A Repair Install (or upgrade Repair Install) is not going to help. Unless
you’re willing to post your HijackThis log in an appropriate forum for
assistance (see my last reply), you’ll have to format & reinstall Windows.

Dima wrote:
> Thanks PA Bear for your suggestions!
> I renamed the file HOSTS, rebooted. The behavior persisted.
> I have done an upgrade reinstall of Windows XP SP2 in Windows. Should I do
> a
> Repair Install by booting from the Windows XP CD?
> Regards,
> Dima
> “PA Bear [MS MVP]” <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uCP1qZxxIHA.5620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl…
>> As Frank suggested, open Windows Explorer to
>> C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
>> <=this folder | Right-click on the file HOSTS (not LMHOSTS; no extension)
>>>
>> Rename it to OLDHOSTS | Reboot.
>>
>> If the behavior persists, you’ve most likely got a hijackware infection.
>> (I suspect you may have already done a Repair Install because of this
>> infection; If so, only a format & reinstall would have fixed it.)
>>
>> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>>
>> Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis
>> log
>> to an appropriate forum.
>>
>> Checking for/Help with Hijackware
>> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
>> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R…:_Introduction
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>> http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/…moving_Malware
>>
>> When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
>> ( http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe ) is the preferred tool to use.
>> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
>> assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
>> http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22 ,
>> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html ,
>> http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7 ,
>> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 , or other appropriate forums for
>> review
>> by an expert in such matters, not here.**
>>
>> If the procedures look too complex – and there is no shame in admitting
>> this
>> isn’t your cup of tea – take the machine to a local, reputable and
>> independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
>> —
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience – since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>>
>> Dima wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>> Google shows correct search results at first, but then in a second the
>>> page
>>> replaces the search results with ads.
>>>
>>> “PA Bear [MS MVP]” <PABearMVP@gmail.com> сообщил/сообщила в новостях
>>> следующее: news:OlZLp3oxIHA.1980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl…
>>>> CrystalBall© sez…
>>>>
>>>> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from
>>>> Microsoft
>>>> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
>>>> installation:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>>>>
>>>> NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery
>>>> installs. —
>>>> ~PA Bear
>>>>
>>>> Dima wrote:
>>>>> Thanks Robear for replying!
>>>>> This problem began before I installed WinXP SP3.
>>>>> IE7 was installed before WinXP SP3 was installed.
>>>>> Office scan 8.710.1002 and Ad-Aware 2008 (definition file 0081.0000)
>>>>> are
>>>>> installed.
>>>>> There is no third-party firewall.
>>>>> Ad-Aware 2008 and Office scan 8.710.1002 were not running when I
>>>>> installed
>>>>> WinXP SP3.
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Dima
>>>>> “PA Bear [MS MVP]” <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ekO9iDnxIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl…
>>>>>> Did this problem begin after you installed WinXP SP3?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Was IE7 installed before or after WinXP SP3 was installed?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
>>>>>> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
>>>>>> firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running when you
>>>>>> installed WinXP SP3?
>>>>>> —
>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience – since 2002
>>>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>>>>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dima wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks Frank Saunders for suggesting!
>>>>>>> I do not use a firewall. I clicked Start, clicked Run, typed
>>>>>>> https://www.microsoft.com:443 , and then clicked OK. I could connect
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> www.microsoft.com , and I did not receive an error message.
>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>> Dima
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> “Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM” <franksaunders@mvps.org>
>>>>>>> сообщил/сообщила в
>>>>>>> новостяѠследующее:
>>>>>>> news:CB6C3564-770A-4223-941B-AD9153ECA6AB@microsoft.com…
>>>>>>>> “Dima” <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:urvMzxgxIHA.5176@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl…
>>>>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>>>> Windows Update site, www.lavasoft.com and some other security
>>>>>>>>> sites
>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> open. Windows Update downloads do not start even manually. Google
>>>>>>>>> shows adds in the beginning of search results. Ad-Aware 2008
>>>>>>>>> (definition file 0081.0000) does not remove the problem. OS is
>>>>>>>>> Windows XP SP3. IE 7. Automatically downloaded updates do not
>>>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>>>> too. Office scan 8.710.1002 is not finding any viruses. SFC
>>>>>>>>> /scannow
>>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> find any discrepancies.
>>>>>>>>> Other peer computers in our network do not have the problem.
>>>>>>>>> How to eliminate the problem?
>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>> Dima
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Make sure your firewall is not blocking port 443.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>>>>>>>> Do not reply with email

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