internet explorer & aol (possible redirect vir

[harrylongstroke]

this is unlike the previous post regarding the automatic redirect to a secure site.  my problem, according to my ISP's tech support, lies with the browser im using, internet explorer in conjunction with AOL.

i cannot log on to the adelphia website to get my mail through ie, but i can get it through firefox.  adelphia told me they can access my mail, and since i can also through a different browser, the only solution is fixing the problem on my computer.

according to this site, i got many suggestions.  i wanted to just delete/format everything, but this site told me not to.  system recovery using the discs my computer came with was also not a viable option.  on one of the links from this site (grisoft.com), to clean an infected computer (if thats my problem), download cwshredder, lavasoft's ad-aware, spybot s&d, and then the avg free (with restarts, etc in between).  did that allll day today, twice, and my ie 6.0 problem still there.

when i use ie (through aol or otherwise), when i enter the site the address is adelphia.net/index.php (ive also used webmail.adelphia.net).  when i enter my info, it pops up with two windows, sending to unsecure site, and sending to unsecure site (i think).  ultimately i end up back at adelphia.net/index.php.  i copied the address that it sends me to inbetween logging in and being redirected.  it goes:

http://www.adelphia.net/files/adelphia/login.php?
bounceto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelphia.net%2Ffiles%
2Fadelphia%2Fredirect.php%3Fto%3Dhttp%253A%252F%
252Fwww.adelphiapowerpage.com%252Fsynacor%252F
hsi_support%252Findex.cfm%253Fusername%253D%2526
user_id%253D%26frame_me%3D1%26logoutok%3D

im guessing all the crap in the middle is some sort of virus the previous programs either couldnt analyze or couldnt rid.  is there anybody with a similar problem or somebody who knows of the solution to this?  

[Raptor]

Are you accepting their cookies and have you got Javascript enabled?

Try resetting Internet Explorer to default.

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Security tab
6. Reset all security zones to Default

And/or

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Advanced
6. Restore Defaults button.

You may need to do the following as well

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. General tab
6. Remove cookies, temporary files and history

[jason leocadio]

actually, those were one of the first things i did. when i was first faced with ie problems, i set everything back to default hoping it would work.  as for the third option, part of the article "how to clean an infected computer" by rdsok, sayd deleting cookies, etc shoudl be one of the first things you do before running the battery of tests.

since this morning, i tried dl hijack this and lspfix.  it seems that my computer is running almost like it was in the past (no more slow down.  files dl more efficiently and without missing .dll files)  i suppose i could run them all again in safe mode, but i did do that the first two times before i downloaded hijack this and lspfix.

problem is not solve dthough because i still cant get into adelphia.net through internet explorer on AOL.  mozilla is okay, can still get on.  while slowdown is greatly reduced, the primary prob is still there.

is it even a virus issue?  you saw the url it sends me to, laymans view says it might be.

here it is again

http://www.adelphia.net/files/adelphia/login.php?bounceto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelphia.net%2Ffiles%2Fadelphia%2Fredirect.php%3Fto%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.adelphiapowerpage.com%252Fsynacor%252Fhsi_support%252Findex.cfm%253Fusername%253D%2526user_id%253D%26frame_me%3D1%26logoutok%3D

any guesses?

[Raptor]

That is no virus, that is simply the path it uses. Gmail does the same.

[jason leocadio]

im probably being way too wordy.  

i cant use internet explorer to get to www. adelphia.net.  when i log in, it kicks me back to the exact same screen as if i did nothing.  

[Raptor]

That says to me that you are either blocking cookies or not enabling Javascript.