Hi all,
Ok i'm new to this whole forum thing but I am quite knowledgeable about computers, or so I thought before this problem. When I run the netstat -a command I have the following output on first booting up:

TCP BIGBOY:44334 localhost:2810 ESTABLISHED
TCP BIGBOY:netbios-ssn BIGBOY:0 LISTENING
TCP BIGBOY:2869 ns1.ShaneYoung.com:1189 CLOSE_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:3623 81-234-249-42-no10.tbcn.telia.com:6881 FIN_WAIT
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TCP BIGBOY:4260 [removed]:http ESTABLISHED
TCP BIGBOY:4265 [removed]:http ESTABLISHED
TCP BIGBOY:4303 a142-176-33-ab.deploy.akamailtechnologies.com:ht
tp TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:4304 a142-176-33-ab.deploy.akamailtechnologies.com:ht
tp TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:4306 a142-176-33-ab.deploy.akamailtechnologies.com:ht
tp TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:4307 a142-176-33-ab.deploy.akamailtechnologies.com:ht
tp TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:4313 [removed]:http TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:4329 a142-176-33-ab.deploy.akamailtechnologies.com:ht
tp ESTABLISHED
TCP BIGBOY:4334 [removed]:http ESTABLISHED
TCP BIGBOY:4337 [removed]:http ESTABLISHED
TCP BIGBOY:4346 weathereye-4.pelmorex.com:http TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:4351 weathereye-4.pelmorex.com:http TIME_WAIT
TCP BIGBOY:55555 [removed]:3937 FIN_WAIT_1
UDP BIGBOY:microsoft-ds *:*
UDP BIGBOY:isakmp *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1026 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1028 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1033 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1125 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:2037 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:2394 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:2811 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:2813 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:2962 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:3711 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:3712 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:3713 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:3714 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:3776 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:4500 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:44334 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:ntp *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1049 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1900 *:*
UDP BIGBOY:ntp *:*
UDP BIGBOY:netbios-ns *:*
UDP BIGBOY:netbios-dgm *:*
UDP BIGBOY:1900 *:*

Now I am assuming that this ShaneYoung.com connection does not belong as I can't attribute it to any programs. Also note the akmailtechnologies.com references. Not "akmaitechnologies" which is apparently legitimate but "akmailtechnologies". I have run safe mode scans with the latest Ad-aware defs, spybot 1.4, ewido, windows defender, kaspersky antivirus and all of them give me a clean bill of health. Yet when I check my active connections with netstat or using Kerio personal firewall I see multiple references to this Shaneyoung.com and akmailtechnologies. This entry also comes up frequently in my active tcp/ip connections: "This-Address-Is-Forged-1.Lyndale.Mpls.MN.US". I have a sneaking suspicion that my machine is being used as a spam zombie :-(. Here's the results of my hijackthis scan.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 4:01:47 PM, on 8/10/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Workstation\avp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe
C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\guard.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\GEARSec.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
c:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\PXAgent.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\ehome\mcrdsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe
C:\HP\KBD\KBD.EXE
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\SAGUI.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\UnH Solutions\IE Privacy Keeper\IEPrivacyKeeper.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Workstation\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\TheWeatherNetwork\WeatherEye\WeatherEye.exe
C:\Program Files\Sunbelt Software\Personal Firewall\kpf4ss.exe
C:\Program Files\Sunbelt Software\Personal Firewall\kpf4gui.exe
C:\Program Files\Sunbelt Software\Personal Firewall\kpf4gui.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe
c:\windows\system\hpsysdrv.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\HijackThis.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.ca/ig?hl=en
O1 - Hosts file is located at: C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ehTray] C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HPBootOp] "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Boot Optimizer\HPBootOp.exe" /run
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PrevxHome] C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\SAGUI.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IE Privacy Keeper] "C:\Program Files\UnH Solutions\IE Privacy Keeper\IEPrivacyKeeper.exe" -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVP] "C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Workstation\avp.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WeatherEye] C:\Program Files\TheWeatherNetwork\WeatherEye\WeatherEye.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Kaspersky Anti-Banner - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Workstation\ie_banner_deny.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Web Anti-Virus - {1F460357-8A94-4D71-9CA3-AA4ACF32ED8E} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Workstation\scieplugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Uninstall BitDefender Online Scanner v8 - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {D799B0E4-BEDE-41d2-AEE0-1E3A1C4EF918} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\IEButton\support.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\IEButton\support.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra button: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\IEButton\support.htm (HKCU)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Connection Help - {E2D4D26B-0180-43a4-B05F-462D6D54C789} - C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Vendors\CN=Hewlett-Packard,L=Cupertino,S=Ca,C=US\IEButton\support.htm (HKCU)
O16 - DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} (BDSCANONLINE Control) - http://download.bitdefender.com/resources/scan8/oscan8.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/…b?1151191339843
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdat…b?1151621542531
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: "C:\PROGRA~1\KASPER~1\KASPER~1.0FO\adialhk.dll"
O20 - Winlogon Notify: klogon - C:\WINDOWS\system32\klogon.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - WgaLogon.dll (file missing)
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 (AVP) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Workstation\avp.exe" -r (file missing)
O23 - Service: ewido anti-spyware 4.0 guard - Anti-Malware Development a.s. - C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\guard.exe
O23 - Service: GEARSecurity - GEAR Software - C:\WINDOWS\System32\GEARSec.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4 (KPF4) - Sunbelt Software - C:\Program Files\Sunbelt Software\Personal Firewall\kpf4ss.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Unknown owner - c:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: Prevx Agent (PrevxAgent) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Prevx Home\PXAgent.exe" -f (file missing)

can someone please help me with this? Bless you.

panadan