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spellbyte

I?m on my old mans PC in spain at the moment and it?s running very slow for a P4 2.68GHZ with 768MB ram, the drive is frag free and just wondered if you could take a look at this HJT log for me

thanks in advance

Hengis

Hey SB, a quick look tells me that you have some nasties in there

Hang on for a Security expert to have a proper look....

btalman

Hi spellbyte, though I'm not a qualified logreader, have you've allready gone through the prework? I also notice the computer is running Winxp without any servicepack, might be a good idea to upgrade since users without sp1 and sp2 cannot get any security updates and your internet explorer is also out of date.
I also notice a tremendous load of programs (35) booting with windows.
For starters it might be a good idea to:
1. go through the prework, because I definately see adware
2. get windows up to date
3. take a look at the windows software panel and remove any unused software
4. Take a look at the installed antivirus software, it appears both mcafee antivirus and avg are installed. Two virusscanners can severely decrease system performance, the removal of one of them is strongly recommended

Good luck, Bram
ps. a qualified logreader will be with you soon

btalman

Originally Posted by Hengis

Hey SB, a quick look tells me that you have some nasties in there

Hang on for a Security expert to have a proper look....

Way to go hengis, 3mins.....

spellbyte

Originally Posted by btalman

Hi spellbyte, though I'm not a qualified logreader, have you've allready gone through the prework? I also notice the computer is running Winxp without any servicepack, might be a good idea to upgrade since users without sp1 and sp2 cannot get any security updates and your internet explorer is also out of date.
I also notice a tremendous load of programs (35) booting with windows.
For starters it might be a good idea to:
1. go through the prework, because I definately see adware
2. get windows up to date
3. take a look at the windows software panel and remove any unused software
4. Take a look at the installed antivirus software, it appears both mcafee antivirus and avg are installed. Two virusscanners can severely decrease system performance, the removal of one of them is strongly recommended

Good luck, Bram
ps. a qualified logreader will be with you soon

thanks for that, i'll get craking on that first thing in the morning and let you know how we get on with it

btalman

Good luck mate

joe5

Yup , the Prework is a good idea by the looks of it. And there is also a Lop.com infection on there , to get rid of that:

1. Go to Add/Remove programs. Double click on "Messenger Plus!" (or click on Remove) (See quote below!)
2. The "Messenger Plus! - Setup" is now displayed. Click on the Uninstall button. Note: options displayed on the first screen are not related to the sponsor program.
3. The sponsor screen is now displayed (if you don't see it, search for it in your Task Bar). To prove that someone is currently reading the screen, you have to type the code that is displayed. Once you enter the code, press Uninstall.
4. If you entered the code properly, the program will ask you to confirm that you want to uninstall. You must answer "Yes" to this question, else, you won't have another chance of uninstalling.
5. To complete the uninstallation, follow the instructions that are displayed (the first one is to close all your Internet Explorer windows, that's very important). When everything is complete, restart your computer and, hopefully one nasty infection is gone.

When removing Lop.com from the Add/Remove screen it may not show up as Messenger Plus instead also look for these and remove them:

Window Search
Window Searching
Lop.com
LOP SEARCH
Browser Enhancer
Ultimate Browser Enhancer
L.O P. Un insta11
L O.P. Un instal1
Live 0n line Portal
Live.0nli ne Porta1
Window Active

Finally there is a step in the removal process of Messneger Plus where the sponsor asks if you want to uninstall that aswell, You have to click YES to this part of the removal process

If you dont do this corretly then you will have no other choice but to reinstall Messenger Plus and then go through the whole removal process again from the start.

But dont update to sp2 yet , if youre machine isn't malware free before installing sp2 you could have big problems.

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