Windows Media Player

[Rob]

I'm having problems downloading fron the windows web site.
Everytime I hit the download button I get a search engine
web page? Can anyone help please?

[heirloom]

Download, install, update and run HijackThis! from
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
and/or Spybot S&D, also free, from http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
or
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10122137.html?part=104443&subj=dlpage&tag=button

......same thing, dl'd, install, update, run. If you still have problems,
post back.
Heirloom, old and sounds like a hijacking


"Rob" > wrote in message
...
> I'm having problems downloading fron the windows web site.
> Everytime I hit the download button I get a search engine
> web page? Can anyone help please?

[Rob]

Thanks, I've tried all 3 of those and still get redirected
to the search page??? Any other advice would be greatly
appreciated....thanks in advance.
>-----Original Message-----
>Download, install, update and run HijackThis! from
>http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
>and/or Spybot S&D, also free, from
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html
>or
>http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10122137.html?
part=104443&subj=dlpage&tag=button
>
>......same thing, dl'd, install, update, run. If you
still have problems,
>post back.
> Heirloom, old and sounds like
a hijacking
>
>
>"Rob" > wrote in
message
...
>> I'm having problems downloading fron the windows web
site.
>> Everytime I hit the download button I get a search
engine
>> web page? Can anyone help please?
>
>
>.
>

[Mike M]

What is the URL of the site you are attempting to access and the URL of the
search site where you end up?
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Rob > wrote:

> Thanks, I've tried all 3 of those and still get redirected
> to the search page??? Any other advice would be greatly
> appreciated....thanks in advance.

[Rob]

Thanks Mike M -
I am trying to download windows media player from the
microsoft.com download web site and get redirected to this
URL http://searchpage.cc/1520/ ....can you help?
>-----Original Message-----
>What is the URL of the site you are attempting to access
and the URL of the
>search site where you end up?
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP

>
>
>Rob > wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I've tried all 3 of those and still get
redirected
>> to the search page??? Any other advice would be greatly
>> appreciated....thanks in advance.
>
>
>.
>

[Mike M]

What EXACT URL are you having problems with or do all microsoft.com links
redirect you to searchpage.cc? For example what happens if you try and
download Windows Media Player from the Windows Update site
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com?

Nevertheless you appear to have been hijacked and I'm surprised that you say
that the latest updated versions of neither SpyBot S & D nor AdAware remove
this problem. In which case you might want to try the uninstall routine
supplied by the hijacker - see http://searchpage.cc/uninstall.htm
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Rob > wrote:

> Thanks Mike M -
> I am trying to download windows media player from the
> microsoft.com download web site and get redirected to this
> URL http://searchpage.cc/1520/ ....can you help?

[Rob]

Thanks again Mike, that is the update site I am
using....so I will try the uninstall site later
today....much appreciated.
>-----Original Message-----
>What EXACT URL are you having problems with or do all
microsoft.com links
>redirect you to searchpage.cc? For example what happens
if you try and
>download Windows Media Player from the Windows Update site
>http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com?
>
>Nevertheless you appear to have been hijacked and I'm
surprised that you say
>that the latest updated versions of neither SpyBot S & D
nor AdAware remove
>this problem. In which case you might want to try the
uninstall routine
>supplied by the hijacker - see
http://searchpage.cc/uninstall.htm
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP

>
>
>Rob > wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mike M -
>> I am trying to download windows media player from the
>> microsoft.com download web site and get redirected to
this
>> URL http://searchpage.cc/1520/ ....can you help?
>
>
>.
>

[Mike M]

Best of luck Ron and please post back and let us know how you get on after
uninstalling this BHO (Browser Help Object).

You might also want to grab yourself a copy of BHODemon
(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm) as this can help identify
and disable unwanted Browser Help Objects.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Rob > wrote:

> Thanks again Mike, that is the update site I am
> using....so I will try the uninstall site later
> today....much appreciated.

[heirloom]

That's really odd.......HijackThis! should have taken that one out. I did
find that if you use the uninstall procedure, make sure the following
registry entry does not remain or you will be seeing it again......

Delete registry values:
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects Select key
{FF1BF4C7-4E08-4A28-A43F-9D60A9F7A880} and delete it

Info came from http://www.2-spyware.com/parasite-searchpage.html
........be sure you have a current backup of the reg before making any
changes.... just in case! Be sure to let us know how you fare.
Heirloom, old and hope you get it

"Rob" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks again Mike, that is the update site I am
> using....so I will try the uninstall site later
> today....much appreciated.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What EXACT URL are you having problems with or do all
> microsoft.com links
> >redirect you to searchpage.cc? For example what happens
> if you try and
> >download Windows Media Player from the Windows Update site
> >http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com?
> >
> >Nevertheless you appear to have been hijacked and I'm
> surprised that you say
> >that the latest updated versions of neither SpyBot S & D
> nor AdAware remove
> >this problem. In which case you might want to try the
> uninstall routine
> >supplied by the hijacker - see
> http://searchpage.cc/uninstall.htm
> >--
> >Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>
> >
> >
> >Rob > wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Mike M -
> >> I am trying to download windows media player from the
> >> microsoft.com download web site and get redirected to
> this
> >> URL http://searchpage.cc/1520/ ....can you help?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Rob]

Props to you Mike and thank you also heirloom....your
solution worked perfectly. Much appreciated guys!!!
>-----Original Message-----
>Best of luck Ron and please post back and let us know how
you get on after
>uninstalling this BHO (Browser Help Object).
>
>You might also want to grab yourself a copy of BHODemon
>(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm) as this
can help identify
>and disable unwanted Browser Help Objects.
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP

>
>
>Rob > wrote:
>
>> Thanks again Mike, that is the update site I am
>> using....so I will try the uninstall site later
>> today....much appreciated.
>
>
>.
>

[Mike M]

Thanks for the feedback Rob and I'm pleased to read you've managed to rid
yourself of this unwanted pest.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Rob > wrote:

> Props to you Mike and thank you also heirloom....your
> solution worked perfectly. Much appreciated guys!!!