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I've Been Hijacked, Please Help

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Well done - you are clean :D How is it running now?

Renaming the "Windows" key modified some security settings.

Start Registrar Lite. Copy and paste the following text into the Address Bar and press 'Go':
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\\AppInit_DLLs

Right Click on the purple Windows folder in the left pane.
Select 'Properties'.
Press 'Permissions'.
Press 'Advanced'.
Remove Check Mark from 'Inherit permissions…'.
Press 'Copy'.
Hilite the group 'Everyone' (note: if this group does not exist then exit Reglite)
Select 'Remove'.
Press 'Apply' and 'Ok' on all dialog boxes.
You're welcome - glad to help :D

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