What the hell...

[Czas na Zywiec]

Okay, so I turn my computer on today and I'm having a few problems. I've ONLY had it a month and it's already giving me problems. God damn.

Okay, it's going extremely slow for some reason. And sometimes it goes so slow it'll say "Not Responding," so I have to ctrl+alt+dlt it because there's no other way around it. It's not supposed to be slow....not this thing.

Then I get this thing on webpages. So..

1) What the hell is it?

2) How do I get rid of it?

I defragged and did the Notron Virus scan, and it didn't detect anything at all.

Any help will be much appreciated.

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Okay, so I turn my computer on today and I'm having a few problems. I've ONLY had it a month and it's already giving me problems. God damn.

Okay, it's going extremely slow for some reason. And sometimes it goes so slow it'll say "Not Responding," so I have to ctrl+alt+dlt it because there's no other way around it. It's not supposed to be slow....not this thing.

Then I get this thing on webpages. So..

1) What the hell is it?

2) How do I get rid of it?

I defragged and did the Notron Virus scan, and it didn't detect anything at all.

Any help will be much appreciated.

MINE JUST STARTED DOING THAT TOO!!!!!!

[Mysty Eyes]

I don't understand the question.

The picture you attached looks like a message board. Weren't you trying to get to that page? Is that the problem?

[Czas na Zywiec]

Some words are underlined with that bold, yellow line and now they're links.

I don't get it. I just got it today and I did NOTHING to my computer from last night to this afternoon. Not a thing.

[Mysty Eyes]

If it's a site that you normally go to, you might ask them if they have done something to cause that.

Anyway, you might want to check to see if somehow a parasite was downloaded onto your computer. These can show up without warning, and are a kind of spyware.

Here is one site that might help, if that is the problem:

http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

I have bookmarked the site and periodically just click on my bookmark to see if anything turns up. The first time I went to the site it found lots of unsolicited gunk, particularly Hotbar.

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Some words are underlined with that bold, yellow line and now they're links.

OMG I didn't notice that until you said that. My stupid NEW computer did that too...and mine gets slow way too often. Maybe we should start a club.

[PZelda]

The same thing was happening to Chris (GOMM). He never did say if he got the problem taken care of...but I'm hoping he sees this thread...

[Czas na Zywiec]

I get it here too...the word "virus scan" in my first post is underlined....

But THANK YOU SO MUCH for that link. Turns out I have these "parasites" you were talking about. My browser (or whatever I'm working at) freezes for a few seconds while a popup called "Offers from TTIL" pop up. It ALWAYS says that on the top of the pop up.

Warning!
Your browser appears to have the "BrowserAid/StlbDist" parasite installed. This software can compromise your computer's security. It might have been installed without your knowledge. Information and removal instructions.

Your browser appears to have the "NavExcel" parasite installed. This software can compromise your computer's security. It might have been installed without your knowledge. Information and removal instructions.

Your browser appears to have the "TopText" parasite installed. This software can present you with unwanted advertising, and may invade your on-line privacy. It might have been installed without your knowledge. Information and removal instructions.

I'm going to go ahead and try to remove them. Wish me luck.

[Kristina]

I have that, too. I was just asking my dad how to get rid of it, a whole bunch of spyware stuff installed on my computer just two days ago.

Hmmmm, I'm starting to think this board is what gave us that.

[PZelda]

Originally posted by Kristina
I have that, too. I was just asking my dad how to get rid of it, a whole bunch of spyware stuff installed on my computer just two days ago.

Hmmmm, I'm starting to think this board is what gave us that.

Nonsense. I've been coming here everyday and I don't have this problem. I went to the link Mysty Eyes gave me, and I didn't have any parasites.

[Czas na Zywiec]

To remove the first one on my system, Browser Aid, is SO complicated. I mean, they use all these computer terms and I don't know if I can even fully get rid of it. I can't even find it in my Control Panel. Same for the third one. The second one I git rid of easily.

