [internat.exe] internat.exe These entries do not need to be fixed, they are valid: O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{718ECD4C-F22B-4D93-BD81-D91025F565DC}: NameServer = 128.32.206.12,128.32.136.12 O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{E2B2F858-B57B-476F-B0CB-C37E0770BF28}: NameServer = 209.154.36.74, 206.175.136.174

Thank you so much for your help! The problem is now solved.