tetonbob

Hi -

This forum is for malware removal, not system optimization. You may be better served asking for help in the Windows XP or Internet Explorer forums.

There are hundreds of people wanting help from the volunteers in this forum, and only a handful of trained Helpers who can reply to them. Thus, some folks get overlooked. It's not personal, it just happens.

From your earlier logs, it doesn't appear there was active malware.

And yes, using P2P programs is a bad idea. You still have µTorrent installed.

We are not here to pass judgment on file-sharing as a concept. However, we will warn you that engaging in this activity and having this kind of software installed on your machine will always make you more susceptible to re-infections. It may be contributing to your current situation. This page will give you further information.

Please note: Even if you are using a "safe" P2P program, it is only the program that is safe. You will be sharing files from uncertified sources, and these are often infected. The bad guys use P2P filesharing as a major conduit to spread their wares.

References for the risk of these programs are here,
here and here.

I would strongly recommend that you uninstall them. If you choose to remove these programs, you can do so via Control Panel >> Add or Remove Programs.

If you've just done a fresh install, then your old logs won't help. To help ensure this is not a malware issue, let's first get a new set of logs from DSS.

Please run Deckard's System Scanner once again, this time using these instructions:

Click the Windows 'Start' button > Select 'Run' - then copy/paste this into the run box & click OK

"%userprofile%\desktop\dss.exe" /config

Click on "Check All"

Click Scan!

When finished, it shall produce two logs for you. Post those logs in your next reply.