[*Marilyn Monroe*]

I have 6 different parasites, and they're complicated to get rid of, too. I downloaded Ad-Aware, and it's scanning now. What are registry keys, and values?

[Czas na Zywiec]

Is there anyone out there who can help me? I got rid of one of the parasites, but I'm stupid and don't understand complicated computer terms, so have no idea how to get rid of the other two. Pages on SO are getting slower and slower to load as well.

Okay, so for this first parasite.

Removal
Open the Control Panel's 'Add/Remove Programs' function. There should be an entry for 'BrowserAid' or 'CashToolbar' (CashToolbar variant), 'Web Toolbar' (ABCSearch variant) or 'BrowserPal' (BrowserPal variant).

However, the BrowserPal variant leaves an updater task behind which can reinstall itself and other programs - see Manual Removal, BrowserPal installer.

There may not be a removal option for the LetsSearch, QuickLaunch, Rundll16, FeaturedResults or StlbDist/StlbAd variants.

Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D can remove BrowserAid variants.

I DID that, but I can't find any of those in my add/remove programs list. It says it's supposed to be in there, but it's nowhere to be found.

Manual removal
CashToolbar
The software installs into the Downloaded Program Files folder and puts its settings into a 'CashToolbar' folder in 'Program Files'. Before you can delete the files you must deregister the toolbar. Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "..\Downloaded Program Files\CashToolbarIE.dll"
Then open the registry and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the entry pointing to CashToolbar.exe. Restart the machine and you should be able to delete both 'Program Files\CashToolbar' and the Downloaded Program Files:

cd "%WinDir%\Downloaded Program Files"
del CashToolbarIE.dll
del CashToolbarConfig.inf
del CashToolbar.exe
del BrowserAidBarWnd.dll
LetsSearch
The software installs into the Downloaded Program Files folder and puts its settings into a 'LetsSearch' folder in 'Program Files'. Before you can delete the files you must deregister the toolbar. Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "..\Downloaded Program Files\LetsSearchIE.dll"
Then open the registry and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'LetsSearch' and 'RunWindowsUpdate' entries.

Restart the machine and you should be able to delete the LetsSearch folder inside Program Files. You can also delete the uptodate.exe file inside the Windows folder, and, using a DOS command prompt window, the files rom Downloaded Program Files:

cd "%WinDir%\Downloaded Program Files"
del LetsSearchIE.dll
del LSToolbarConfig.inf
del LetsSearch.exe
del BABarWnd.dll
Finally you can remove the LetsSearch folder from Application Data. (Application Data is to be found inside the Windows folder on Windows 95, 98 and Me, in your user 'Profiles' folder in 'Windows' on NT, or in your user 'Documents and Settings' folder on XP.)

QuickLaunch
The software installs into the Downloaded Program Files folder and puts its settings into a 'QuickLaunch' folder in 'Program Files'. Before you can delete the files you must deregister the toolbar. Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "..\Downloaded Program Files\QuickLaunchIE.dll"
Then open the registry and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'LetsSearch' (yes, they forgot to rename it) and 'RunWindowsUpdate' entries.

Restart the machine and you should be able to delete the QuickLaunch folder inside Program Files. You can also delete the uptodate.exe file inside the Windows folder, and, using a DOS command prompt window, the files rom Downloaded Program Files:

cd "%WinDir%\Downloaded Program Files"
del QuickLaunchIE.dll
del QLToolbarConfig.inf
del QuickLaunch.exe
del BABarWnd.dll
Finally you can remove the LetsSearch folder from Application Data. (Application Data is to be found inside the Windows folder on Windows 95, 98 and Me, in your user 'Profiles' folder in 'Windows' on NT, or in your user 'Documents and Settings' folder on XP.)

