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You need to follow all the steps given[B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"] HERE[/URL][/B]. If instructions say to fix items found then please do so. Once you have completed all the steps then post back here with the requested logs.

You are using an old version of HiJackThis. Try [B][URL="http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/_download/HiJackThis.exe"]THIS [/URL][/B]one Also download and run [B][URL="http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe"]Malwarebytes'-Anti-Malware[/URL][/B] * DoubleClick mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install MBA-M. * Be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish. * If an update is …

Are you using Vista Basic or Home Premium or are you using Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise edition? The reason I ask is that the fixes I have found are different. Check this link and see if it helps. It gives fixes for both types; [url]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/154714-display-settings-enable-disable-changing.html[/url]

Absolutely fascinating!!!!

I would drop the AdAware. Newest version isn't as good as past versions. If by AVG you mean the antivirus program, yes, it can run with the others. If you mean AVG Anti-spy then it is no longer available as a stand alone program but comes with AVG8 Anti-virus.

We ALWAYS recommend AGAINST playing with the registry unless you REALLY, REALLY know what you are doing and that you begin by following the steps [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]HERE[/URL][/B] Your log shows evidence of a trojan of the zlob family. This is one reason a Regedit is NOT the way to go at …

Run AVG in Safe Mode. Do a full system scan and fix everything it finds. Have you tried Safe Mode with Networking? You may be able to at least download HJT & Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware that way.

Thanks for the great info. Have saved this for future use. Judy

Re-run the Malwarebytes program again and allow it to fix everything it finds. Also run the online [B][URL="http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/"]ESET Scanner[/URL][/B] and allow it also to fix all it finds. Note* You must use Internet Explorer for the ESET scanner. Post back here with both logs.

The DSS is not available at this time so just continue to follow PP's other instructions [QUOTE]FIRST: Look in Add / Remove Programs and Remove/Uninstall the following crapware: C:\Program Files\RXToolBar C:\Program Files\SpySpotter3 C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch [/QUOTE] and do as you have done and use HJT. Your log shows also the Blaster …

Nothing in the log really jumps out to me....have you done some general house cleaning...emptied temp files, run a defrag and the like? Give us more information on the computer itself... Hard drive size, how much space remaining How much RAM is installed How long has this slowness been going …

One problem is you are running two or at least parts of two antivirus programs...Avast and AVG7. Since AVG has been replaced with AVG 8 I would advise that you UNINSTALL AVG completely. Also, for now, turn off Webroot Spysweeper as it is running in the background and along with …

You should be able to remove these items with a program like Spybot Search & Destroy and also using something like ATF-Cleaner or CCleaner. Tracking cookies are temp files and also can be deleted by using the built in Disk Cleanup. [B]MRU [/B]means [B]M[/B]ost [B]R[/B]ecently [B]U[/B]sed and really is [B]not[/B] …

Other than the fact that the log should be single spaced and is quite hard to read it looks pretty good. Did you reboot after using the Malwarebytes program?

You need to complete all the steps given [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]HERE[/URL][/B]. Be sure if instructions tell you to Remove Selected that you do so. Once you have completed steps there please post back here with the requested logs. Note* all programs requested in that sticky are FREE and those we recommend most …

When uninstalling Avast, as with many other program uninstalls, the computer [B]MUST[/B] restart in order to complete the Uninstall. If it doesn't then the uninstall will not complete. Try going through Add/Remove and see if Avast remains there, if so try the Uninstall there. ALLOW the computer to reboot. If …

Please go[B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"] HERE[/URL][/B] and follow ALL instructions. Be absolutely certain if instructions say to have the program fix items found then do so. Once you have completed all the steps then post back here with the requested logs.

In one word NO. The ABSOLUTE rule is only one anti-virus program running and one firewall. Now that is not to say that you cannot have two of them installed, though I personally wouldn't recommend that either since very often once you get an anti-virus program installed it is very …

Follow the instructions given [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]HERE[/URL][/B] If the instruction says to have the program clean infected files please do so. Once you have completed all requested steps then post back here with all of the logs.

[QUOTE]by mistake, i downloaded some file and ran it.[/QUOTE] This doesn't tell us much...what file, where did you download it from, what did it do what you ran it? 1. Download [B][URL="http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.exe"]SmitFraudFix[/URL][/B]. by SiRi and save it to your desktop! This tool only works on (WinXP, Win2K). 2. Please download …

Have gone through your logs. In addition to too many processes running, and too many autostarting programs (which I will get to in a moment) you really don't have enough RAM installed on the computer. According to the Deckard Scanner you have 256MB of RAM on the computer, this is …

Well rats! zeroth, I thought we had this licked last week! I really don't see a thing in the log. Tell me, how much RAM is installed on the sytem? Have you done "general housecleaning" of the computer lately? Don't mean disk cleanup or anything like that, I mean checking …

[QUOTE=Janiceps;669570]The link he gave me goes to that program i mentioned. i will try to find the right one but there are so many.[/QUOTE] I tried both of Crunchie's links, first one takes me to correct download page on Majorgeeks for Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and second link goes to Trend Secure …

Follow the instructions given [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]HERE[/URL][/B] Post back with the requested logs. I notice you are still using Firefox 3 Beta. You should update Firefox as version 3 is no longer a beta version and is now at version 3.01.

