My computer's taking about 5 minutes to get past the Pentium 4 logo when booting.

The details of the problem are here: http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-x...low-start.html

Attached Files

hijackthis.log (5.7 KB, 3 views)

I appologise for moving your thread a min ago, I didn't notice it was for the security guys to look over, sorry

all sorts of issues there. First, you are using a rather dated version of hjt. We'll get that fixed in a minute. Second, you are still using sp1 on your xp. You need to get that upgraded to sp2, but not until you are declared clean. You do NOT want to put sp2 on an infected machine.

Let's get you that new hjt log now.

Please do this:

· Click http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe] here [/url]to download HJTsetup.exe
· Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
· Doubleclick on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
· By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
· Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Additional Tasks dialogue.
· Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
· Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
· At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
· Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad.
· Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
· Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.
· DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

I did upgrade to sp2 before, but it made my PC unbearably slow and I read that it has a load of bugs, so I removed it.

the link you gave was to Hijackthis.exe, not hjtsetup.exe, but I downloaded and ran it. Log is attached.

EDIT> I just discovered another problem. I can't right click anything in the start menu.

Attached Files

hijackthis.log (8.1 KB, 2 views)

log's pretty clean. Run hjt, click 'perform system scan only', close everything else, place a tick next to the following, and click 'fix checked'.

R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}_ - (no file)
O16 - DPF: {2E4A92AB-F2C0-456A-9935-B715439790D7} (Setup Class) - https://www.permissionresearch.com/Config/CSetup_xp.cab

Next, please download from my signature: CCleaner, and SpySweeper. Update SpySweeper, andCCleaner. Now boot into Safe Mode. To learn how to do that, go to Getting into Windows Safe Mode. Run CCleaner, make sure that all options are selected, including Advanced. Answer OK or Yes to all warnings. Click on Analyze, then Run Cleaner. Repeat this until either no further files appear, or the same files reappear and cannot be cleaned. If you have files that cannot be cleaned, navigate to the location, right-click on the file and choose Properties. Click on the Security Tab, and Advanced button. Give yourself full ownership of the file, and then manually delete. If you cannot manually delete any file, please note that to post back here.

Now run Spy Sweeper, under Options, Sweep, make sure that all available options under Custom Sweep are selected. Run a full system scan, and let it quarantine everything that it finds. Make sure to save the log to post back here.

Finally, please download AVG Anti-Spyware from HERE and save that file to your desktop.
This is a 30 day trial of the program. After the trial period, the scanner will continue to work, and you will still be able to receive updates; however, certain advanced setting will no longer be available unless purchsased

1. Once you have downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware, locate the icon on the desktop and double-click it to launch the set up program.
2. Once the setup is complete you will need run AVG Anti-Spyware and update the definition files.
3. On the main screen select the icon "Update" then select the "Update now" link.
   • Next select the "Start Update" button, the update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.
4. Once the update has completed select the "Scanner" icon at the top of the screen, then select the "Settings" tab.
5. Once in the Settings screen click on "Recommended actions" and then select "Quarantine".
6. Under "Reports"
   • Select "Automatically generate report after every scan"
   • Un-Select "Only if threats were found"

Close AVG Anti-Spyware, Do Not run a scan just yet, we will shortly.

1. Reboot your computer into SafeMode. You can do this by restarting your computer and continually tapping the F8 key until a menu appears. Use your up arrow key to highlight SafeMode then hit enter.
   IMPORTANT: Do not open any other windows or programs while AVG Anti-Spyware is scanning, it may interfere with the scanning proccess:
2. Lauch AVG Anti-Spyware by double-clicking the icon on your desktop.
3. Select the "Scanner" icon at the top and then the "Scan" tab then click on "Complete System Scan".
4. AVG Anti-Spyware will now begin the scanning process, be patient this may take a little time.
   Once the scan is complete do the following:
5. If you have any infections you will prompted, then select "Apply all actions"
6. Next select the "Reports" icon at the top.
7. Select the "Save report as" button in the lower left hand of the screen and save it to a text file on your system (make sure to remember where you saved that file, this is important).
8. Close AVG Anti-Spyware and reboot your system back into Normal Mode and post the results of the AVG Anti-Spyware report scan.

thanks,

v