Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and uninstall the following programs:
Please note any other programs that you dont recognize in that list in your next response
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Please disable AdWatch, as it may hinder the removal of some entries.
You can re-enable it after you're clean. To disable AdWatch:
- Open AdAware SE.
- Go to AdWatch User Interface.
- Go to Tools and Preferences.
- At the bottom of the screen you will see 2 options Active and Automatic.
- Active: This will turn Ad-Watch On\Off without closing it
- Automatic: Suspicious activity will be blocked automatically
- Uncheck both options. You can enable these after resolving your problem.
- Unless they are turned off they could interfere with the fix by HijackThis.
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Do a HijackThis scan & place a check next to these items and select "Fix checked":
O20 - Winlogon Notify: ddccbca - ddccbca.dll (file missing)
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Open
notepad and copy/paste the text in the quotebox below into it:
Code:
File::
C:\WINDOWS\pss\TA_Start.lnkStartup
C:\WINDOWS\pss\Think-Adz.lnkStartup
Folder::
C:\Program Files\Viewpoint
Registry::
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon\notify\ddccbca]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupfolder\C:^Documents and Settings^William Chan^Start Menu^Programs^Startup^TA_Start.lnk]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupfolder\C:^Documents and Settings^William Chan^Start Menu^Programs^Startup^Think-Adz.lnk]
Save this as "
CFScript"
Refering to the picture above, drag CFScript.txt into ComboFix.exe
When finished, it shall produce a log for you, C:\ComboFix.txt. Post that log in your next reply.
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Please perform an online scan using Internet Explorer at this website -
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Under
SCANNING OPTIONS, use the following
Settings:
- Action options - Report only
- Second option - Report only
Once finished, click on the
Details button to view the results.
To the upper right of the results you will see an option saying
"Click here to export the scan results" Post the log of the scan results in your next reply
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In your next post, please include fresh logs from:
- Fresh Hijackthis log taken just before replying
- Online scan
- ComboFix's log
Please provide details of any problems you encountered whilst performing the above steps &
update us on how the computer behaves now
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