Hello and thank you for this service!
I have been having problems with my Internet Explorer 7 on my PC to the point that I try to use my laptop most of the time instead of my desktop. What happens all the time, especially after I try to close pop ups or do certain downloads, is that my Internet Explorer will give me an Error message that it has to shut down and then it will close. I have swept my computer with McAfee and found nothing, I swept my computer with Avast Free Virus scan and found two files, but after putting the files in quarentine, the problem still persisted. I tried to download the Internet Explorer 8 but my browser shuts down with an error message like before, I tried reinstalling Internet Explorer 7 with the same results.
I hope someone can help me!
Thanks so much
-Giovanni

Hi

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Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.

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• Copy and paste the entire report in your next reply.

Okay Jay,
here is the copied log:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: 5313

Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11

12/14/2010 3:34:28 PM
mbam-log-2010-12-14 (15-34-28).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 189615
Time elapsed: 25 minute(s), 7 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 13
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 2
Folders Infected: 8
Files Infected: 7

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{147A976F-EEE1-4377-8EA7-4716E4CDD239} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A4730EBE-43A6-443e-9776-36915D323AD3} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{549B5CA7-4A86-11D7-A4DF-000874180BB3} (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{549B5CA7-4A86-11D7-A4DF-000874180BB3} (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{7D5DD829-6C90-42C5-B54C-2AFA82F988BA} (Rogue.Installer) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{56256A51-B582-467e-B8D4-7786EDA79AE0} (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyWebSearch.PseudoTransparentPlugin (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MyWebSearch.PseudoTransparentPlugin.1 (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FocusInteractive (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Fun Web Products (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FunWebProducts (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyWebSearch (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Schemes\f3pss (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify (PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify (PUM.Disabled.SecurityCenter) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Folders Infected:
c:\program files\funwebproducts (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\funwebproducts\screensaver (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\funwebproducts\screensaver\Images (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\funwebproducts\Shared (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\History (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\Settings (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Files Infected:
c:\documents and settings\Giovanni\favorites\free porn movies, free sex pics xnxx.com.url (Rogue.Link) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\volumemsprlam.dll (Rogue.AntiMalwarePro) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\History\search2 (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\Settings\prevcfg2.htm (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\Settings\setting2.htm (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\Settings\settings.dat (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
c:\program files\mywebsearch\bar\Settings\s_pid.dat (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

What are all the error messages you have encountered?

Are they happening often?

Hi DragonMaster Jay,
Well it started happening a few months ago, and I originally wrote it off as a temporary problem...but then I noticed that it was happening everytime I tried to close a pop up or seperate window when online. It even happens when I tried to do certain downloads... For instance I tried to reinstall Internet Explorer 7 and tried to upgrade to IE 8 and each time I got that error message that Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to shut down, just like after I close pop-ups or seperate windows when surfing the net. I have researched this problem and indeed found that Malware was probably the culprit, but still have been unable to solve it...for it is still happening.

Hi,
Please go to Start > Run > type inetcpl.cpl and press Enter.

Go to Advanced Tab > Click on button Reset > Check "Delete personal settings" and press OK.

Let me know if problem has gone.