TheTerrorist_75

Possible bad IDE/SATA cables, bad IDE/SATA ports or power supply weak/failing.

What platform are you using right now? Spam OS?

Yes this belongs in Malware Removal. We no longer use HijackThis. Read these directions. How To Post An Otl Log, Easy to Follow Guide Create a new thread and post the required logs in the following section of the forums. Malware Removal Please wait patiently for the experts to read your logs and guide you on removing your malware.

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You do not leave a cookie, but your IP Address would probably be logged. This is why paranoid people use proxies.

Thanks. I just finished running Secunia Software Inspector, removing insecure out dated programs and then updating them including Firefox. I will now clean up the other programs.

Belated congrats.

Running like it should. Now it is time to give them the stern lecture before they can have it back. Thank you.

Successfully booted straight to the desktop this morning. The malware must have corrupted one of the Windows Protected Files and the sfc /scannow repaired it. Here is the NetSvcs scan. OTL logfile created on: 8/6/2009 8:15:51 AM - Run 4 OTL by OldTimer - Version 3.0.10.4 Folder = C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\Desktop Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (Version = 5.1.2600) - Type = NTWorkstation Internet Explorer (Version = 8.0.6001.18702) Locale: 00000409 | Country: United States | Language: ENU | Date Format: M/d/yyyy 1.94 Gb Total Physical Memory | 1.40 Gb Available Physical Memory

Whem I got back home and started the PC it went to the black screen after the Windows is starting screen. I had to turn off the PC and restart it then select Last known good configuration again to get to the desktop. After that I ran chkdsk. It booted to Windows once it completed. Kaspersky shows no malware. I am going to see if the PC boots normal after shutting it down. It still doesn't want to boot into normal mode easily. I checked Event Viewer in Safe Mode and the following problem was listed several times. Now I need to troubleshoot why this is occuring. Event Type: Error Event Source: S

When I ran OTL the first time with the items in the Code box upon rebooting the Windows is starting screen came up then went black. I let it sit but nothing happened. I had to shut the PC off then restart it to get back to the desktop. This time no problem with OTL, but upon reboot after running TFC the same thing occured. This time I had to boot into Safe Mode. In Safe Mode my mouse wouldn't work so I used the keyboard to reboot. I tried several times to get to the desktop in normal mode but only got a black screen. I ended up having to use Last known good configuration to get back to the des

Rock, Jeff and Matt suggested ComboFix. Here's the new logs. All processes killed Error: Unable to interpret <OTL> in the current context! Error: Unable to interpret <O33 - MountPoints2\{b5de488a-a3ae-11dd-8801-001ec9755754}\Shell\AutoRun\command - "" = E:\wd_windows_tools\WDSetup.exe -- File not found> in the current context! Error: Unable to interpret <O33 - MountPoints2\{b8817e38-43e1-11dd-87dc-001ec9755754}\Shell\AutoRun\command - "" = E:\InstallTomTomHOME.exe -- File not found> in the current context! Error: Unable to interpret <NetSvcs: msncache - Service key not fou

Sounds like you didn't disable your anti-virus or other anti-malware programs before allowing the download and installation of SP1. Try to automatically repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair.

As suggested here is the ComboFix log. ComboFix 09-08-04.02 - Bill 08/04/2009 18:20.1.1 - NTFSx86 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1982.1352 [GMT -4:00] Running from: c:\documents and settings\Bill\Desktop\ComboFix.exe AV: Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 *On-access scanning disabled* (Updated) {EEE2D94A-D4C1-421A-AB2C-2CE8FE51747A} AV: Trend Micro Internet Security *On-access scanning disabled* (Updated) {7D2296BC-32CC-4519-917E-52E652474AF5} FW: Panda Personal Firewall 2009 *disabled* {7B090DC0-8905-4BAF-8040-FD98A41C8FB8} * Created a new restore point WARNING -THIS MACH

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Darn kids don't listen. I yelled at them for using P2P plus not clicking links or playing games at Facebook and Myspace. This Dell came with a trial of Norton but the kids installed Avast. After niece noticed popup ads after going to Facebook her husband tried installing PC-cillin, oh joy. I see I missed deleting some entries for those programs.. I was finally able to install Panda AV Pro which I pay for several licenses each year. I ran all scans on each account. I will list them separately here in this thread. I didn't realize that System Restore was turned off so I enabled it then made a

PC Decrapifier Version 2.0.0 works on Vista PCs. The commericial version just adds a couple of items and the $20 cost is per technician not PC.

That's one reason I do NOT allow automatic updates. I check out different websites after the updates are made available to see if there are issues with them. Once I am assured that no issues were reported I then go to the updates page and do a custom install. I will research what updates are listed and then install one at a time. This makes it easier to find an update that does not sit well with the system.

That's how I knew Ditto. I just finished cleaning up a Dell along with a couple of HPs. Now I have to attack a badly infected Emachine.

Does your Dell have 2 optical drives (CD-RW & DVD-Rom)? If so place the CD in the DVD drive due to it being the master optical drive. Also you may need to use the F2 option to access the Bios and change the boot order to CD-Rom as the first boot device. Dell sets it to boot from the HDD first to save boot time.

Happy B-Day!

It could. Make sure your anti-virus program is up to date before attempting.

I install the following free programs on my customer's PCs. Together they do a great job keeping them clean. SpywareBlaster & SpywareGuard Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM) Avira AntiVir Personal To clean out the Temp, Temporary Internet FIles, Cookies and History from many browsers. ATF-Cleaner

You and your alter ego Master Wong should slap each other.

Happy B-Day!