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Seadog · 04-25-2005, 08:56 PM

One quick question before I go any further. In your most recent post, you wrote:

"Open Hijack This and click Scan. If they still exist -- and some might not -- check all of the following entries (make sure you do not miss any):

R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing

Please close all other windows, including browsers, then click Fix checked.

Reboot your system into normal mode."

Does this mean that I should do a HijackThis scan in safe mode? When I rebooted after I finished doing the step involving Killbox, I did so in normal mode. I emptied CounterSpy's quarantine list in normal mode. When I ran HijackThis in normal mode, the "R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing" was listed in the log. However, since I didn't know if should be doing this scan in normal or safe mode, I decided to check what the log would look like in safe mode first before checking "R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing" and doing anything with it. When I did this, "R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing" was not listed in the log! This made me think that I had better check with you before I continued any further. Which mode should I be running a HijackThis scan in, safe or normal?

Thank you!

04-25-2005, 08:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
Seadog Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 15 OS: WinXP	One quick question before I go any further. In your most recent post, you wrote: "Open Hijack This and click Scan. If they still exist -- and some might not -- check all of the following entries (make sure you do not miss any): R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing Please close all other windows, including browsers, then click Fix checked. Reboot your system into normal mode." Does this mean that I should do a HijackThis scan in safe mode? When I rebooted after I finished doing the step involving Killbox, I did so in normal mode. I emptied CounterSpy's quarantine list in normal mode. When I ran HijackThis in normal mode, the "R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing" was listed in the log. However, since I didn't know if should be doing this scan in normal or safe mode, I decided to check what the log would look like in safe mode first before checking "R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing" and doing anything with it. When I did this, "R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing" was not listed in the log! This made me think that I had better check with you before I continued any further. Which mode should I be running a HijackThis scan in, safe or normal? Thank you!