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[Closed] Caught a bug, slow internet, hijackthis log posted, help

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Not looking to bad.

Delete Files & Folders
Using Windows Explore by right-clicking the Start button and left clicking Explore navigate to and find the following folder: if found, delete it (some may not be present after previous steps):

C:\Program Files\AWS

Clean Up
Now we need to clear out the programs we've been using to clean up your computer, they are not suitable for general malware removal and could cause damage if used inappropriately.

Remove Combofix
Click on Start > Run. Copy and paste in ComboFix /u and click OK.

OTCleanIt
Download OTCleanIt here & save it to your desktop.
Double click on OTCleanIt.exe. Click on CleanUp!.
You will receive a prompt that it needs to restart the computer to remove the files. Click Yes.
It will restart your computer automatically. If it doesn't, please restart your computer manually.

You can also delete Flash Disinfector. You can either delete or keep ATF-Cleaner. It's a handy tool for cleaning out your temporary folders.

Once this done post a new HijackThis log for review & let me know how the computer is running or problems.

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