hijack this

[slipknotpsycho]

btw, i really do hate to say it... i really do... but if you have noa clue what you're doing in hijack this, don't touch shit, and go to a dedicated computer forum... i'm only half a nerd... i'm about moderate-moderate high, while people at like forums.devhardware are serious pros and know exactly what they're doing (i highly suggest it for any computer problems, it also covers many other subjects... everyting from console gaming to a building a comp from scratch... very nice group too... laid back light here...
thousands just dying to hlep you.... of course they'r doing it for the wrong reason (they want the 'fame) but if it gets the job done, who cares....

[mikeyjo]

Hijack this is not for nubs. Things like spybot, msconfig, virus scans are what every nub should be using on their PC on a regular basis.

Hijack this is a last resort. Actually, If I was working on that system I would back up whatever you needed to keep and reinstall windows. Then drill into your head that pressing yes and ok at every popup is not a good idea.

The advice you got on this forum is fine. You dont need to seek out other advice. you just need to learn the basic steps in protecting yourself online. Run what has been suggested without deleting specific files through Hijack this and post back results.

[slipknotpsycho]

i ain't run a virus program in over 3 years... still no virus... so he's right.. you gotta be smart onw hat you do and do not click on....

basicly unless you're trying ot open a window that requires them, tha'ts ok... (coupole of places i know require opening a new window, you also gotta read the command boxes... some say something; like would you like to download this XXX dialer, and by the time you got that pop-up it's pretty much a given you got everyting it you were trying to avoid, or click here for my free pics.. or woulde you lke free porn acceess for a month? yes

see how they switch it up....

[johni-n-the-nw-uk]

Simple solution here is go to =
HijackThis Logfileauswertung
and cut and paste your log file into the box provided, then follow the simple instructions.

You will see the only nasty on yours is this one =
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [Launcher] %WINDIR%\SMINST\launcher.exe

Other than a couple of very minor issues your PC is pretty clean.

Note to all, after completing the HiJackThis process as above, a scan with Ad-Aware from here - Ad-Aware 2007 Free - Lavasoft - is a good move.

Beware of other so called Adware / Spyware removers, many of them are in reality loaded with spyware etc themselves, lots of them are in fact !
Any help needed ask me - it's my job

[mikeyjo]

Adaware used to be my top pick but has gotten a bit bloated. Now runs services too, yuck.

But still a great tool.

[cm8883]

Has anyone tried a-squared security center? I have the trial version now, I love it! Whenever anything, even a tracking cookie, shows up, you can block it. After the first few days, I noticed I haven't had to block anything else. It also got rid of those annoying pop-up windows that I get from time to time. I surf tooooo much! lol

Sorry if this got off topic

[babystarbud]

I just use good old Spybot S&D, and Ccleaner on a rotating basis
once a month.

I also run an AVG scan maybe twice a week.

Never have any probs.

if ive installed some dubious software i might run a few scans on it, but apart from that, Im always clean....I fix computers in my spare time, and 99% of the time computers run slow because the owners just dont care about maintenance.

A clasic one I had the other day, Spybot picked up about 8 probems, one of which had over 600 instances of some malware...

needless to say it ran a bit better with out the malware lol.