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John, I can't thank you enough for your input and interpretation of my log files. Thanks to you, my computer not only runs better, but I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief this frustrating issue appears to be behind me at last! I know other users have also encountered this problem, and I'm...

John, after following your latest set of instructions, I ran HijackThis again. Here is the latest log file: *** Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:36:31 PM, on 9/6/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705) Boot...

Here is latest HijackThis log file: *** Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:50:11 PM, on 9/5/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe...

I'll do that. Another HijackThis log will follow soon. I successfully updated Spybot S&D and ran it for the first time in months! Great news!Who knows, maybe even ComboFix would work now!

Looking up! We may have a breakthrough here! After closing the online virus scan, there was an open window on my desktop - "Download complete. Updates for McAfee Virus Scan Plus are ready to be installed". I responded saying I wanted the updates to be installed now...and it appeared to...

Phase two completed The on-line virus scan took hours to set up & complete, but no complaints; it seems to be really thorough. A window titled "Your computer is infected" appeared at the end of the scan. One problem was detected. I'll post the log below: ***...

Success, for a change! Alright, Malwarebytes successfully installed. Updated. Scanned (I wasn't messing around; I chose the advanced scan option!). Took about an hour, but a lot of stuff was dug up & removed. I'll copy the scan log below for you: *** Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.26...

I didn't make any changes before downloading! John, I'm not renaming anything. Everything happened exactly as I described. I was not even prompted to rename it, nor do I want to! This is why I thought there might be some residual files installed from a previous (failed) download still...

Thanks, but... Not in this case! See previous posts #6 and #14 for details on what happened when I tried to do this. Right now, I'm in a position where I can't seem to save, download, or update anything from the Internet to my computer. The problem goes way beyond the initial error...

Combofix now runs....sort of! Gentlemen, With nothing to lose, I returned to the Website you referred me to for ComboFix. This time, instead of saving it to my desktop first & attempting to run it from there, I clicked Run. I got a little message box labeled ComboFix, and it appeared to...

Combo Fix does not run I d/led CF to a flash drive and moved it to the desktop on my computer w/o incident. But after double-clicking the Icon, nothing happens. No log file is generated on my C-drive. I went as far as to right-click on the Icon and select "Run as...", then uncheck the box...

I do have a flash drive. I'll give it a shot. So John, if I'm understanding this correctly, ComboFix will generate another log file that will hopefully provide information that would point us to the potential problem or problems, correct? And I should post this log file, along with another...

No such file or folder exists I checked the C drive. No such file or folder. I then did a search. Only thing found was the Combofix application on my desktop. Did you read my initial post? Right now, I can't update anything, and even routine downloads have difficulty running & doing...

Reply to comment A log was supposed to be generated after running this, right? I don't know if this occurred, or if it did, where I would find it.

uh-oh! John, something went wrong when I tried to install/run ComboFix. The ComboFix icon appeared on my desktop, but when I double-clicked to run it, nothing happened. It was a very small file (about 484 kb) and didn't even appear in the Add/Remove Programs list. So I deleted it manually...

Thanks John. I thought that particular item looked suspicious. I'll follow your directions and repost ASAP.

Log from Hijack This TY for responding. Saved Hijack This to Desktop; clicked icon - no response. Went back - this time I hit Run instead of Save from Website. I guess it worked. I tried to attach my log file - but kept getting "unable to upload" message. No choice but to copy/paste it...

Please help! I can't get rid of this error!! I'm using the McAfee Security Center (special edition from AOL). Trouble started after McAfee displayed a window saying it caught something! I got the following details from the archives: Broadcast PC TAI=7 2 removed...