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Hijack this - log -help please

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Or if you feel upto it (As switching off the power on bootup is hardly the BEST advice :p ~

    To use the System Configuration Utility method
    • Close all open programs.
    • Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK
    • The System Configuration Utility appears, On the BOOT.INI tab, Check the "/SAFEBOOT" option, and then click OK and Restart your computer when prompted.
    • The computer restarts in Safe mode.
    • Perform the troubleshooting steps for which you are using Safe Mode.
      When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again, on the BOOT.INI tab, uncheck "/SAFEBOOT" and click OK to restart your computer
    :idea:
  • flossy_splodge
    flossy_splodge Posts: 2,544 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    OK so I finally got it to run in safe mode - ha ra:T , however - it still crashed when I tried to run Superantispyware, albeit it got to about 15 mins this time!
    Outlook is behaving a bit better but still hangs if I want to do a 'reply to'.
    Should I pursue seeing if I have a 'nasty'?
    It wouldn't let me run ESET's online scanner either by the way.
    Thanks:A
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Download SPYBOT (Click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION' ~ UNTICK TEA TIMER)
    http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/
    Run the top 2 scanners(Backup the regisry when it asks, UNTICK 'cookies' before running)
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ESET needs to be run in INTERNET EXPLORER by the way
    :idea:
  • flossy_splodge
    flossy_splodge Posts: 2,544 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    Download SPYBOT (Click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION' ~ UNTICK TEA TIMER)
    http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/
    Run the top 2 scanners(Backup the regisry when it asks, UNTICK 'cookies' before running)
    Firstly thanks for sticking with this!
    I have run Spybot; asssuming we are talking about Spybot S&D??
    I have never seen TWO scanners? I usually click on the check for problems button?
    Where is the 'other ' scanner please?
    Yes I did try ESET in IE as it is the only browser I use, but thanks anyway.
    Will run Spybot again but am wondering why what you say is not fitting with what I'm looking at. Have I got the right programme do you think?:o
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    My bad flossy

    Must have got my 'copy and paste' mixed up somewhere

    It SHOULD have read like thus ~

    Download SPYBOT (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION' ~ make sure TEA TIMER is UNTICKED on installation)
    http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/
    UPDATE and IMMUNISE (Make sure it reads ZERO unprotected) and SCAN
    :idea:
  • flossy_splodge
    flossy_splodge Posts: 2,544 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have done. Got the BIG GREEN TICK :beer: and the Congratulations message.:j
    However doesn't really help, does it!
    Is there anything else to do?
    Only worries me as I do nearly all my banking online!:eek:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Struggling here int we :p

    Download DR WEB CURE IT
    http://www.freedrweb.com/
    Update (if it needs to be) then run a FULL scan
    :idea:
  • flossy_splodge
    flossy_splodge Posts: 2,544 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Okey dokey.
    Fingers crossed.:o
  • flossy_splodge
    flossy_splodge Posts: 2,544 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well that's been running now since 1346 and to date it is showing an object called 'pskill.exe'.
    When it finishes will it do its own thing and is this object something I should worry about:o ?
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