Are you absolutely certain these were the only "tweaks" your relative made to the system? Honestly cannot understand why this was considered because of difficulty with flash player sounds. What version of Internet Explorer are you using? How many users are on the computer? Please download [B][URL="http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe"]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBA-M)[/URL][/B] to …

The first thing you need to do is to go into the Spybot S & D program and TURN OFF TeaTimer. It can interfere with any fixes which may need to be completed. To turn it off open the program. Go to the Mode Button at the top and choose …

How do you know for certain that this is what is on the computer? What happens when you try to connect to the internet? Do you get a blank page or what? Since you seem to have another computer to use, try to do the following; Download [B][URL="http://www.atribune.org/ccount/click.php?id=1"]ATF-Cleaner[/URL][/B] to the …

You have to post an entire log, including the portion at the top which would look like this; [QUOTE]Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 5:34:57 PM, on 8/8/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674) Boot mode: Normal[/QUOTE] But you also must understand, …

Try the [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum11.html"]Mac Forums here[/URL][/B] at Daniweb for Mac information

A quick look through the log doesn't show anything necessarily bad, though you have a lot of unecessary auto starts and therefore a lot of extra processes running all the time in the background. This can be a drain on system resources for sure. You also have what is called …

Hello Soximus, Welcome Please begin your own NEW thread listing all the information you have given here and then you can be helped quicker and better. Never a good idea to post your problem in somebody else's thread. Fixes get mixed up that way. Plus this thread is well over …

Try deleting the iconcache.db file. It might have become corrupted. Deleting will cause it to rebuild. It's in here: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data

[QUOTE]The computer prompts "Application Failed to Load" errors upon log in. Then a program called PhotoGallery tries to install automatically but fails repeatedly.[/QUOTE] For the above part of your post, I am guessing that this has something to do with either your Olympus Master software or else your HP...whatever you …

Delete that HJT program, that is the old version. Download the new version[B][URL="http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/_download/HiJackThis.exe"] here[/URL][/B] and save it to the desktop. Don't use it yet. Please download[B][URL="http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe"] Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBA-M)[/URL][/B] to your Desktop. * DoubleClick mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install MBA-M. * Be sure a checkmark is placed next …

Please download [B][URL="http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe"]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/URL][/B] (MBA-M) to your Desktop. * DoubleClick mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install MBA-M. * Be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish. * If an update is found, it will download and install the latest …

You note that you have, and it is showing in your HJT log that you have spyhunter. Where is your Anti-virus program? Where is your Firewall? I have researched the Spyhunter Security Suite but no where can I find that it does contain an anti-virus program or firewall. SpyHunter was …

Sorry it has taken so long to reply. Can you attach the Malwarebytes log for us? We really need to see that. I'm going through your HJT log and will get back with you on that, but attach that Malwarebytes log ok?

I suggest that you scan that USB device with your anti-virus program to see if you can remove this worm. I also want you to run that ESET scanner again and have it fix/remove everything it finds. Then you should do the following also; Flash drive infections usually involve malware …

Still waiting for the ESET log. What was the name of the program you downloaded? Did you uninstall it?

Hi, sorry about your difficulties. If you are absolutely certain that the virus has completely been removed then here are some links which may help; [url]http://vistasupport.mvps.org/windows_vista_repair_options.htm[/url] [url]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/e77344fa-e978-464c-953e-eba44f0522671033.mspx[/url] I have to stress though, you must be absolutely sure that the virus is really gone, otherwise you will find yourself in the …

First of all, you are running [B]two antivirus programs[/B], AVG8 and Norton. This is an absolute[B] no-no[/B]. You need to [B]totally UNINSTALL[/B] one of them using [B]Add/Remove[/B], following any prompts given by the uninstall. Then you need to do a manual file search on the computer using Start, Search, Files …

Before you do anything please go in and STOP AdAware service from running on the computer. This could interfere with any fixes attempted. Also turn off AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5. This program can actually be uninstalled as it is out of date and no longer supported and also could interfere with …

Hello and Welcome, We need a lot more information than you have supplied. How do you know the computer is infected? Have you run scans or what? All three of those processes you have listed can be legitimate processes; [B]Global.exe[/B] is used to display members of global groups on remotes …

You need to complete the steps given here [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]Read me before posting a request for assistance[/URL][/B] Please follow each step exactly. If the instructions say allow to fix, then please do so as this will help get the machine clean. Once you have completed all the steps then post back …

I will quote to you the exact answer given on the experts exchange thread you noted [QUOTE]This could be anything. With the description you gave you could be talking about so many different malware variants. There is no one answer and you're looking for something we can't give without good …

Please take your email address out of your post. This is a great way to receive lots of spam. You should run the steps given here[B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"] Read me before posting a request for assistance[/URL][/B] Follow ALL instructions exactly. If instruction reads allow to fix then do so. Save all requested …

Follow the steps given here [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]Read me before posting a request for assistance[/URL][/B] and be sure if the instructions tell you to Remove Selected, that you do so. Once you have completed all the steps given then post back here with the requested logs and we will know if other …

angrundon you should really begin your own new thread. While infection may seem the same there is always the possiblitly that it is not. Do the following and then post results in a new thread; Please download [B][URL="http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe"]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBA-M)[/URL][/B] to your Desktop. * DoubleClick mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts …

You should begin with all the steps on this [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]sticky[/URL][/B] Once you have completed all the above steps then post back here with all the requested logs.

First of all, for heaven's sake DON'T click to install that antispyware the pop-up offers. If by the toolbar, you mean that Yahoo one, I would be annoyed also. We recommend you begin with all the steps on this sticky [B][URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread134865.html"]Read me before posting a request for assistance[/URL][/B] Follow all …