Messanger startup problem

[indrajit]

The Yahoo messanger is really getting on my nerves. Inspite of removing it "n" number of times from my start up list, whenever I use messanger it automatically adds itself to start up again. Tried to remove using HijackThis but same result. Posting the Hijack this log along:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 9:43:05 PM, on 3/11/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\CA\ETRUST~1\ETRUST~1\VetTray.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\isafe.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cisvc.exe
D:\SOFTWARE IMAGES\UTILITIES\FreeRAM XP Pro 1.40.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
C:\Program Files\eLitecore\Cyberoam Client for 24Online\CyberoamClient.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\VetMsg.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Integrator.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YPager.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yupdater.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Utility\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/login.cgi
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VetTray] C:\PROGRA~1\CA\ETRUST~1\ETRUST~1\VetTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [FreeRAM XP] "D:\SOFTWARE IMAGES\UTILITIES\FreeRAM XP Pro 1.40.exe" -win
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ypager.exe -quiet
O4 - Startup: AntiCrash.lnk = C:\Program Files\Dachshund Software\AntiCrash\AntiCrash.exe
O4 - Startup: Hare.lnk = C:\Program Files\Dachshund Software\Hare\Hare.exe
O4 - Startup: Zoom.lnk = C:\Program Files\Dachshund Software\Zoom\Zoom.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YPager.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YPager.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{D8EB30DB-D527-414B-9C1A-B4EF72679399}: NameServer = 172.100.10.1
O23 - Service: CA ISafe - Computer Associates International, Inc. - C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\isafe.exe
O23 - Service: SoundMAX Agent Service - Analog Devices, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
O23 - Service: VET Message Service - Computer Associates International, Inc. - C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust EZ Armor\eTrust EZ Antivirus\VetMsg.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor - Zone Labs LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

I tried removing the entry in red. Any suggestion guys?

[bharathbala2003]

Originally Posted by indrajit

The Yahoo messanger is really getting on my nerves. Inspite of removing it "n" number of times from my start up list, whenever I use messanger it automatically adds itself to start up again. Tried to remove using HijackThis but same result. Posting the Hijack this log along:

I tried removing the entry in red. Any suggestion guys?

[enoonmai]

Go to Start>Run and type in regedit,
and then navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
and then delete any reference to Yahoo or YPager you find. Also check inside Yahoo Messenger to see if the "Automatically start with Windows" option is unchecked and that the program shortcut is not inside your Startup folder in Start>Programs>Startup