Okay I'm back.
First of all I just recently noticed Byteman's edit to his first post. I tried resetting Web settings, with no effect.
Secondly, in reply to melonhead, I looked in Add/Remove and explorer does not appear there.
Now, as to the other things:
I went to the HouseCall site again today and it worked this time. No viruses were detected. So that's good.
I downloaded the spybot search and destroy program, and a long list of things came up. I HAVE NOT not done anything about any of this as yet- I wanted to hear what others had to say here first. The following all appeared in red, with checkmarks:
advertising.com (two entries)
alexa related
avenue a
backweb lite (60 entries!!!)
bfast
commission junction (2 entries)
double click
engage inc
fast click (2 entries)
hitbox (3 entries)
hitslink
internet explorer
mediaplex
ms media player
value check
The following appeared in green, with no checkmarks:
adobe acrobat reader 5
internet explorer (6 entries)
log (4 entries)
ms direct 3D
ms direct draw
ms direct input (2 entries)
ms media player (2 entries)
ms paint
windows explorer (6 entries)
windows network
windows
win zip (9 entries)
As I said, I haven't done anything with any of these as yet. I assume that I should click the "fix all problems" button, but I wanted to be sure.
I also downloaded the StartUp List program (if I should go back and fix the problems detected by spybot and then run the StartUp List program again, just say so and I'll go back and do that). Here is the log:
StartupList report, 2/1/03, 10:19:35 PM
StartupList version: 1.51
Started from : C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\STARTUPLIST.EXE
Detected: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
Detected: Internet Explorer v5.00 (5.00.2614.3500)
* Using default options
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Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\ptsnoop.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RPCSS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET CALL MANAGER\ICM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNAAPP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TAPISRV.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PSTORES.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINZIP\WINZIP32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\STARTUPLIST.EXE
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ScanRegistry = C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
TaskMonitor = C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
SystemTray = SysTray.Exe
LoadPowerProfile = Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
EnsoniqMixer = starter.exe
SoundFusion = RunDll32 cwcprops.cpl,CrystalControlWnd
LexStart = Lexstart.exe
CountrySelection = pctptt.exe
PTSNOOP = ptsnoop.exe
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
GrpConv = grpconv.exe -o
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
LoadPowerProfile = Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
SchedulingAgent = mstask.exe
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
msnmsgr = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\MSN MESSENGER\MSNMSGR.EXE" /background
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C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK listing:
(Created 31/1/2003, 17:8:42)
[Rename]
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\_DS4094.TMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\_DS302.TMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CORECOMP.INI
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CTL3D32.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\5BCD4.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ISUNINST.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\_ISRES.OPT
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\_ISUSER.OPT
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ADOLESCE.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ANTIGO~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ANTIGO~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ANTIGO~3.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ANTIGONI.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ARCHON.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\AUCOIN~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\AUCOIN~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BANJOOB.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BEDINI~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BEDINI~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BEDINI~3.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BEDINI.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BERSOLID.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CPUINF32.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CORFNT32.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CREEPY__.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CURLZ___.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ERASDUST.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\FALFESTL.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\DXM6PTCH.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\DXMEDIA.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\DXTXTRA.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\EUROST~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\EUROST~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\EUROST~3.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\EUROSTAR.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\FIGARO.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\FTL_____.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\GOURMA~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\GOURMA~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\GOURMA~3.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\GOURMAND.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\IPLDET~1.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\KIDTYPEP.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\METRON~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\MISTRAL.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\NTATL.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\MSJAVX86.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\NEWFNT32.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\ORBUS.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PALASMBD.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PALLAD~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PALLAD~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PALLAD~3.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PALLAD~4.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PEINAU~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PLUMP.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\SPACETOA.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\REGSVR32.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\SCHIND~1.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\SCHIND~2.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\SCHIND~3.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\TEAMBD.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\TWECEPOS.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\WENDYMED.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\TREBUC32.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\VIANTA.TTF
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\WINATL.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\W95GRAY.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BBRD1.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\AR405ENG.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BBRD2.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BBRD3.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\BBRD4.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\CONTENT.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\LICENSE.TXT
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\HHUPD.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PS4_ENG.DLL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\MPFULL.EXE
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PS4TIT~1.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\PS4TIT~2.BMP
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\VALUE.SHL
NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_ISTMP3.DIR\_ISTMP0.DIR\5BCCF.DLL
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C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT listing:
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6
SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
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Enumerating Browser Helper Objects:
(no name) - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}
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Enumerating Task Scheduler jobs:
Maintenance-Defragment programs.job
Maintenance-ScanDisk.job
Maintenance-Disk cleanup.job
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Enumerating Download Program Files:
[Shockwave Flash Object]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MACROMED\FLASH\FLASH.OCX
CODEBASE =
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
[YInstStarter Class]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES\YINSTHELPER.DLL
CODEBASE =
http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst.cab
[QuickTime Object]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTPLUGIN.OCX
CODEBASE =
http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab
[HouseCall Control]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\XSCAN53.OCX
CODEBASE =
http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2003012801/housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/xscan53.cab
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End of report, 8,861 bytes
Report generated in 0.067 seconds
Command line options:
/verbose - to add additional info on each section
/complete - to include empty sections and unsuspicious data
/full - to include several rarely-important sections
/force9x - to include Win9x-only startups even if running on WinNT
/forcent - to include WinNT-only startups even if running on Win9x
/forceall - to include all Win9x and WinNT startups, regardless of platform
/history - to list version history only