i just found this site through google. my laptop has been on the fritz for the last few weeks. i did a full system restore and its still acting up. the windows automatic update keeps turning itself off and the red shiels keeps appearing in the bottom right tray. i did a hijackthis scan and these are my results.
StartupList report, 19/02/2009, 9:28:36 AM
StartupList version: 1.52.2
Started from : C:\Users\Jack Ponte\Desktop\hijackthis.EXE
Detected: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
Detected: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000)
* Using default options
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Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QLBCTRL.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\WiFiMsg.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\HPWAMain.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuSchd2.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Program Files\HP Connections\6811507\Program\HP Connections.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\HEWLET~1\Shared\HPQTOA~1.EXE
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE
C:\Users\Jack Ponte\Downloads\hijackthis.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Users\Jack Ponte\Desktop\hijackthis.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\notepad.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
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Listing of startup folders:
Shell folders Common Startup:
[C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup]
HP Connections.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP Connections\6811507\Program\HP Connections.exe
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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
SynTPEnh = C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
QPService = "C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe"
HP Health Check Scheduler = C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Health Check\HPHC_Scheduler.exe
SunJavaUpdateSched = "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\jusched.exe"
HP Software Update = C:\Program Files\Hp\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
avast! = C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
NvCplDaemon = RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
NvMediaCenter = RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
Adobe Reader Speed Launcher = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
iTunesHelper = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
QuickTime Task = "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Sidebar = C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
cdloader = "C:\Users\Jack Ponte\AppData\Roaming\mjusbsp\cdloader2.exe" MAGICJACK
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Autorun entries in Registry subkeys of:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[OptionalComponents]
=
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Shell & screensaver key from C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI:
Shell=*INI section not found*
SCRNSAVE.EXE=*INI section not found*
drivers=*INI section not found*
Shell & screensaver key from Registry:
Shell=explorer.exe
SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\Windows\system32\scrnsave.scr
drivers=*Registry value not found*
Policies Shell key:
HKCU\..\Policies: Shell=*Registry key not found*
HKLM\..\Policies: Shell=*Registry value not found*
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Enumerating Browser Helper Objects:
(no name) - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}
(no name) - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\ssv.dll - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43}
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Enumerating Task Scheduler jobs:
Ad-Aware Update (Weekly).job
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Enumerating Winsock LSP files:
NameSpace #1: C:\Windows\system32\NLAapi.dll
NameSpace #2: C:\Windows\system32\napinsp.dll
NameSpace #3: C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll
NameSpace #4: C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll
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Enumerating ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad items:
WebCheck: C:\Windows\system32\webcheck.dll
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End of report, 5,473 bytes
Report generated in 0.047 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