Thanks for an incredibly prompt response...
Followed to the letter to the best of my ability (other than re-establishing a restore point) and this is the resulting file...
I am currently following up on your last link there.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 12:52:34 PM, on 22/10/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
E:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
E:\mysql\bin\mysqld-nt.exe
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
E:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
E:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\point32.exe
E:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\jusched.exe
E:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe
E:\Program Files\MSI\Core Center\CoreCenter.exe
E:\Apache\Apache2\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
E:\HJT\HijackThis.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "E:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] E:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] E:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "E:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\point32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "E:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] E:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus C44 Series] E:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S09IC1.EXE /P23 "EPSON Stylus C44 Series" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus C44"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] E:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATICCC] "E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe" runtime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] E:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] E:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe -silent
O4 - Global Startup: ATI CATALYST System Tray.lnk = E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe
O4 - Global Startup: CoreCenter.lnk = E:\Program Files\MSI\Core Center\CoreCenter.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Monitor Apache Servers.lnk = E:\Apache\Apache2\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - (no file)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - E:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - E:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} -
http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/...eInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) -
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...?1096082679843
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) -
http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2...ll/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {B3872502-F9FD-4E96-93FF-0D37298F0689} (SOESysInfo Control) -
http://eq2beta.station.sony.com/beta_reg/soesysinfo.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{28E4BF79-5F96-49D9-8F57-4A1E0D12AC21}: NameServer = 192.168.1.1
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{28E4BF79-5F96-49D9-8F57-4A1E0D12AC21}: NameServer = 192.168.1.1