Virus - PLEASE help

[SuperAccyStan]

When we get a virus on our computer, we can usually get rid of it with the amount of anti-virus programmes we have. But this one just won't go.

Every time I open IE, it re-directs my homepage to http://netsearchsoft.com/passthrough...katietrust.com and a toolbar pops up at the bottom of the page.

I have run AGV 6.0, Ad-Aware 6, Spybot, CWShredder, Hijack This (Which works for a while but when I restart the computer or turn it on the next day, its back again) but it keeps on coming back.

Please help me.

[K.S.H]

Are you sure its a virus and it hasn't just set your homepage to that address?
go to Tools, internet options and check youe homepage address

[SuperAccyStan]

I did that and it just changes straight back again.

I don't know if its a virus or a parasite or what.

[K.S.H]

try here http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/h...TYMWPAZTJWUFJJ

[Bazf]

I got hit by one and I went in to search files, put in bho and came up with a list. BHO demon have a list on their website for you to copy and get rid of the bad ones. After you have done that install http://www.winpatrol.com/ its free dont bother upgrading and it will let you know every time something is trying to download to your computor.

FROM THE BHO DEMON WEBSITE.


Sounds like you got hit by A Browser Helper Object, or BHO, is just a small program that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser. Usually, BHO is installed on your system by another software program. For example, Go!Zilla, the downloading utility, installs a BHO created by Radiate (formerly Aureate Media); this BHO tracks which advertisements you see as you surf the Web.
The natural question is, what do BHOs do? The technical answer is "anything", but generally, it will have something to do with "helping" you browse the Internet.
Of course, many BHOs are what is called "ad-ware" or "spyware": they do things like monitor the websites you visit and report this data back to their creators."

They can also routinely conflict with other running programs, cause a variety of page faults, run time errors, and the like, and generally impede browsing performance.

A great little tool for viewing and, if required, disabling, the BHOs that may be installed on your machine is BHODemon, which can be downloaded here

Listed BHO's are tagged X for certified spyware/foistware, or other malware, L for legitimate items, O for 'open to debate' and ? for BHOs of unknown status.


Hope this helps Bazf

[Bagpuss]

Excellent reply Bazf, I was going to recommend WinPatrol too.

[SuperAccyStan]

Cheers, people. WinPatrol seems to have done the trick