Is this redirector Malware?

2 to 3 weeks ago, I noticed that sometimes when the window finished loading, it would start clocking again and take me to a Google error page. Is this a redirector malware error?
A friend's fix for the problem was to uninstall the URL Assistant. I determined that he had just put a Band-Aid on the situation. After the window had finished loading, it would start clocking again, but now it is not being redirected to the error page. Since he removed the URL Assistant, won’t that interfere with my browsing when a website has changed their URL? Can I reinstall that component when my PC is clean?
After completing all the scans, it appears that something is still not quite right. Once the window finishes loading, it will start clocking again (very slowly now), but now it is not showing the web address that it is trying to go to. Before the scans, it would show the web address (it was being redirected to) on the bottom tool bar.
Logs attached. Second post will follow with the final log. Please advise.
Many thanks!

 

Final log attached.

 

Hi Kestrel13,

I do believe you are right...the URL asst was probably installed by Dell & if I don't need it..it's already forgotten. One less thing to worry about.....

As far as I know, I am not currently using Symantec Corp. for anything. Could this be related to the Norton Ghost trial (I removed it) that was installed by Dell? I might be wrong...I am a bit of a novice......should I remove it?

After running the fixMX.reg, I DID receive a confirmation that it was successfully added to the registry. Yeah!

As far as how things are running now....let me first say this is an old PC and I have the slowest DSL connection (I try to be frugal) so I don't expect miracles, but this PC is performing wonderfully since I did all the scans (that was really painful since I only like to play on a computer) and updated the registry per your instructions. I am still seeing the PC clocking after the window has finished loading (not as much though), but I can live with it if there is not an evil entity lurking in the background causing it. Any idea what caused the original redirector errors I was getting?

Please advise what further action(s) I need to take. Thank you so much for you help!!!!

 

Here is the log....after the scan it said no infections found. Let me know....thanks!

 

I am still having an issue with....after the window finishes loading, it continues to clock like it's trying to redirect me somewhere. The URL asst has been removed so I am not being redirected (I was being redirected to a Google error page before), but the clocking continues. The situation is not as bad as it was before all the housecleaning and scans, but the problem is still there. My concern was that there was something evil lurking in the background causing it since this was not happening before....that might be why I was given this last scan to do. Is this something I should no longer be concerned with? I recommend any further suggestions.

Your recommendation to upgrade the memory is duly noted and I will take care of that ASAP.

Thanks for your help!

 

Let me back up just a little bit so that you will know what I am talking about. This started 2 or 3 weeks ago.....sometimes (not always) after a window had finished loading and it said "done" on the lower left of the windows toolbar, the window would start clocking again and I would be redirected to a Google window with an error stating that it could not find such and such address (when I had not been trying to go to whatever address it was anyway). A friend removed the URL assistant and I was no longer being redirected to the Google page, but the clocking continued showing some weird address on the windows toolbar. This continued and my PC was performing poorly(and weird) so after some research, I thought it was probably the redirector malware error. I went through the housecleaning and scans before posting a thread here.

No, I am no longer being redirected...that stopped when the URL assistant was removed. (Kestrel13 said I didn't really need the URL assistant anyway as it was bloated software installed by Dell.) My PC is performing much better now, but I am still seeing the clocking (now without the weird address showing) after the window has finished loading (this use to not happen). By clocking, (forgive me if I am not using the correct terminology) I mean....the blue bar in the middle of the toolbar at the bottom of the page that moves from left to right while the window is loading and then once the window has finished loading, the blue bar disappears and the area becomes gray again. I hope that makes sense.......

Thanks again for all your help!

 

Yes, yes, yes! That is exactly what I am saying! :-D

One quick question on the ATF Cleaner. Do I select all files? Just wanted to make sure....

Thanks for your patience!

 

I ran the CCleaner and the ATF cleaner per your instructions. Then I rebooted because it seemed like a good idea. This may not be related and could just be one of those things, but when I opened Internet Explorer, the background of the right half of the 2nd and 3rd toolbars (not sure of proper names for them-maybe menu & status bars) at the top of the window were black instead of gray. I rebooted again and it's gray like it should be. The only reason I mentioned this is because of what we are working on. If it means nothing, just disregard it.

Anyway, I did a little browsing for testing purposes. I am only seeing the misbehaving progress bar (note the proper terminology) maybe 10% of the time. So, it appears that the scans you are having me do keep reducing the frequency that I am seeing it, it's just not completely going away. It's kind of frustrating, but I'm sure it's probably just another day at the Forum for you.......any ideas?

Thanks a bunch!

 

You guys are awesome. I really appreciate all your help. I hope you have a fabulous day!:-D