Maybe Crunchie can fix this problem.
I have just encountered the prosearching.com problem. I ran HJT and got the following log:
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Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 11:06:14 PM, on 5/6/2004
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
c:\Program Files\NavNT\defwatch.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe
c:\Program Files\NavNT\rtvscan.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSTask.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\mspmspsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsgSys.EXE
C:\Program Files\Winamp\Winampa.exe
C:\Program Files\NavNT\vptray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SYSWB6.exe
C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADUserMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\ImgIcon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\wt\updater\wcmdmgr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Rdr bash\SPAM WMA.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Winkb6.exe
C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\realplay.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM95\aim.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM+\AIM+.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM95\AIM95_c0\aim.exe
C:\Program Files\Eudora lite folder\Eudora.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\9ANMBOIY\HijackThis[1].exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL = http://66.40.16.198/sm/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchURL = http://www.allcybersearch.com/ie/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://www.allcybersearch.com/ie/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://prosearching.com/searchbar.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Comcast High-Speed Internet
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:6711
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = c:\windows\SYSTEM\blank.htm
N2 - Netscape 6: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "prosearching.com");\n (C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\2475klod.slt\prefs.js)
N2 - Netscape 6: user_pref("browser.search.defaultengine", "engine://C%3A%5CProgram%20Files%5CNetscape%5CNetscape%206%5Csearchplugins%5CSBWeb_01.src"); (C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\2475klod.slt\prefs.js)
O1 - Hosts: 66.40.16.234 auto.search.msn.com
O1 - Hosts: 204.244.184.143 SafeWeb.com
O1 - Hosts: 204.244.184.143 WWW.SafeWeb.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4F3C5BAE-F9A1-2136-2D8F-0832A17E99A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Dent size.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5DAFD089-24B1-4c5e-BD42-8CA72550717B} - C:\Program Files\SurfAssistant.com\saiemod.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: @msdxmLC.dll,-1@1033,&Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {69550BE2-9A78-11d2-BA91-00600827878D} - C:\WINDOWS\system\shdocvw.dll (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: Balloption - {B4C1852D-9D9A-D1A3-3721-3DD017323D74} - C:\PROGRA~1\CREATI~1\Dent size.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp\Winampa.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [explore] C:\WINDOWS\System32\explore.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] c:\Program Files\NavNT\vptray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SYSWB6] SYSWB6
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ADUserMon] C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADUserMon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Iomega Drive Icons] C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\ImgIcon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Deskup] C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\deskup.exe /IMGSTART
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [wcmdmgr] C:\WINDOWS\wt\updater\wcmdmgrl.exe -launch
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [about move] C:\PROGRA~1\Rdr bash\SPAM WMA.exe
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .edu/cgi-local/tk/UVa_CLAS_2003_Spring_ECON408-1/displaysyllabus: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {1239CC52-59EF-4DFA-8C61-90FFA846DF7E} (Musicnotes Viewer) - http://www.musicnotes.com/download/mnviewer.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {33564D57-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/E/F6E491A6-77E1-4E20-9F5F-94901338C922/wmv9VCM.CAB
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20020323/qtinstall.info.apple.com/qt505/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {6F750200-1362-4815-A476-88533DE61D0C} (Ofoto Upload Manager Class) - http://www.ofoto.com/downloads/BUM/BUM_WIN_IE_1/axofupld.cab
O16 - DPF: {8EDAD21C-3584-4E66-A8AB-EB0E5584767D} - http://toolbar.google.com/data/GoogleActivate.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37851.3128935185
O16 - DPF: {CC05BC12-2AA2-4AC7-AC81-0E40F83B1ADF} (Live365Player Class) - http://www.live365.com/players/play365.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
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I manually changed my homepage back to normal, but have not rebooted. do I fix it like the other threads I've read? Thanks.