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nothing removes Surf SideKick.......HELP

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I've tried every tool in the forum. Adaware, Spybot, Smitrem, Qooremove, combofix, HJT. they all find surfsidekick files but nothing gets removed. on startup ewido finds Look2Me adware. get an application error msg from regsvr32.exe. have a few tools on cd but cut/paste is disabled somehow. here is a hjt log. finally got it to save to a flash drive…… Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:44:49 AM, on 8/26/2006 Platform: Windows 2000 SP2 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\acsd.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\acsd.exe C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\guard.exe C:\WINNT\system32\hidserv.exe C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE C:\WINNT\system32\stisvc.exe C:\WINNT\wanmpsvc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\rundll32.exe C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\Userinit.exe C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Ghost\GhostStartTrayApp.exe C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Ghost\GhostStartTrayApp.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Symtray.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\Program Files\ipwins\ipwins.exe C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\ewido.exe C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\ewido.exe C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\X-CLEA~1\XCleaner_free.exe C:\WINNT\System32\w32tm.exe D:\HijackThis.exe R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {02EE5B04-F144-47BB-83FB-A60BD91B74A9} - C:\Program Files\SurfSideKick 3\SskBho.dll F2 - REG:system.ini: Shell=Explorer.exe, C:\WINNT\System32\oixda.exe F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\Userinit.exe,ydegkyf.exe O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll O2 - BHO: CNavExtBho Class - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logon] \\Server\Data\logon.bat O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CriticalUpdate] C:\WINNT\System32\wucrtupd.exe -startup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GhostStartTrayApp] C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Ghost\GhostStartTrayApp.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccRegVfy] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SymTray - Norton SystemWorks] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Symtray.exe SetReg O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IpWins] C:\Program Files\ipwins\ipwins.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!ewido] "C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\ewido.exe" /minimized O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SurfSideKick 3] C:\Program Files\SurfSideKick 3\Ssk.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [X-Cleaner Freeware] "C:\PROGRA~1\X-CLEA~1\XCleaner_free.exe" -turbo -autostart -NOREBOOT O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SurfSideKick 3] C:\Program Files\SurfSideKick 3\Ssk.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE O4 - Global Startup: QuickBooks 2002 Delivery Agent.lnk = C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro\Components\QBAgent\qbdagent2002.exe O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O20 - AppInit_DLLs: repairs303169590.dll O20 - Winlogon Notify: StillImage - C:\WINNT\system32\lvp6097se.dll O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - America Online, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\acsd.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation Service (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccPwdSvc.exe O23 - Service: Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (dmadmin) - VERITAS Software Corp. - C:\WINNT\System32\dmadmin.exe O23 - Service: COM+ Event System (EventSystem) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (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: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service (navapsvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe O23 - Service: Network Connections (Netman) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Norton Unerase Protection (NProtectService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE O23 - Service: Removable Storage (NtmsSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (RasAuto) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Remote Procedure Call Service (RPCS) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\rcss.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (RpcSs) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: ScriptBlocking Service (SBService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\SCRIPT~1\SBServ.exe O23 - Service: System Event Notification (SENS) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Internet Connection Sharing (SharedAccess) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Speed Disk service - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~3\SPEEDD~1\nopdb.exe O23 - Service: Telephony (TapiSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: WAN Miniport (ATW) Service (WANMiniportService) - America Online, Inc. - C:\WINNT\wanmpsvc.exe

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