no i did not. i remember seeing something in the start menu "ta...something" and i deleted it but it kept coming back after i restarted. so i am fairly positive it has to do something with that.

Please copy this page to *Notepad* and save to your desktop for reference as you will not have any browsers open while you are carrying out portions of these instructions.
It's IMPORTANT to carry out the instructions in the sequence listed below.

1. Close any open browsers.
2. Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix.

Open *notepad* and copy/paste the text in the quotebox below into it:

Save this as CFScript.txt, in the same location as ComboFix.exe which is on the Desktop.


Refering to the picture above, drag CFScript.txt into ComboFix.exe
Restart your computer.
When finished, it shall produce a log for you at C:\ComboFix.txt
Please copy and paste the ComboFix.txt along with a fresh HijackThis log in your next reply please.

*Note:
Do not mouseclick combofix's window whilst it's running. That may cause it to stall*