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Here's the DDS and Attach logs. Thank you in advance, I love you.

schmoe

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DDS (Ver_11-03-05.01) - NTFSx86
Run by Marg at 1:12:04.27 on Fri 03/04/2011
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.5512...

DDS below, Attach attached.

The MSFT thing sort of insinuates itself when I download Windows updates, it's not that I want it, necessarily.

Is one better than the other? Also, if Norton is...

sirs:

there appears to be a ton of adware or something slowing this machine down.

your assistance is appreciated.

DDS log below.

- schmoe

It seems to be OK. I noticed that googleupdate.exe is still around. Is this OK? I'm sort of suspicious of it.

Also, I removed AVG altogether, per the requirements of Combo Fix. Is there anything...

please see attached.

Schmoe

Attached in one compressed folder are the DDS and CF logs.

Note that I ran Combo Fix straight from the icon, without using CFScript. I did, however, opt to have CF updated this time.

The Kas...

w/r/t the Kas. scan, the following warning appeared and I thought I'd show it to you before I proceeded, in case it's a hack (please see attached).

OK, thank you your patience. Here is the CScript log. Note that I was prompted to update CF before it ran, but I opted not to because I don't trust anything that pops up anymore.

Thank you for...

Will respond asap -- something has apparently hacked my email and sent some crap to everyone I ever sent an email to. I have to figure out how apologize to all of them and then to get rid of the...

DDS (Ver_10-10-21.02) - NTFSx86
Run by chaz at 14:58:22.01 on Sat 10/23/2010
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.5512
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.2039.1312 [GMT -4:00]
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DDS (Ver_10-10-21.02) - NTFSx86
Run by chaz at 13:33:51.18 on Sat 10/23/2010
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.5512
Microsoft...

has nested in my computer. I humbly ask your assistance in removing it.

Here's the HJT Log, and I thank you in advance:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 7:00:38 PM, on...

Dear Friends,

It's me again. All I was doing was trying to view a page of guitar tabs for Aerosmith's "Make It." Some manifestation of malevolence known as "av-protector" took over after that.
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OK, gentlemen. You shut down both my threads because I couldn't resond on your timetable. So can we go ahead and try again?

Greetings. Running XP, and startup takes forever. Gmail is the...

Greetings. Running XP, and startup takes forever. Gmail is the "homepage" and, whether connected to the internet or not, it seems to invite lockups. I dont' know if you can help, but if so here's...

Thanks for the info. I did notice that Spyware Terminator seems to keep the hard drive churning away for long periods of time -- when I disable it things relax a bit. Does that indicate a conflict...

Sirs: This is relatively new Dell desktop running Windows 2000. The system appears to be nearly completely hamstrung. The HJT log follows.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer....