hijackthis log

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99845.htm


http://us.mcafee.com/
Let's try the FREESCAN, bottom left side.

hey LDTate! sorry i'm away from my pc until monday afternoon, but as soon as i can turn it on i'll scan it and see what happens. in the meantime, have a nice weekend! ale hey, just visited the first link. you think my s.o.b. could be a variation of this W97M/Akuma, eh? not at all unlikely. i'm looking forward to getting face to face with it!

hey, just visited the first link. you think my s.o.b. could be a variation of this W97M/Akuma, eh? not at all unlikely

. sure looks like it.

You have a great weekend also

hey man, i'm back! just finished scanning my PC with mcafee scan… NOTHING!

delete or rename the c:\windows\desktop.html file delete all entries in the registry to desktop.html or desktop.htm Reboot your computer

…if only i knew how to do what you're asking me to do…

Double Click My Computer> Double Click C: > Double Click Windows

Look for desktop.html <–Delete File



Next:

click Start>Run and type regedit tap enter key.


Regedit will open. At the top of the window click edit> Find> then copy and paste the following into the window.

desktop.html

Then click find now.
When you find the entry right click on it and select delete, answer ok at the prompt.
Next, press "F3" to continue searching, if another instance is found, repeat the above steps, until you see the "completed searching" message.

Do the same for desktop.htm

hey LDTate, sorry i am a bit dumb! actually, immediately after i posted here i did a "search" for the file in question, but good old doggy found nothing. not in C:WINDOWS… nor anywhere else… is this bad? am using regedit now. nothing with desktop.html. nothing with desktop.htm

Search for Desktop.ini When found, Right Click on it and select Rename. Rename it to Desktop.old Then reboot

nothing again

Double-click My Computer.
Click the Tools menu, and then click Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Clear "Hide file extensions for known file types."
Under the "Hidden files" folder, select "Show hidden files and folders."
Clear "Hide protected operating system files."
Click Apply, and then click OK.


Search for Desktop.ini
When found, Right Click on it and select Rename. Rename it to Desktop.old

Then reboot

nothing again…

OK… click Start> Run> type in Msconfig tap enter key Look in Boot.ini Look in Services Look in Startup See if the anythig like this is listed: "produced by", and THERE is the leaf and the writing. "ERROR: Water detected in the BIOS. Something wonderful has happened, your computer is alive……"

nope!

When did this happen? Did you just buy the PC?