XP-based computer is disgustingly slow. When i open up IE, the normal homepage isn't displayed, instead, it points to some very strange website. When i type in a web address (e.g. www.google.com), it loads wierd pages (different everytime)…. When IE is not open, and i go about doing my merry business e.g. using microsoft word, excel etc, all of a sudden bunch of IE windows will open up and the computer will be dead slow…..
i know this is not enough information, but i am attaching herewith HJT2.0.2 log file which i managed to run; hoping that you could point me in the right direction.
My name is Scotty. I would be glad to take a look at your log and help you with solving any malware problems. HijackThis logs can take a while to research.
Please be patient.
Rename HijackThis
There is a possibility an infection which is hiding part of the HijackThis log because it's called hijackthis.exe.
Using Windows Explore by right-clicking the Start button and left clicking Explore navigate to: C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
Right-click on HijackThis.exe & select Rename to iseeu.exe and post back a new Hijackthis log.
Please make a uninstall list using HijackThis
To access the Uninstall Manager you would do the following:
1. Start HijackThis
2. Click on the Config button
3. Click on the Misc Tools button
4. Click on the Open Uninstall Manager button.
5. Click on the Save list… button and specify where you would like to save this file. When you press Save button a notepad will open with the contents of that file. Simply copy and paste the contents of that notepad here in a reply.
Thank you very much for the reply. Here is the log from HijackThis run (after changing the name of .exe) file. I was unable to generate a 'uninstall' log, because the moment i try to do it, HJT shuts off
You changed the wrong part. You changed this folder
C:\Program Files\iseeu\HijackThis.exe
when you should have changed the file inside
C:\Program Files\iseeu\HijackThis.exe
And strangely, you seem to be missing a folder. When installed it should be
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
Did you create a new folder and move the .exe file? Put it back and rename the .exe file to anything you like by right-clicking on it and selecting rename.
Once you have done that, I bet the Uninstall Manager works too.
the steps you highlighted fixed the issue…. Here is the uninstall log from HJT…
Ad-Aware SE Professional
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
Adobe Reader 8.1.2
Adobe Shockwave Player
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition 3.2
AIM 6
Apple Mobile Device Support
Apple Software Update
Bonjour
Canon MF Toolbox 4.9.1.1.mf03
Canon MF4100 Series
Caplio RR30 Software
CCleaner (remove only)
CLIE Album Plugin
CLIE Mail Conduit
CLIE SCSI Driver
CLIE Update Wizard
Data Export
DigitalPrint 1.1
DING!
DivX Codec
DivX Content Uploader
DivX Converter
DivX Player
DivX Web Player
DVDExpress
DVgate
Experience VAIO
Google Desktop
Google Earth
Google Talk (remove only)
HijackThis 2.0.0
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11 (KB939683)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB896344)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB914440)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB915865)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB926239)
HP PhotoSmart C200 Photo Imaging Software
HP PhotoSmart Photo Printing Software
Image Converter 1.0
ImageDrive (Ahead Software)
ImageStation
ImageStation Demo
InCD EasyWrite Reader (Ahead Software)
iPod for Windows 2005-11-17
iPod for Windows 2006-01-10
ItsDeductible Express
iTunes
Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.2.2
Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.1
Java 2 SDK, SE v1.4.1
Java Web Start
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB928366)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider Package
Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669
Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs
Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs
Microsoft Office 2000 Premium
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
Motion JPEG Software Decoder
MovieShaker 3.3
Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.11)
MSN Messenger 7.5
MSN Music Assistant
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 6.0 Parser (KB933579)
Music Visualizer Library 1.4.00
Nero - Burning Rom (Web installer)
NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers
OLYMPUS CAMEDIA Master 2.5
OpenMG Limited Patch 3.2-03-02-21-08
OpenMG Limited Patch 3.2-03-02-25-01
OpenMG Secure Module 3.2
Outerinfo
Palm Desktop
Palm Desktop
PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro
Picasa 2
PictureGear 5.1
PictureGear Studio 1.0
Presto! PageManager 7.15.11
QuickTime
RealPlayer
RealProducer Basic 8.5
ScanSoft OmniPage SE 4.0
Screenblast ACID 2.0
Screenblast Sound Forge 1.0a
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365)
Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB898458)
Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB923723)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB928090)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB929969)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB931768)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB933566)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB937143)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB938127)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB939653)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB942615)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB944533)
Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB911564)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB911565)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB917734)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB883939)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896422)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896424)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896688)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899588)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901190)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB903235)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905915)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911280)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911567)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB912812)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913446)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB916281)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921503)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923694)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB929123)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB936021)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941202)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941568)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941644)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943055)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943485)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB944653)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB946026)
Shockwave
SierraHome Print Artist 12.0
Smart Capture
SonicStage 1.5.50
Sony Certificate PCH
Sony DV Shared Library
Sony ImageStation 3 Library
Sony on Yahoo! Essentials
Support Actions Win2K,WinXP
TurboTax Deluxe 2004
Ulead Photo Explorer 4.2
Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 (KB922880)
Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Update for Windows XP (KB896727)
Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Update for Windows XP (KB904942)
Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
Update for Windows XP (KB920342)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Update for Windows XP (KB925876)
Update for Windows XP (KB927891)
Update for Windows XP (KB929338)
Update for Windows XP (KB930916)
Update for Windows XP (KB931836)
Update for Windows XP (KB933360)
Update for Windows XP (KB936357)
Update for Windows XP (KB938828)
Update for Windows XP (KB942763)
VAIO Action Setup
VAIO Brezza Wallpaper
VAIO Grid Wallpaper
VAIO Help & Support
VAIO Registration
VAIO Serenus Wallpaper
VAIO Support
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.1
Viewpoint Manager (Remove Only)
Viewpoint Media Player
VisualFlow 2.1
WexTech AnswerWorks
Windows Genuine Advantage v1.3.0254.0
Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)
Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)
Windows Internet Explorer 7
Windows Media Connect
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Format SDK Hotfix - KB891122
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player 11
Windows XP Hotfix - KB834707
Windows XP Hotfix - KB867282
Windows XP Hotfix - KB873333
Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885250
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885523
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836
Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185
Windows XP Hotfix - KB887472
Windows XP Hotfix - KB887742
Windows XP Hotfix - KB888113
Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302
Windows XP Hotfix - KB890047
Windows XP Hotfix - KB890175
Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859
Windows XP Hotfix - KB890923
Windows XP Hotfix - KB891781
Windows XP Hotfix - KB893066
Windows XP Hotfix - KB893086
Windows XP Service Pack 2
WinRAR archiver
winvi (remove only)
Yahoo! Messenger
