You know on a laptop when you first get it, when you use the volume adjustment/ shortcut key, a display appears on the screen to show you how much you are increasing/ decreasing it by etc.? well mine suddenly just stopped showing up, but it was well useful.
On the chat room, Fenor said it would be to do with disabling start up items, so here is a hjt of my start up:
StartupList report, 15/09/2006, 00:26:34
StartupList version: 1.52.2
Started from : C:\Documents and Settings\Ben Garman\Desktop\hijackthis\HijackThis.EXE
Detected: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
Detected: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
* Using default options
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Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\TPSrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\pavsrv51.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\AVENGINE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\WLKeeper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\FIREWALL\PNMSRV.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\guard.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\NICCONFIGSVC\NICCONFIGSVC.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\PavFnSvr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\psimsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\RegSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\StarWindService.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ZcfgSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Intel\Wireless\Bin\1XConfig.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\apvxdwin.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\WebProxy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATIAJE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apntex.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Ben Garman\Desktop\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
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Listing of startup folders:
Shell folders Common Startup:
[C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup]
Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?
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Checking Windows NT UserInit:
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
UserInit = C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Apoint = C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
HotKeysCmds = C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
(Default) =
DVDLauncher = "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe"
EPSON Stylus Photo R340 Series = C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATIAJE.EXE /P30 "EPSON Stylus Photo R340 Series" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus Photo R340"
LVCOMSX = C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE
NeroFilterCheck = C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
iTunesHelper = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
QuickTime Task = "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
Windows Defender = "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
APVXDWIN = "C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\APVXDWIN.EXE" /s
TkBellExe = "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA} = "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"
Steam =
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File association entry for .HTA:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htafile\shell\open\command
(Default) = NOTEPAD.EXE %1
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Shell & screensaver key from C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI:
Shell=
SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHAUNO~1.SCR
drivers=
Shell & screensaver key from Registry:
Shell=explorer.exe
SCRNSAVE.EXE=*Registry value not found*
drivers=*Registry value not found*
Policies Shell key:
HKCU\..\Policies: Shell=*Registry value not found*
HKLM\..\Policies: Shell=*Registry value not found*
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Enumerating Browser Helper Objects:
(no name) - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}
(no name) - blank (file missing) - {4D25F921-B9FE-4682-BF72-8AB8210D6D75}
(no name) - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F}
(no name) - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6}
(no name) - C:\Program Files\EPSON\EPSON Web-To-Page\EPSON Web-To-Page.dll (file missing) - {E99421FB-68DD-40F0-B4AC-B7027CAE2F1A}
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Enumerating Task Scheduler jobs:
MP Scheduled Scan.job
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Enumerating Download Program Files:
[{33564D57-9980-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}]
CODEBASE = http://download.micr...D0C/wmv9dmo.cab
[ActiveScan Installer Class]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\asinst.dll
CODEBASE = http://acs.pandasoft...free/asinst.cab
[Shockwave Flash Object]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash9.ocx
CODEBASE = http://download.macr...ash/swflash.cab
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Enumerating Windows NT logon/logoff scripts:
*No scripts set to run*
Windows NT checkdisk command:
BootExecute = autocheck autochk *
Windows NT 'Wininit.ini':
PendingFileRenameOperations: c:\98a953a139a804e213\MPSigStub.exe||c:\98a953a139a804e213
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Enumerating ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad items:
PostBootReminder: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
CDBurn: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
WebCheck: C:\WINDOWS\system32\webcheck.dll
SysTray: C:\WINDOWS\system32\stobject.dll
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run
Generic Host Process = C:\WINDOWS\system32\scvhost.exe
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End of report, 8,171 bytes
Report generated in 0.125 seconds
Command line options:
/verbose - to add additional info on each section
/complete - to include empty sections and unsuspicious data
/full - to include several rarely-important sections
/force9x - to include Win9x-only startups even if running on WinNT
/forcent - to include WinNT-only startups even if running on Win9x
/forceall - to include all Win9x and WinNT startups, regardless of platform
/history - to list version history only
Hope you can help! Thanks,
Ben