The Amazing Auto Search homepage likes to pop up on internet explorer as well as some kind of search bar. My task bar has also been freezing a lot lately and I wonder if it's related to this.
I've run Ad Aware, Spybot S&D, and CWShredder.
Here's my HijackThis log:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 10:51:22 PM, on 4/12/04
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v5.00 (5.00.2614.3500)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\SHAREDLL\CTNOTIFY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT HARDWARE\GAME CONTROLLERS\COMMON\SWTRAYV4.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SLMSS\SLMSS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\A7N.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\EQTCX.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\MWSVM.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\UPDATER\WUPDATER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\PCS\PCSVC.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\DPI\DPI.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\64LIVEBORE\HELP DUMB BIAS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\WDSKCTL.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\GWJGKWJN.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\DIAMOND\INCONTROL TOOLS 99\DMHKEY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\EXIF LAUNCHER\QUICKDCF.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\SHAREDLL\MEDIADET.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADDESTROYER\ADDESTROYER.EXE
D:\HIJACKTHIS.EXE
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://amazingautoss...//netscape.com/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O2 - BHO: DefaultSearch.SeekSeek - {5074851C-F67A-488E-A9C9-C244573F4068} - C:\WINDOWS\IEASST.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {8834A4F3-33B2-9966-CF2F-B5230B2705CB} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\BEEPFIVE\LICENSE GREAT.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Disc Detector] C:\Program Files\Creative\ShareDLL\CtNotify.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SideWinderTrayV4] C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\GAMECO~1\COMMON\SWTRAYV4.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mdac_runonce] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\runonce.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [slmss] C:\Program Files\Common Files\slmss\slmss.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [A7n.exe] C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\A7N.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Eqtcx.exe] C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\EQTCX.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Mwsvm] C:\WINDOWS\mwsvm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [updater] C:\Program Files\Common files\updater\wupdater.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Pcsv] C:\WINDOWS\system32\pcs\pcsvc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dpi] C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\DPI\DPI.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [fash] C:\WINDOWS\fash.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [16 Time] C:\PROGRA~1\64LIVE~1\HELP DUMB BIAS.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [wdskctl] C:\WINDOWS\wdskctl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gwjgkwjn] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\gwjgkwjn.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mstask.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DVDXGhost] C:\PROGRAM FILES\DVD X GHOST\DVDXGHOST.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] D:\PROGRAM FILES\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - HKCU\..\RunServices: [DVDXGhost] C:\PROGRAM FILES\DVD X GHOST\DVDXGHOST.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\RunServices: [AIM] D:\PROGRAM FILES\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - Startup: InControl Desktop Manager.lnk = C:\Program Files\Diamond\InControl Tools 99\DMHKEY.EXE
O4 - Startup: Exif Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Exif Launcher\QuickDCF.exe
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe
O4 - Startup: Virtual Bouncer.lnk = C:\PROGRA~1\VBOUNCER\VirtualBouncer.exe
O4 - Startup: AdDestroyer.lnk = C:\PROGRA~1\ADDEST~1\AdDestroyer.exe
O9 - Extra button: Coches (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: MaxSpeed (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macr...ash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {5F426A93-0821-47D2-A126-5A48A874B289} (DialerWeb Class) - http://212.145.159.1...Recomendada.cab
O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://software-dl.r...ip/RdxIE601.cab
O16 - DPF: {F2A84794-EE6D-447B-8C21-3BA1DC77C5B4} (SDKInstall Class) - http://activex.micro...ate/sdkinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com...ex/qtplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://chat.msn.com/bin/msnchat45.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupd...8082.6477546296
O16 - DPF: {A8658086-E6AC-4957-BC8E-7D54A7E8A78D} (DoomCln Object) - http://www.microsoft...ols/DoomCln.CAB