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Answer» As soybean indicates there is nothing wrong with iexplore.exe. BC's startup programs database simply indicates programs that (as BC remarks) "... should not appear in Msconfig/Startup unless you add [them] manually!". They are not necessarily bad.
If this doesn't fix things post a fresh HJT log in full startup mode and give us an update on what's still not right. OJthank you for the great response guys, looks like ive got some work to do. Ill post back when i've tried some of those things.oh and patio- no, i dont need both Norton and AVG. In fact, i didnt know Norton was still running. I thought i took it off but aparantly it's not that easy.http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039 removal toolDLoad the tool below... Norton Removal Tool Do not run it yet. 1) DLoad and install ERUNT and have it make a backup of your registry... 2) Use Add Remove Programs first and un-install Norton... 3) From Windows Explorer search for any folders named Norton and Symantec and delete them... 4) Open regedit and type Norton in the search bar. Delete all entries it finds. F3 takes you to the next instance of Norton. Continue til you have reached the end of the registry... 5) Repeat the above process using Symantec instead in the search field. Delete any Symantec keys it finds... 6) Now run the Norton Removal tool you DLoaded... 7) Empty the recycle bin... Go to My Computer and right clik the C: drive and select Properties and run disk cleanup... 9) Re-boot and run disk defrag.... There you're done ! patio. For anyone who may be interested this is another good source of information on startup programs ... http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php OJi ran the bootup with all files allowed to ron from msconfig. should i run it like that all the time? cuz theres certain programs like quiktime and stuff that i would rather not have at startup. Anyway, here is the HJT after that and all of the other suggestions Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:34:47 AM, on 4/4/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16414) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Update 2\VAIOUpdt.exe C:\Program Files\dvd43\dvd43_tray.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\jusched.exe C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\WMPlugIn\SonicStageMonitoring.exe C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony TV Tuner Library\SMceMan.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\UPHClean\uphclean.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony TV Tuner Library\RM_SV.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqSTE08.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\Bacteria\Protections\medmanHijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://crossfit.com/ 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 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = wmplayer.exe //ICWLaunch R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = :0 R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VAIO Update 2] "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Update 2\VAIOUpdt.exe" /Stationary O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VAIO Recovery] C:\WINDOWS\Sonysys\VAIO Recovery\PartSeal.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dvd43] C:\Program Files\dvd43\dvd43_tray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SmcService] C:\PROGRA~1\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe -startgui O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RealTray] C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Pure Networks Port Magic] "C:\PROGRA~1\PURENE~1\PORTMA~1\PortAOL.exe" -Run O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HostManager] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1138591397\ee\AOLSoftware.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ehTray] C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOLDialer] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AlcWzrd] ALCWZRD.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\1.2.908.5008\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [H/PC Connection Agent] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [updateMgr] C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe AcRdB7_0_9 O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AOL Fast Start] "C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0c\AOL.EXE" -b O4 - Startup: ERUNT AutoBackup.lnk = C:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar search - res://C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll/SEARCH.HTML O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\npjpi160_01.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\npjpi160_01.dll O9 - Extra button: Create Mobile Favorite - {2EAF5BB1-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\INETREPL.DLL O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\INETREPL.DLL O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Create Mobile Favorite... - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\INETREPL.DLL O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing) O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International* O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.sony.com/vaiopeople O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - Anti-Malware Development a.s. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe O23 - Service: Canon CAMERA Access Library 8 (CCALib8) - Canon Inc. - C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe O23 - Service: Sygate Personal Firewall (SmcService) - Sygate Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe O23 - Service: SonicStageMonitoring - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\WMPlugIn\SonicStageMonitoring.exe O23 - Service: Sony TV Tuner Controller - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony TV Tuner Library\halsv.exe O23 - Service: Sony TV Tuner Manager - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony TV Tuner Library\RM_SV.exe O23 - Service: Sony TVTA Manager - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony TV Tuner Library\SMceMan.exe O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe I'm not an experienced HijackThis analyzer but, while looking at some of your log, this item seems to be a suspicious one: yt.dllvirustotal came up with no threats on dllhost.exe heres the link to it, i tried to post a pic but it didnt go thru..whatever: http://www.virustotal.com/vt/en/resultadof?44ceb017762f293cc4bc301d1c7dab47As to the startup items you can DLoad a great little app from Mike Lin called Startup CPL which resides in the Control Panel... Gives you full control on what loads up and what doesn't.Log is much improved. That yt.dll is OK. It's part of the Yahoo! Companion and I see that the dllhost.exe file came up clean at Virustotal. Just one thing in the log. Open HJT and fix this one ... O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE Now run a system search and find the file(s) ... ALCMTR.EXE. Delete it/them. Empty your recycle bin. Make sure your java, antivirus, firewall and other protection programs stay fully up to date. How is you computer operating now? Can Adaware now full scan? Note that there is currently an issue with Adaware. It won't always update properly. If you experience this problem just bear with it and keep trying the update. Also keep looking at comments on the Lavasoft site & forums on that. They are hoping to clear it up soon. OJ well the messages about FAT32 and such have left, norton is officiall gone, and my java software has now been updated. Things seem to be going a bit better, however Adaware SE still isnt running properly but ill check in with their website about those problems. Also, internet has been running waaayyyy slow after all of this. I use Opera mostly but have Firefox as well and they both are slowing down. I dunno if theres any suggestions about that, but either way, thank you all for the huge help with this.This can also relate to your internet connection...what type of service do you have ? ?Ive got comcast cable. THe problem seems to come and go. I thought it might have a little to do with the fact that i just cleared ALL of my cache, but i didnt think it would effect it this much. SOmetimes my Opera browser even "encounters an error" and must close. Firefox has never done that yet. Today, however, seems to be running fine right now (im on Opera).it could just be your provider is having problems or the stregnthen of the connection is getting weaker because you might be using it during the peak hours ... when does this happen? |
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