PatrickHSF

Great! That seemed to do it, the system is much faster. Thank you very much for your time and help!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:03:55 PM, on 10/11/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\HPConfig.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\HackerWatch\HWAPI.exe C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\m

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:54:40 PM, on 10/10/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

I didn't find a c:\keys.ini file. I did find one labeled just "keys" but when I tried to delete it I got a dialog box saying this is a system file. I didn't delete it. Here is the current HJT log.

Here is the result from Panda ActiveScan: Incident Status Location Adware:adware/24-7-search Not disinfected c:\windows\system32\unPPC.exe

Ok, it worked. --------------------------------------------------------- AVG Anti-Spyware - Scan Report --------------------------------------------------------- + Created at: 7:22:09 AM 10/9/2006 + Scan result: C:\System Volume Information\_restore{CA2C60B8-5DCF-4D94-9864-248C47E4846E}\RP477\A0040585.exe -> Hijacker.Small : No action taken. :mozilla.92:C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\urm3yi92.default\cookies.txt -> TrackingCookie.Adrevolver : No action taken. :mozilla.93:C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profil

Yes, like 200+ files. I got rid of those as directed by the program, and noticed that the computer started up quicker, but programs still take a few minutes to open after clicking. I'll the program again overnight (took about two hours) and see tomorrow morning if it has a report.

Thank you for your response! I followed your directions exactly, but after the scan when I clicked Reports, system said "No reports available". I went back to Scanner and Settings to confirm that there is a check for "Automatically generate report after every scan" and that there is not a check at "Only if threats are were found." Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

When I start my laptop (after it has been turned off or left on but unused for a few hours), it takes several minutes after clicking an icon for the program to open. Something is slowing it down. My hijackthis log follows, can you please help? Thanks!