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allegory83

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Hey, I'm new here. I'm at my girlfriend's house for the weekend, and decided while I'm here to try to look into why her computer is running so horribly slow.

The first thing I did was try to ctrl+alt+del to see what, if any, suspicious processes might be running, but task manager doesn't open. So I searched for that issue while getting a couple anti-spyware programs. I found a couple returns for it, one using hijackthis, so searched for tech forums and hijackthis, and that's how I ended up here.

I want thru the must read thread. I ran the ATF cleaner, superantispyware, avg, and spyware terminator, and found one trojan and various other things mostly consiting of tracking cookies. I've rebooted and everything's still the same. No task manager and terribly slow. I went into msconfig and selected everything and rebooted to run hijack this, and here is my report from it...

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 9:15:52 PM, on 4/7/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe
C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource\Detector\CTDetect.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://google.icq.co...earch_frame.php
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://google.icq.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://google.icq.co...results/?q=zxcv
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://us.rd.yahoo.c...//www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://us.rd.yahoo.c...rch/search.html
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Page_URL = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://g.msn.com/0SE...S01?FORM=TOOLBR
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RealTray] C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSKDetectorExe] C:\Program Files\McAfee\SpamKiller\MSKDetct.exe /uninstall
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe" -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools] "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" -lang 1033
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Creative Detector] C:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource\Detector\CTDetect.exe /R
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SUPERAntiSpyware] C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe
O4 - Global Startup: America Online 9.0 Tray Icon.lnk = C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\aoltray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: AOL Companion.lnk = C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Desktop\AOL Companion\companion.exe
O4 - Global Startup: QuickBooks Update Agent.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBUpdate\qbupdate.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar Search - c:\program files\aol\aol toolbar 2.0\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {58172624-85DD-4482-9E64-02ADCA637E96} - http://www.kungfuche...ivex/web665.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoft...free/asinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {DF780F87-FF2B-4DF8-92D0-73DB16A1543A} (PopCapLoader Object) - http://download.game...aploader_v6.cab
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxdev.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel® Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\PROSetWired\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe

I've got to leave in the morning, and would love to have this fixed for her before I leave. Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
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I just finished running activescan, so posting the report to that here as well, tho it only seems to have found more cookies...

Incident Status Location

Spyware:spyware/safesurf Not disinfected Windows Registry
Adware:adware/zango Not disinfected Windows Registry
Spyware:Cookie/cs.sexcounter Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\Guest\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\sba5op1b.default\cookies.txt[.cs.sexcounter.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Atlas DMT Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.atdmt.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Doubleclick Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.doubleclick.net/]
Spyware:Cookie/Casalemedia Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.casalemedia.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Advertising Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.advertising.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/YieldManager Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[ad.yieldmanager.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Hitslink Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[counter.hitslink.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Com.com Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.com.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Zedo Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.zedo.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Mediaplex Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xagnrtr2.default\cookies.txt[.mediaplex.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/2o7 Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Cookies\jhjgh@2o7[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/PointRoll Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Atlas DMT Not disinfected C:\Documents and Settings\jhjgh\Cookies\jhjgh@atdmt[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Atlas DMT Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.atdmt.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Doubleclick Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.doubleclick.net/]
Spyware:Cookie/2o7 Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.2o7.net/]
Spyware:Cookie/QuestionMarket Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.questionmarket.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/PointRoll Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.ads.pointroll.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Go Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.go.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Hitbox Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.ehg-dig.hitbox.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Hitbox Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.hitbox.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Hitbox Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.ehg-dig.hitbox.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/YieldManager Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[ad.yieldmanager.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/Adtech Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.adtech.de/]
Spyware:Cookie/Mediaplex Not disinfected C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\cookies.txt[.mediaplex.com/]
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There's one other thing I forgot to mention. Upon rebooting, once windows is fully loaded back up, a pair of identical notepad documents pop-up titled "desktop.ini" that contain the following:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787
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