Much better, thanks... All seems good, no more popups at random intervals. One thing I seem to have stomped on is Windows Update doesn't run now...
Hi, If I have Firefox open and no other program (except HJT) I still get ads popping up, despite 'highest' security setting and 'block popups'...
Well, Time to close this thread; seems I was able to get rid of the about:blank exploit and the Startpage.* and Java/ByteVerify were just...
Been cleaning things up; this is the current log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:54:50 PM, on 4/20/2005 Platform: Windows XP...
Here is the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:35:18 PM, on 4/20/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE:...
Doh!! I found where it (ShopperReports) was hiding and deleted it; Hijackthis gives me a clean log now; thanks again. --Pat
Cleaned up except these two lines: O9 - Extra button: ShopperReports - Compare product prices - {E77EDA01-3C56-4a96-8D08-02B42891C169} -...
Thanks in advance. I am starting to get the hang of this, but still nervous about rushing in slashing away without first getting advice. --Pat...
Too late :) I think you can close this thread - a job well done - Thanks!! I already searched on 'WTools' and 'WinTools', changed the perms and...
So far all I see is I can not delete references to WinTools in the Registry, with or without using Regseeker. Regseeker finds several instances of...
Making some headway. Here is latest HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:55:40 PM, on 4/1/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2...
That tool did not seem to help; I have not been able to get into Safe Mode at all, and have to boot using the floppy. I tried a Linux bootable...
Stopped Wintools under services.msc, but it restarts itself; still can not get into safe mode; here is latest HJT log; need to sleep; thx for the...
Okay, unchecked automatically restart, and rebooted without floppy and this is what I got: A problem has been detected and windows has been...
[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=...
Update: I made a boot disk from another XP machine, and can boot again, but not in Safe Mode, so I have not been able to delete the Media...
Okay, I ran HijackThis and 'fixed' the listed items, then turned off system restore and enabled /safeboot. Hit 'restart' and now the machine...
This is a friend's mother's machine: was on broadband connection without firewall and their Norton AV had not even been activated; I activated it...
Hi again, CWShredder was able to eliminate IEEngine.exe which was still reappearing, and AVG does not find the Downloader.dyficus trojan, and...
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