Download Spybot Search and Destroy and update the definitions. Run a repair (note this may turn on the Windows Firewall).
Download HiJack This and run it. Use it to remove all search options, Browser Helper Objects, and ActiveX controls.
If you have hidden spyware that you can't find, try using ComboFix (which runs a rootkit detector gmer) from http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/Beta/ComboFix.exe
Repair suggestions from Microsoft : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/IEtopten.mspx
Libraries Update :
| Filename | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Msvcrt.dll | 6.00.8337 | Visual C++ run-time, no dependencies. |
| Oleaut32.dll | 2.30.4265 | Part of the OLE-AUT fileset that |
| Olepro32.dll | 5.00.4265 | Part of OLE-AUT fileset that complements |
| Asycfilt.dll | 2.30.4265 | Part of OLE-AUT fileset that complements |
| Stdole2.tlb | 2.30.4265 | Part of OLE-AUT fileset that complements |
| Mfc42.dll | 6.00.8267 | Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC), dependent on Msvcrt.dll, ComCtl32.dll, and OLE-AUT files. |
| Mfc42u.dll | 6.00.8267 | MFC Unicode only for the Windows NT Platform. |
| SHDOCVW.DLL | 6.0.2800.1106 | Shell Doc Object and Control Library |
To extract files in Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition, use the System File Checker tool. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type sfc, and then press ENTER.
3. Click Extract one file from installation disk.
4. In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type drive:\windows\path\file (where drive is the drive where the Windows folder is installed, generally drive C, path is the destination of the file that you are extracting, and file is the file that you want to extract).
5. Click Start, click Browse next to the Restore from box, and then locate the Windows installation files. By default, in the OEM version of Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition the installation files are on the hard disk in the C:\Cabs folder. With a retail full version or upgrade version, you can also insert the Windows installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then locate the Windows installation files. The folder is named "Win9x". For example, if your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive is D:, the folder is named "D:\Win9x". For Windows 98, the folder is named D:\Win98.
6. Click OK, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
You can pull the latest version of the shdocvw.dll file from the IEMIL_3.CAB folder in the Internet Explorer 6 setup. Double click on the CAB file in Windows XP to extract it to a shared folder and then use the sfc tool on Windows 98 to install it.
Click Run on the File menu in File Manager, and then type the following command:
rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt"
This command runs Internet Explorer Repair (if available) and is case sensitive. If you are prompted to restart Windows to complete the repair process, click Yes. If you are prompted to run Setup again to reinstall all components, click Details to note the problem, click OK twice.
Also see http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/ie.html
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