I did the prework and followed the instructions for each one... after my AVG scan (which i did do) i clicked on the reports tab and there was no reports to be found (even though i did click "make a report after each scan" and unchecked the box for "only if threats are found" but for some odd reason its not saving reports so i dont have that one... Also I couldnt run the automatic online updater for some reason (never used to have a problem with it) so i did the manual update and installed the full database and updated it yet on the main AVG screen after "last update" it said "never" (do manual updates not change that? heres teh wierd part.. after doing both the avg and superantis spyware scan in safe mode when i restarted the pc back to normal mode a ballon in the toolbar popped up that said "AVG automatic update running" then when i opened AVG the "last update" area had changed from "never" to todays date... could theer possibly have been an update in the 2 hours it took for me to run teh scans in safe mode?

Anyway onto the current problem theres a popular online game I play that recently players have been getting their accounts hacked a lot they suspect its from keyloggers theyve picked up from other websites.. so i decided I should have someone look at my logs and run adware/spyware checks to make sure i havernt picked up one.. Also Ive been getting spyware pop ups lately (the kind that "detect spyware on your pc and want you to download a program to fix them") odd thing is those pop ups never show up when im on the pc only when my roomate uses it.. guess its the site(s) hes visiting.

Also in teh past when using internet explorer (or opening folders.files using windows) i could have 30 different folders open on my desktop if i wanted with nno problem.. same for IE i wouldnt have 100s of different IE windows open or 100s of tabs opened at once (no ive never had that many open at once but theer was nothing stopping me from doing it if i wished) however now i cant do that. Now for example if i open IE and press Ctrl + T to bring up a new tab.. it works.. after about the 6th or 7th press nothing happenes... same for opening multiple windows... after about the 5th IE window is open I double click the IE icon again and i get the hourglass real quick but no window pops up... try again same thing.. or if i try to use yahoo mesenger asnd click on soemone name to bring up an IM conversation chat box.. nothing happens... i try again nothing happens so i go to IE and close some of teh tabs.. or close some of the IE windows that are open then try to bring up an IM dialogue box and it works fine some times ill have to close down all IE tabs and windows to get yahoo IM box to appear iits as if having too many windows open stops other programsd from working right because as soon as I close a few windows/tabs (or all of them) the program works fine.. while in teh past that never was an issue...

I could have 20 IE windows and tabs open have yahoo IM open and talking to 20 different people at once (speaking of which the same problem oocurs when I have one or two yahoo IMs going on and try to open a 3rd or 4th.

So theres my prework except for the AVG log which i couldnt get soo maybe someone can tell me whats wrong with this pc.



Cowburn199 - Moved to HiJackThis! Log forum

so does the zotspot toolbar i have now have any adware/spyware in it? also any idea what im not getting avg reports and why im having the problem opening muliple windows/tabs?