ABCSearch
The software installs into the Downloaded Program Files folder. Before you can delete it you must deregister it. Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "..\Downloaded Program Files\BrowserAidToolbar.dll"
regsvr32 /u "..\Downloaded Program Files\HighlightHelper.dll"
Then open the registry and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the entry pointing to BrowserAid.exe. Restart the machine and you should be able to delete the Downloaded Program Files:

cd "%WinDir%\Downloaded Program Files"
del BrowserAidToolbar.dll
del BrowserAid.inf
del BrowserAid.exe
del BrowserAidBarWnd.dll
del HighlightHelper.dll
BrowserPal
Open a DOS command prompt windows (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the following commands:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "\Program Files\BrowserPal\blckbho.dll"
regsvr32 /u "\Program Files\BrowserPal\bptlb.dll"
(You may need to change the name 'Program Files' on non-English versions of Windows where this folder is called something else.)

Open the registry (from the Start menu, choose Run and type regedit), find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, and delete the 'Browser Pal' entry inside this key.

Restart and delete the 'Browser Pal' folder inside Program Files. Then follow the instructions for the installer.

You can also re-enable JavaScript errors if you want to see them (BrowserPal hides them so you don't see when a page's script fails due to its pop-up blocking) by opening the Advanced tab and unticking 'Disable script debugging'.

BrowserPal installer
Open the registry (from the Start menu, choose Run and type regedit), find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, and delete the 'RunWindowsUpdate' entry (or 'ContinueInstall' in partially-completed BrowserPal installs) inside this key. You can also delete the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunWindowsUpdate to clean up if you like.

Restart the computer and you should be able to delete the 'bpsinstall.exe' and 'uptodate.exe' from the Windows folder, and 'ctb_s.exe' from the System folder (which is itself inside the Windows folder, called 'System32' on Windows NT/2000/XP or just 'System' under Windows 95/98/Me).

Rundll16
Open the registry (click 'Start', choose 'Run' and enter 'regedit'), and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'Rundll16' and 'RunWindowsUpdate' entries.

Open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u ..\Rundll16.dll
Restart the machine and you should be able to delete rundll16.dll, rundll16.exe and uptodate.exe in the Windows folder.

FeaturedResults
Open the registry (click 'Start', choose 'Run' and enter 'regedit'), and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'Rundll32_7' entry.

Open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u msiefr40.dll
Restart the machine and you should be able to delete the file msiefr40.dll in the System folder (which is inside the Windows folder, and called 'System32' under Windows NT, 2000 and XP).

StlbDist
Open the registry (click 'Start', choose 'Run' and enter 'regedit'), and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the '{2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F444}' entry.

Open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u stlbdist.dll
Restart the machine and you should be able to delete the files stlbdist.dll and stlbdist.xml in the System folder (which is inside the Windows folder, and called 'System32' under Windows NT, 2000 and XP).

StlbAd
Open the registry (click 'Start', choose 'Run' and enter 'regedit'), and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the '2CF0B992-5EEB-4143-99C0-5297EF71F44B}' entry.

Open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u stlbdad123.dll
Restart the machine and you should be able to delete the files stlbad123.dll and stlbad123.xml in the System folder (which is inside the Windows folder, and called 'System32' under Windows NT, 2000 and XP).

WebDownloader
Open the Downloaded Program Files folder (which is inside the Windows folder), right-click the 'CWebDownloader Object' entry and choose 'Remove'.

All variants
If BrowserAid has hijacked your homepage, you can set it back from Internet Options -> General -> Start Page.

As for that, I typed in the first code into the command prompt, yet it said it couldn't do anything.

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

I'm going to go try that parasite thing too.

I restarted my computer earlier and I had this search toolbar on my desktop...When I went to the Control Panel to uninstall it, I had like 5 other useless prgrams on there that weren't there earlier. I've been scanning with Ad-aware all day and this crap is still going on.

Look at this...Even the thing above Alison's avatar is underlined.

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

Originally posted by TradingMooses
I'm going to go try that parasite thing too.

I restarted my computer earlier and I had this search toolbar on my desktop...When I went to the Control Panel to uninstall it, I had like 5 other useless prgrams on there that weren't there earlier. I've been scanning with Ad-aware all day and this crap is still going on.

Look at this...Even the thing above Alison's avatar is underlined.

WHAT?!?!?!?!

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