Thanks for the guidance, Reid. I was still having the same issue with Safe Mode with Networking, but it worked with Safe Mode. Attached is the log. Please let me know if I should try it again in Safe Mode with Networking. Thanks again!
ComboFix 11-04-01.01 - Nick 04/02/2011 8:42.1.2 - x86 MINIMAL
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 6.0.6002.2.1252.1.1033.18.2038.1596 [GMT -5:00]
Running from: c:\users\Nick\Downloads\ComboFix.exe
AV: avast! antivirus *Enabled/Updated* {C37D8F93-0602-E43C-40AA-47DAD597F308}
SP: avast! antivirus *Enabled/Updated* {781C6E77-2038-EBB2-7A1A-7CA8AE10B9B5}
SP: Lavasoft Ad-Watch Live! *Enabled/Updated* {61CDFD9D-3CAC-9270-C6FC-52325ACB795B}
SP: Windows Defender *Enabled/Updated* {D68DDC3A-831F-4fae-9E44-DA132C1ACF46}
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c:\programdata\pswi_preloaded.exe
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\{925544AC-4A80-4F5F-B928-68A0437BB5B4}
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\{925544AC-4A80-4F5F-B928-68A0437BB5B4}\chrome.manifest
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\{925544AC-4A80-4F5F-B928-68A0437BB5B4}\chrome\content\_cfg.js
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\{925544AC-4A80-4F5F-B928-68A0437BB5B4}\chrome\content\overlay.xul
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\{925544AC-4A80-4F5F-B928-68A0437BB5B4}\install.rdf
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\Temp\HOSTvr32.dll
c:\users\Nick\AppData\Roaming\EurekaLog
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((((((((((((((((((((((((( Files Created from 2011-03-02 to 2011-04-02 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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2011-04-02 13:50 . 2011-04-02 13:50 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Kathy\AppData\Local\temp
2011-04-02 13:50 . 2011-04-02 13:50 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Guest\AppData\Local\temp
2011-04-02 13:50 . 2011-04-02 13:50 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Default\AppData\Local\temp
2011-04-02 13:50 . 2011-04-02 13:51 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nick\AppData\Local\temp
2011-04-02 13:18 . 2011-03-15 04:05 6792528 ----a-w- c:\programdata\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{C126C131-F804-40B5-BADC-47229BE50FD5}\mpengine.dll
2011-03-27 21:11 . 2011-03-27 21:11 388096 ----a-r- c:\users\Nick\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{45A66726-69BC-466B-A7A4-12FCBA4883D7}\HiJackThis.exe
2011-03-27 21:11 . 2011-03-27 21:11 -------- d-----w- c:\program files\Trend Micro
2011-03-27 20:55 . 2011-03-27 20:55 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nick\AppData\Roaming\Registry Mechanic
2011-03-27 20:50 . 2010-09-16 17:26 37336 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\CleanMFT32.exe
2011-03-27 20:50 . 2008-04-02 21:54 1101824 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\UniBox210.ocx
2011-03-27 20:50 . 2008-04-02 21:53 212992 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\UniBoxVB12.ocx
2011-03-27 20:50 . 2008-04-02 21:53 880640 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\UniBox10.ocx
2011-03-27 20:50 . 2004-08-04 13:00 506368 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\msxml.dll
2011-03-27 20:49 . 2011-03-27 20:50 -------- d-----w- c:\program files\Common Files\PC Tools
2011-03-27 18:33 . 2011-03-27 19:15 -------- d-----w- c:\programdata\iPcLhMhKpNb28601
2011-03-22 21:06 . 2011-02-22 13:33 1068544 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\DWrite.dll
2011-03-22 21:06 . 2011-02-22 13:33 797696 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\FntCache.dll
2011-03-22 21:06 . 2011-02-22 14:13 288768 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\XpsGdiConverter.dll
2011-03-12 21:17 . 2011-03-12 21:17 -------- d-----w- c:\program files\iPod
2011-03-12 21:01 . 2011-03-12 21:01 -------- d-----w- c:\program files\Bonjour
2011-03-09 00:15 . 2010-12-29 18:28 429056 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\EncDec.dll
2011-03-09 00:15 . 2010-12-29 18:28 322560 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\sbe.dll
2011-03-09 00:15 . 2010-12-29 18:26 177664 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mpg2splt.ax
2011-03-09 00:15 . 2010-12-29 18:28 153088 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\sbeio.dll
2011-03-09 00:15 . 2010-12-17 15:45 2067968 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mstscax.dll
2011-03-09 00:15 . 2010-12-17 13:54 677888 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mstsc.exe
