Re:a quick search on GOOGLE returned this page:
http://www.pchell.com/support/lookfor.shtml
if you knwo the file thats causing problems help might only be a search away.
Re:I saw that link somewhere… will try it out!
Re:Sounds like you're getting highjacked and Adaware and Spybot are usually not enough just by themselves. Get a copy of CWShredder and give that a shot. It's a freeware download, tho I don't have the link on hand right now.
Re:Okay, I went through the procedure provided by guy. Unfortunately upon my next reboot, the msdh.dll had returned. So… I went and installed spybotS&D. It found all the registry entries, deleted them, etc etc, reboot, spybot does its thing on startup, etc etc, and everything is running as normal. The other night I shut down, return this morning and guess what? mshp.dll is back!
Since I "cleaned" the system of this, I have had spybot AND spywareblaster running and I still got this problem back. Is there something about this Trojan / spyware that I cannot get around? I cannot seem to find any additional procedures other than just repeats of the procedure provided in guy's link. Any suggestions are appreciated.
On the same note, guy recommended to not use IE, so what do I use instead? Are they not all targets to the same spyware?
Re:suggestion: don't use IE
Re:Yeah, be careful not to click "Yes" on any popups offering you stuff (Gator, PrecisionTime, WeatherBug, free smilies for your email, etc).
:Q ~ it's a trap!!
Re:Well don't I feel dumb now………
I'm still curious what made my HD not autodetect….
Thank you guy
Re:Try here (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=mshp.dll&btnG=Google+Search)
Sounds like spyware or addware
guy
ADDED: Try Spyware Blaster and Ad-Aware. Then try CWShredder and SpyBot S&D. Before editing your registry. You can GOOGLE for them.
Re:Panda anti-virus says no viruses. Microsoft online virus tool says not infected.
Now my question remains: Where is this mshp.dll coming from? I cannot remove it from my homepage.
Re:Figured out the name of the file and homepage i keep getting… mshp.dll and res://mshp.dll/index.html#10213
I did a search on microsoft for that dll and could not find it….
Is this a coincidence: My printer is an HP… could this be the driver for my printer? I have been getting errors with it recently.
But does that explain why my homepage can NEvER be changed from the above site?
edit: update- I was able to boot the computer and it autodetected my hd this time. I am going to attempt some anti-virus on my computer…… I am still very weary that this is a persistant problem, that may not be virus related?
Re:Okay, I wasn't clear that when I went into bios, I did do HD autodetect and it returns the result of NONE. I have checked my connections and they are secure.
I also recall that one of the files I was going to delete was a dll. However, I just cut that file and was going to move it so if I got a dll error i could replace it. Unfortunately that is when my computer crashed.
And you don't think this is a virus? After reading through virus websites, it seems that if you are infected they want you to disble the processes before attempting to remove them. I of course did not do this and do not know what happens if you do not stop processes like explorer, the specific dll, etc before trying to delete a suspected virus.
But like i said above, I really had no clue before I tried to delete/ cut the files… obviously part of my downfall.
Re:I think you might just have a strange coincidence going on. I don't see any cause/effect of this where your hard drive is concerned.
When you go into the bios, can you just set the HD detection for Auto?
Are you comfortable going inside your case to make sure the cables (both the wide ribbon cable and the power connector cable) are attached snugly? The ribbon cable must be checked both on the hard drive end and the motherboard end. Just make sure they are seated correctly on each end.
Assuming you can get the drive to be detected in the bios, try going back into Windows. Use System Restore to go back in time to BEFORE you noticed the homepage being changed. Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore.
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