Disabled regedit and Task Manager, Pc incredibly slow, Popups at increasing

Good. Suggests maybe the reg file just isn't quite right, but no matter. Can you do this manually? In the registry editor, navigate to and select the following key in the left pane using the + signs.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults

In the right pane, you will see entries with each of the following names.

http
https
ftp
file
@ivt
shell

Verify first that each one is of the Type REG_DWORD
If not, stop and post back, else continue.
Double click each entry and change the value accordingly by typing only the number and clicking OK.

http = 3
https = 3
ftp = 3
file = 3
@ivt = 1
shell = 0

Now navigate to the following key and repeat.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults

The values of 1 of those keys might already have those settings, which is OK. They both need to have the same.

Restart when done and see if you can download.

 

Hello Geri,

There is no Internet Settings key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

However there is the full path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults

And the key values in Protocol Defaults are the ones you indicate.

Thanks,
tank

 

Please scan again with HijackThis and post the log.

 

Here it is, and sorry I've been calling you Geri.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:18:36 PM, on 8/11/2008
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINNT2\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\services.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT2\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINNT2\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT2\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINNT2\regedit.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Tank\Desktop\HiJackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O3 - Toolbar: @msdxmLC.dll,-1@1033,&Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINNT2\system32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINNT2\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINNT2\web\related.htm
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: '@ivt' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Intranet Zone
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'file' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'ftp' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'http' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone
O15 - ProtocolDefaults: 'https' protocol is in My Computer Zone, should be Internet Zone
O16 - DPF: {43F25BA2-C4AB-4327-924C-1ED6AF4A6BA1} - https://www.mywebcalls.com/activePhone.ocx
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/win...ls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1216476783584
O16 - DPF: {CF40ACC5-E1BB-4AFF-AC72-04C2F616BCA7} (get_atlcom Class) - http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/nos/gp.cab
O23 - Service: Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (dmadmin) - VERITAS Software Corp. - C:\WINNT2\System32\dmadmin.exe
O23 - Service: getPlus(R) Helper - NOS Microsystems Ltd. - C:\Program Files\NOS\bin\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe
O23 - Service: PsExec (PSEXESVC) - Sysinternals - C:\WINNT2\PSEXESVC.EXE

--
End of file - 2830 bytes

 

No problem RE: name calling

Go back to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Right click the CurrentVersion key and select Permissions
If you get a message about insufficient permissions and the permissions window does not open after clicking OK, repeat and it should open.
Once in the Permissions dialog, click Advanced
Select the Owner tab
Make sure Administrators is selected (click to select) in the list, check the box to Replace owner on subcontainers and objects then click Apply
Now click OK
Back on the Permissions dialog, verify that System and Administrators are in the list. If either is missing, add them as follows.

Click Add
Type System then click Check Names (adjust for Administrators if needed)
The window should populate with System or yourcomputername\Administrators
Click OK
On the Permissions dialog, with System (or Administrators) selected, the lower pane should have the Full Control box checked in the Allow column.

Once you have completed the above, click OK to exit the Permissions dialog.
Press F5 or click View>Refresh on the menu.

Let me know if you now see the Internet Settings subkey.

 

When I right-click on the key I get the menu:

Collapse
New
Find...
Delete
Rename
Copy Key Name

No "Permissions" option

I bellieve I'm logged in as Administrator as, when I installed win2k, I was asked for a User Name and password for the Administrator account and that's what appears in the login window every time I start windows.

 

Hmmm, Export and Permissions should fall between Rename and Copy Key Name.

Close the registry editor
Click Start>Run and type regedt32 then hit Enter
The registry editor should open
See if you have the Permissions option

 

Yep! Regedt32 does give the option. Should I carry through the procedure in Regedt32?

 

Yes. There should be an Internet Settings subkey, and I'm hoping it's just a permissions problem, rather than missing keys.

 

When I click "Apply" I get a popup:

Security Unable to set new Owner on HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
Access is Denied

 

Make sure you first click on the CurrentVersion key to select it, then right click on it and select Permissions

 

Right-clicking does not produce a menu. I had to click on "Security" from the toolbar with the HKEY_CURRENT_USER window active and then I got a menu with "Permissions" as an option. from then on I proceeded as instructed and okayed the popup. I went on, and now I get "Internet Settings" showing but no "ZoneMap" in Internet Settings.

 

Well, the particulars of navigation are a bit different in 2000 than XP. Sorry. Great job on working through it though! This is progress!!
An odd quirk when applying permissions to include subcontainers and objects is that each time you do it, it only goes one tier deep. You will often get a message that the permissions could not be applied to the key or some subkeys, and the 1 tier thing is what that message is referring to. What you have to do now is repeat the procedure for ownership, making sure to check the box to include subcontainers. You can either continue working from the CurrentVersion key (recommended) or move to the Internet Settings key and repeat as necessary until you no longer get the message when applying the ownership. If continuing from the CurrentVersion key, you could be there considerably longer than if you move to the Internet Settings key. I have no way of knowing how many subkeys are affected by the permissions problem.

 

Ok. I went through the procedure in CurrentVersion and got no popup but ZoneMap did not appear. I was going through the procedure in Internet Settings when I noticed that in the Permissions window I see Administrator and System but in the Owner window there's Administrator and Tank which is apparently another account? Should I add Tank to the Permissions window? or should I just select Administrator and proceed?

 

Tank is actually the User Name I entered when asked for the Adminitrator account User Name during install of win2k.

 

Is there not Administrators? Since you are logged onto Tank, if no Administrators then yes, add Tank with Full Control.

Administrators represents a user group, which both the Administrator and the Tank account would belong to.

 

Owner window shows Administrators, Tank (No System).
Permissions window shows Administrators, System (No Tank)

Add Tank(my current login) to Permissions?

by the way there was no Tank anywhere in the CurrentVersion Permissions or Owner windows.

 

Administrators, on owner.
Both Administrators and System on Permissions

 

"Administrators" already appears on both windows. I went through procedure in "Internet Settings" but ZoneMap did not show up.

 

Also, over here in Brazil its 3:58AM and I'm getting a bit groggy. So thanks for the help, I'll continue tomorrow.
Thanks again,
Tank