Stupid COMPUTER pop-up every minute!

message from =?Utf-8?B?TnViYnMgVGhlIEplc3Rlcg==?= on 9 Jun 2004

Ok, so I have tried just about everything I can think of and have had my dad do the same. He came up with a good idea to restore the computer so it acted like it did a couple days ago, but before he thought of that, he did something that deleted all past checkpoints... So I no longer know what to do.

Every minute, I am getting this pop-up that is a computer message with the title "RUNDLL" and it says "Error loading C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~2\inetkw.dll. The specified module could not be found." There is a button you can click that says "Ok" which is the only way of making the button go away. This program is not on my computer and I do not know what it is or what it is supposed to do.

Someone please help me try and figure out what I can do about this, because this pop-up message is driving me insane!!

Ron Martell replied to =?Utf-8?B?TnViYnMgVGhlIEplc3Rlcg==?= on 10 Jun 2004

I agree with Chuck. Your computer is infested with spyware.

However I suggest that you get AdAware (free) from
http://www,lavasoft.com. Download, install, update, and run it before
using HiJackThis. It will clean a lot of the real crud off your
system and probably greatly reduce the size of the log file produced
by HiJackThis.

Anything and everything that is picked up by AdAware is generally safe
to remove and you should let AdAware do this.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

Chuck replied to =?Utf-8?B?TnViYnMgVGhlIEplc3Rlcg==?= on 9 Jun 2004

Nubbs,

There are a few references to this on the web. Some with recommendations.
http://www.google.com/search?q=inetkw.dll&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=gw

First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm ,
and CWShredder from http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html . All are
free.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder.
Have it fix all variants.

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 and Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download . Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log. http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
http://forums.net-integration.net/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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