Hey,
So, here's the deal... I bought this computer from a friend of a friend, and it had already been set up pretty specifically. I've been doing a lot of editing on the settings and installed programs to pull everything together and make it mine.
Just recently, I've come upon a problem. Suddenly, I am unable to connect to most websites. When I try to navigate somewhere, either 1) I get an "unable to connect" message, 2) the website attempts to load but times out, or 3) the site redirects to something unrelated, like Lycos or ads. This is pretty common and some sites I just can't get to; it took me a while to be able to land here. The same problem happens in multiple different browsing programs. First thing I tried to do was open Spybot S&D, only to find that I couldn't. I reinstalled it and not only was the problem not fixed but the installer couldn't connect to the server to download updates (something to do with the aforementioned problems?). Spybot also does not work in Safe mode.
I'm running all the programs I can, but to no avail so far. I'm running XP SP2. It's not a bad computer and the internet isn't too slow (normally)...
Ask if you need any more information, and thanks a ton for any help you can offer... I'm usually able to defuse my own problems but this one has taken me out so far. I would really appreciate any info that might help me fix this up.
Here's my HJT log (this seems... shorter than I remember HJT logs being?)
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 11:52:26 AM, on 10/19/2010
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Unable to get Internet Explorer version!
Boot mode: Normal
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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Simon\Desktop\HijackThis.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Simon\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Simon\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {ecdee021-0d17-467f-a1ff-c7a115230949} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {ecdee021-0d17-467f-a1ff-c7a115230949} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {ecdee021-0d17-467f-a1ff-c7a115230949} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CursorFX] "C:\Program Files\Stardock\CursorFX\CursorFX.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Send to &Bluetooth Device... - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie_ctx.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Send To Bluetooth - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_04\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: @btrez.dll,-4015 - {CCA281CA-C863-46ef-9331-5C8D4460577F} - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @btrez.dll,-12650 - {CCA281CA-C863-46ef-9331-5C8D4460577F} - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search && Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)
O16 - DPF: {4871A87A-BFDD-4106-8153-FFDE2BAC2967} (DLM Control) -
http://dlm.tools.akamai.com/dlmanager/versions/activex/dlm-activex-2.2.5.0.cabO17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{5BA2A9A6-CC11-49E1-BB42-3B56CF80A13D}: NameServer = 93.188.163.181,93.188.166.181
O17 - HKLM\System\CS4\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 93.188.163.181,93.188.166.181
O17 - HKLM\System\CS6\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 93.188.163.181,93.188.166.181
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 93.188.163.181,93.188.166.181
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
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