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you guys are my only hope of saving my computer.
I was recently infected with a virus or spyware and I have cleaned it up as best I can, to the extent that Avira AntiVir can no longer find any virus with a full scan and and also Lavasoft Ad-aware says I am clean also.
However, I know I am still infected somehow because my hard drive is constantly grinding away at 1 second intervals. Like grind, stop, grind, stop, grind, stop and so on at 1 second intervals. Also my internet upload bandwidth shoots up to the max for about a couple of minute or so and then drops back down to 0 for a couple of minutes, then shoots back up for another couple of minutes.
I have followed your instructions regarding Hijackthis log and posted it here. If you could please help me out that would be greatly appreciated.
Hijackthis log:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 10:10:38 AM, on 5/09/2007
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\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:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\fppdis2a.exe
C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPage15.0\Opware15.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\itype.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe
C:\Program Files\DU Meter\DUMeter.exe
C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ocxloader.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Uptime\Windows Uptime.exe
C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe
C:\Program Files\DynDNS Updater\DynDNS.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\JetMailMonitor\JetMM.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe
C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe
C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
C:\Program Files\802.11 Wireless LAN\802.11g Wireless Cardbus & PCI Adapter HW.51 V1.00\WlanCU.exe
C:\Program Files\yzDock\YzDock.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\POPFile\popfileb.exe
C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
C:\Program Files\Curtin University\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
c:\Program Files\ArGo Software Design\FTP Server\ftpsrvnt.exe
c:\Program Files\ArGo Software Design\Mail Server\mlsrvnt.exe
C:\Program Files\Photodex\ProShowProducer\ScsiAccess.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Streamload\MediaMax XL\StreamloadService.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-authd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\vmnat.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\vmnetdhcp.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
O3 - Toolbar: FlashGet - {E0E899AB-F487-11D5-8D29-0050BA6940E3} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\fgiebar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SSBkgdUpdate] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" -Embedding -boot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [pdfFactory Pro Dispatcher v2] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\fppdis2a.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Opware15] "C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPage15.0\Opware15.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OpScheduler] "C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPage15.0\OpScheduler.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [itype] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\itype.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DU Meter] C:\Program Files\DU Meter\DUMeter.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe" /min
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ocxloader.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ocxloader.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WindowsUptime] "C:\Program Files\Windows Uptime\Windows Uptime.exe" /i
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Second Copy] "C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe" /InitialWait=2
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DynDNS Updater] "C:\Program Files\DynDNS Updater\DynDNS.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Startup: Rainlendar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe
O4 - Startup: Rainmeter.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
O4 - Startup: Run POPFile.lnk = C:\Program Files\POPFile\runpopfile.exe
O4 - Startup: Wireless Configuration Utility HW.51.lnk = ?
O4 - Startup: yzDock.lnk = C:\Program Files\yzDock\YzDock.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Curtin University VPN Client.lnk = C:\Program Files\Curtin University\VPN Client\vpngui.exe
O4 - Global Startup: jetMailMonitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\JetMailMonitor\JetMM.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Task Manager.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
O4 - Global Startup: WordWeb.lnk = C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download All with FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_all.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download with FlashGet - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\jc_link.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &WordWeb... - res://C:\WINDOWS\system32\wweb32.dll/lookup.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_09\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_09\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: FlashGet - {D6E814A0-E0C5-11d4-8D29-0050BA6940E3} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\FlashGet.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: FlashGet - {D6E814A0-E0C5-11d4-8D29-0050BA6940E3} - C:\Program Files\FlashGet\FlashGet.exe
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
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.micros...b?1154704823671
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.micros...b?1165079655171
O16 - DPF: {CB50428B-657F-47DF-9B32-671F82AA73F7} (Photodex Presenter AX control) - http://www.photodex.com/pxplay.cab
O16 - DPF: {E87F6C8E-16C0-11D3-BEF7-009027438003} (Persits Software XUpload) - http://upload.mediam...oad/XUpload.ocx
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Scheduler (AntiVirScheduler) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
O23 - Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Guard (AntiVirService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service (CVPND) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Curtin University\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
O23 - Service: DomainService - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\hfjyjagq.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: ArGoSoft FTP Server (msFTPServerForm) - ArGo Software Design - c:\Program Files\ArGo Software Design\FTP Server\ftpsrvnt.exe
O23 - Service: ArGoSoft Mail Server (msServerForm) - ArGo Software Design - c:\Program Files\ArGo Software Design\Mail Server\mlsrvnt.exe
O23 - Service: PDEngine - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDEngine.exe
O23 - Service: PDScheduler (PDSched) - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe
O23 - Service: ScsiAccess - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Photodex\ProShowProducer\ScsiAccess.exe
O23 - Service: Streamload Service (StreamloadService) - Streamload - C:\Program Files\Streamload\MediaMax XL\StreamloadService.exe
O23 - Service: VMware Authorization Service (VMAuthdService) - VMware, Inc. - C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-authd.exe
O23 - Service: VMware DHCP Service (VMnetDHCP) - VMware, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vmnetdhcp.exe
O23 - Service: VMware NAT Service - VMware, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vmnat.exe
