My browser keeps getting it's home page set to xml-cash.com. Suprisingly, I found almost no info about this particular offender on a web search or here. This one is particularly bad - I have tried everything and can't get rid of it. I also realized that it or something else is blocking or resetting cookies - all of the websites I visit have lost my login info and setting the "remember me" does no good. Here are the details -

Windows 2k SP 4, IE 6.0
Nothing apparant in add/remove programs
Search of disk for xml-cash turns up only browser favorites link
Ran Ad-aware, AVG and Spybot many times- Spybot seems to always find something (tracking cookie) but the problem returns shortly.

Thanks for any help

PS. Please advise how to minimize chance of this happening in the future. I have taken all of the steps recommended at this site but I think my problems are more basic. I need to upgrade to XP pro and IE7. I am running the free version of zone alarm. If there is some software I should buy or upgrade/add a low cost subscription service I would consider that.

How do companies avoid these problems? This never happens at work (or extremely rarely).


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 7:47:02 PM, on 3/13/2007
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\mspmspsv.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
D:\Apps\CDCreator\Drag to Disc\DrgToDsc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
D:\Apps\QuickTime\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Canon\Memory Card Utility\iP6210D\PDUiP6210DMon.exe
D:\Apps\ZoneAlarm\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
D:\Apps\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\1.2.1128.5462\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
D:\Apps\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\MsiExec.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jucheck.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
D:\Downloads\HiJackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.xml-cash.com/portal.php
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - D:\Apps\Acrobat\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar4.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINNT\system32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Easy-WebPrint - {327C2873-E90D-4c37-AA9D-10AC9BABA46C} - C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Toolband.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar4.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxioDragToDisc] "D:\Apps\CDCreator\Drag to Disc\DrgToDsc.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "D:\Apps\QuickTime\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PDUiP6210DMon] C:\Program Files\Canon\Memory Card Utility\iP6210D\PDUiP6210DMon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "D:\Apps\ZoneAlarm\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "D:\Apps\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Regscan] C:\WINNT\system32\regscan.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [oiwq] C:\Program Files\InetGet2\stub_109_4_0_4_0.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\1.2.1128.5462\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = D:\Apps\MsOffice\Office\OSA9.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = D:\Apps\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Add To Print List - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_AddToList.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint High Speed Print - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_HSPrint.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Preview - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Preview.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Print - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Print.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Uninstall BitDefender Online Scanner v8 - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
O16 - DPF: {15C3C7A4-9676-11D3-9799-0060087190B9} - http://www.accurate-image.com/mcnear...ear_online.cab
O16 - DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} (BDSCANONLINE Control) - http://download.bitdefender.com/reso...an8/oscan8.cab
O16 - DPF: {E36C5562-C4E0-4220-BCB2-1C671E3A5916} (Seagate SeaTools English Online) - http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/...npseatools.cab
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - Anti-Malware Development a.s. - D:\Apps\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (dmadmin) - VERITAS Software Corp. - C:\WINNT\System32\dmadmin.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINNT\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe