Susan528
I am very sorry. I thought PCPitstop would help but it has become a quagmire! Let's forget it and please do the following:
You can disable some unnecessary startups.
To do this, perform next:
Go to start > run and type: msconfig and click Okay
Select the tab: Startup
There you will see all the programs starting up with windows.
Some are not needed and can also cause a system slowdown.
That's why it's a good idea to disable certain ones by unchecking them. DO NOT DISABLE ALL OF THEM
You can always access these programs by going to your startmenu > all programs or start them manually via the Programs Folder where they are present.
You can always enable them afterwards again.
Next are not needed to start with windows:
After reboot, you'll get a message that something was modified in your System Configuration. Check the box there where it says not to display this message again.
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Although Incredimail is considered to be a legitimate program that people install intentionally, please read this information regarding Incredimail very carefully and use you best judgment in deciding if you want to keep this program on your computer or not.
The use of Incredimail opens your system to attacks, and in the User Agreement, claims permanent ownership of everything sent through their mail service. See the full article.
It may be worthwhile to fix it with HijackThis. To uninstall Incredimail:
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IncrediMail] C:\INCRED~1\bin\IncrediMail.exe /c
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WeatherBug is installed on your computer. It is technically not spyware but the free version is adware supported. Its removal is recommended, but it is up to you whether you want to do so.
An ad free alternative is Weather Pulse:
http://tropicdesigns.net/weatherpulse.php
In order to avoid future problems with Weatherbug, make sure the program is not running before uninstalling it.
If there is a WeatherBug icon in the system tray (in the lower right hand corner of the screen) right-click on it and choose "Exit WeatherBug" or "Terminate Weatherbug".
Once the program is closed, then remove it easily from the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control Panel by following these steps:
Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
In the list of currently installed programs, select:
WeatherBug
Click: Remove
Scan with HijackThis. Place a check against each of the following:
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [IncrediMail] C:\Program Files\IncrediMail\bin\IncMail.exe /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe 1
Close all windows or browsers except for Hijackthis. Click on Fix Checked when finished and exit HijackThis.
Using Windows Explorer, locate the following files/folders, and delete them:
C:\Program Files\AWS\<=folder
C:\Program Files\IncrediMail\bin\<=folder
Exit Explorer
Post (reply) with a fresh HijackThis log. Please let me know if you have seen improvements.
You can disable some unnecessary startups.
To do this, perform next:
Go to start > run and type: msconfig and click Okay
Select the tab: Startup
There you will see all the programs starting up with windows.
Some are not needed and can also cause a system slowdown.
That's why it's a good idea to disable certain ones by unchecking them. DO NOT DISABLE ALL OF THEM
You can always access these programs by going to your startmenu > all programs or start them manually via the Programs Folder where they are present.
You can always enable them afterwards again.
Next are not needed to start with windows:
- WT GameChannel
- UpdReg
- TkBellExe
- AHQInit
- AdaptecDirectCD
- QuickTime Task
- SunJavaUpdateSched
- Webshots.lnk = C:\Program Files\Webshots\Launcher.exe
- Adobe Gamma Loader
- Adobe Reader Speed
- Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
- Microsoft Works Calendar Reminders
After reboot, you'll get a message that something was modified in your System Configuration. Check the box there where it says not to display this message again.
========
Although Incredimail is considered to be a legitimate program that people install intentionally, please read this information regarding Incredimail very carefully and use you best judgment in deciding if you want to keep this program on your computer or not.
The use of Incredimail opens your system to attacks, and in the User Agreement, claims permanent ownership of everything sent through their mail service. See the full article.
It may be worthwhile to fix it with HijackThis. To uninstall Incredimail:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- In Add or Remove Programs, highlight Incredimail , click Remove.
- Close the Add or Remove Programs and the Control Panel windows.
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IncrediMail] C:\INCRED~1\bin\IncrediMail.exe /c
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WeatherBug is installed on your computer. It is technically not spyware but the free version is adware supported. Its removal is recommended, but it is up to you whether you want to do so.
An ad free alternative is Weather Pulse:
http://tropicdesigns.net/weatherpulse.php
In order to avoid future problems with Weatherbug, make sure the program is not running before uninstalling it.
If there is a WeatherBug icon in the system tray (in the lower right hand corner of the screen) right-click on it and choose "Exit WeatherBug" or "Terminate Weatherbug".
Once the program is closed, then remove it easily from the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control Panel by following these steps:
Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
In the list of currently installed programs, select:
WeatherBug
Click: Remove
Scan with HijackThis. Place a check against each of the following:
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [IncrediMail] C:\Program Files\IncrediMail\bin\IncMail.exe /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe 1
Close all windows or browsers except for Hijackthis. Click on Fix Checked when finished and exit HijackThis.
Using Windows Explorer, locate the following files/folders, and delete them:
C:\Program Files\AWS\<=folder
C:\Program Files\IncrediMail\bin\<=folder
Exit Explorer
Post (reply) with a fresh HijackThis log. Please let me know if you have seen improvements.
But have you decided what you are going to use for emails? I have done some searches and I have found information about exporting folders to Outlook Express for example. So what I would recommend is before you uninstall Incredimail, you decide on what email application you plan to use, then try to export the Incredimail information into that email application, then uninstall Incredimail.