Hi,
I have the same problem that LC Raptor has described in his post:I can't get rid of this reg key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VideoPlugin
SpyBot removes it but it is back every time I boot;the same happens if I delete the key from the registry as admin.It apparently gives no problems however I would prefer to delete it.
Here are the logs:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11.18.10, on 27/01/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574)
Boot mode: Normal
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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Programmi\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Programmi\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
C:\Programmi\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
C:\Programmi\File comuni\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Programmi\File comuni\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodag.exe
C:\Programmi\File comuni\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\slserv.exe
C:\Programmi\SSH Communications Security\SSH Sentinel\sshipm.exe
C:\Programmi\SSH Communications Security\SSH Sentinel\sshmonitor.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Programmi\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Programmi\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\progra~1\yahoo!\YCentral\YahooCentral.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\Programmi\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe
C:\Programmi\File comuni\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Programmi\TuneUp Utilities 2008\MemOptimizer.exe
C:\Programmi\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Widget Engine\YahooWidgets.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Magentic\bin\MgApp.exe
C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Widget Engine\YahooWidgets.exe
C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Widget Engine\YahooWidgets.exe
C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Widget Engine\YahooWidgets.exe
C:\Programmi\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Programmi\File comuni\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLLoginProxy.exe
C:\Programmi\Opera\Opera.exe
C:\Programmi\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://it.msn.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = Collegamenti
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn1\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn1\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Programmi\File comuni\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Programmi\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Guida per l'accesso a Windows Live - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Programmi\File comuni\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\programmi\google\googletoolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Toolbar Helper - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Programmi\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll
O2 - BHO: Ask Toolbar BHO - {FE063DB1-4EC0-403e-8DD8-394C54984B2C} - C:\Programmi\AskTBar\bar\3.bin\ASKTBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\programmi\google\googletoolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Easy-WebPrint - {327C2873-E90D-4c37-AA9D-10AC9BABA46C} - C:\Programmi\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Toolband.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn1\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Windows Live Toolbar - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Programmi\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Ask Toolbar - {FE063DB9-4EC0-403e-8DD8-394C54984B2C} - C:\Programmi\AskTBar\bar\3.bin\ASKTBAR.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Programmi\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Programmi\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [YCentral] c:\progra~1\yahoo!\YCentral\YahooCentral.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BIH] C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe bih.dll,InitGauge
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Programmi\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe" /min
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Programmi\File comuni\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Magentic] C:\PROGRA~1\Magentic\bin\Magentic.exe /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [TuneUp MemOptimizer] "C:\Programmi\TuneUp Utilities 2008\MemOptimizer.exe" autostart
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Programmi\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SERVIZIO LOCALE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SERVIZIO DI RETE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: Yahoo! Widgets.lnk = C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Widget Engine\YahooWidgets.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Add animation to IncrediMail Style Box - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\bin\resources\WebMenuImg.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:\programmi\google\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &MSN Search - res://C:\Programmi\MSN Toolbar Suite\TB\02.01.0000.2214\en-us\msntb.dll/search.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Windows Live Search - res://C:\Programmi\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll/search.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Windows &Live Favorites - http://favorites.live.com/quickadd.aspx
O8 - Extra context menu item: Apri in nuova scheda in primo piano - res://C:\Programmi\Windows Live Toolbar\Components\it-it\msntabres.dll.mui/230?87f5191ed884c3eb5e633612672c884
O8 - Extra context menu item: Apri in nuova scheda in secondo piano - res://C:\Programmi\Windows Live Toolbar\Components\it-it\msntabres.dll.mui/229?87f5191ed884c3eb5e633612672c884
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://c:\programmi\google\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://c:\programmi\google\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&sporta in Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Aggiungi a elenco stampa - res://C:\Programmi\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_AddToList.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Anteprima - res://C:\Programmi\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Preview.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Stampa - res://C:\Programmi\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Print.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Stampa ad Alta velocità - res://C:\Programmi\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_HSPrint.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open in new background tab - res://C:\Programmi\MSN Toolbar Suite\TAB\02.02.0000.1007\en-us\msntabres.dll/229?87f5191ed884c3eb5e633612672c884
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open in new foreground tab - res://C:\Programmi\MSN Toolbar Suite\TAB\02.02.0000.1007\en-us\msntabres.dll/230?87f5191ed884c3eb5e633612672c884
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search Using Copernic Agent - C:\Programmi\Copernic Agent\Web\SearchExt.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://c:\programmi\google\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://c:\programmi\google\GoogleToolbar_en_2.0.111-big.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Programmi\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Programmi\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {193B17B0-7C9F-4D5B-AEAB-8D3605EFC084} - C:\PROGRA~1\COPERN~1\COPERN~1.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Launch Copernic Agent - {193B17B0-7C9F-4D5B-AEAB-8D3605EFC084} - C:\PROGRA~1\COPERN~1\COPERN~1.EXE
O9 - Extra button: Inserisci blog - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Programmi\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Inserisci &blog in Windows Live Writer - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Programmi\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll
O9 - Extra button: Europa Casino - {4C826F10-D34B-4ba8-B609-1FB8C6482A05} - C:\Programmi\Europa Casino\casino.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Europa Casino - {4C826F10-D34B-4ba8-B609-1FB8C6482A05} - C:\Programmi\Europa Casino\casino.exe
O9 - Extra button: Copernic Agent - {688DC797-DC11-46A7-9F1B-445F4F58CE6E} - C:\PROGRA~1\COPERN~1\COPERN~1.EXE
O9 - Extra button: Ricerche - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Programmi\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Programmi\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} (CKAVWebScan Object) - http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/english...an_unicode.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{91319A62-D761-4D81-801F-234CCA164558}: NameServer = 208.67.220.220,208.67.222.222
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{E58D9A0B-E793-49DC-9AFE-A3ACA12E1212}: NameServer = 192.168.1.1
O18 - Protocol: qvp - {4BA78E3D-CA25-4BFF-B8F0-8A3359E4B520} - C:\Programmi\QlikView\QvProtocol\qvp.dll
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\FILECO~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O21 - SSODL: aslpmqk - {B7D55192-843A-4B78-9C32-D0A65B24FB42} - C:\WINDOWS\aslpmqk.dll
O21 - SSODL: bxsnvqt - {0E9095C8-55E0-4046-A61E-361F2BCC764D} - (no file)
O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Programmi\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: TP-LINK Configuration Service (ACS) - Atheros - C:\WINDOWS\system32\acs.exe
O23 - Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Scheduler (AntiVirScheduler) - Avira GmbH - C:\Programmi\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
O23 - Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Guard (AntiVirService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Programmi\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Programmi\File comuni\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: Servizio iPod (iPod Service) - Apple Inc. - C:\Programmi\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: O&O Defrag - O&O Software GmbH - C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodag.exe
O23 - Service: Panda Process Protection Service (PavPrSrv) - Panda Software - C:\Programmi\File comuni\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: SmartLinkService (SLService) - Smart Link - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\slserv.exe
O23 - Service: SSH Sentinel (SSHIPM) - SSH Communications Security - C:\Programmi\SSH Communications Security\SSH Sentinel\sshipm.exe
O23 - Service: SSH Sentinel Monitor (SSHMONITOR) - Unknown owner - C:\Programmi\SSH Communications Security\SSH Sentinel\sshmonitor.exe
O23 - Service: TuneUp Drive Defrag Service (TuneUp.Defrag) - TuneUp Software GmbH - C:\WINDOWS\System32\TuneUpDefragService.exe
End of file - 13023 bytes

I have to continue in a second post since the txt is too long..