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(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Find3M Report ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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2011-02-02 23:11 . 2009-10-02 21:20 222080 ------w- c:\windows\system32\MpSigStub.exe
2011-01-20 16:37 . 2011-02-09 00:32 638336 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\drivers\dxgkrnl.sys
2011-01-20 16:08 . 2011-02-09 00:32 478720 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll
2011-01-20 16:08 . 2011-02-09 00:32 219648 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d3d10_1core.dll
2011-01-20 16:08 . 2011-02-09 00:32 160768 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d3d10_1.dll
2011-01-20 16:08 . 2011-02-09 00:32 1029120 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d3d10.dll
2011-01-20 16:08 . 2011-02-09 00:32 189952 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d3d10core.dll
2011-01-20 16:07 . 2011-02-09 00:32 37376 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\cdd.dll
2011-01-20 16:07 . 2011-02-09 00:32 258048 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\winspool.drv
2011-01-20 16:07 . 2011-02-09 00:32 586240 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\stobject.dll
2011-01-20 16:06 . 2011-02-09 00:32 2873344 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mf.dll
2011-01-20 16:06 . 2011-02-09 00:32 26112 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\printfilterpipelineprxy.dll
2011-01-20 16:04 . 2011-02-09 00:32 209920 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mfplat.dll
2011-01-20 16:04 . 2011-02-09 00:32 98816 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mfps.dll
2011-01-20 14:28 . 2011-02-09 00:32 1554432 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\xpsservices.dll
2011-01-20 14:27 . 2011-02-09 00:32 876032 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\XpsPrint.dll
2011-01-20 14:26 . 2011-02-09 00:32 667648 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe
2011-01-20 14:25 . 2011-02-09 00:32 847360 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\OpcServices.dll
2011-01-20 14:24 . 2011-02-09 00:32 135680 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\XpsRasterService.dll
2011-01-20 14:15 . 2011-02-09 00:32 979456 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\MFH264Dec.dll
2011-01-20 14:14 . 2011-02-09 00:32 357376 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\MFHEAACdec.dll
2011-01-20 14:14 . 2011-02-09 00:32 302592 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mfmp4src.dll
2011-01-20 14:14 . 2011-02-09 00:32 261632 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\mfreadwrite.dll
2011-01-20 14:12 . 2011-02-09 00:32 1172480 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d3d10warp.dll
2011-01-20 14:11 . 2011-02-09 00:32 486400 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d3d10level9.dll
2011-01-20 13:47 . 2011-02-09 00:32 683008 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\d2d1.dll
2011-01-08 08:47 . 2011-02-09 00:28 34304 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\atmlib.dll
2011-01-08 06:28 . 2011-02-09 00:28 292352 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\atmfd.dll
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*Note* empty entries & legit default entries are not shown
REGEDIT4
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{0579B4B6-0293-4d73-B02D-5EBB0BA0F0A2}"= "c:\program files\AskSBar\SrchAstt\1.bin\A2SRCHAS.DLL" [2007-10-30 66912]
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0579b4b6-0293-4d73-b02d-5ebb0ba0f0a2}]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\~\Browser Helper Objects\{0579B4B1-0293-4d73-B02D-5EBB0BA0F0A2}]
2007-10-30 03:33 66912 ----a-w- c:\program files\AskSBar\SrchAstt\1.bin\A2SRCHAS.DLL
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\shelliconoverlayidentifiers\AOLOverlayIcon]
@="{AB0C8BE3-041C-47d6-8195-E089D32B38DD}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{AB0C8BE3-041C-47d6-8195-E089D32B38DD}]
2007-08-15 16:42 303104 ------w- c:\ddi\OverIcon.dll
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Sidebar"="c:\program files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe" [2009-04-11 1233920]
"WindowsWelcomeCenter"="oobefldr.dll" [2009-04-11 2153472]
"NSUFloatingUI"="c:\program files\Sony\Network Utility\LANUtil.exe" [2007-06-29 258048]
"ehTray.exe"="c:\windows\ehome\ehTray.exe" [2008-01-19 125952]
"WMPNSCFG"="c:\program files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe" [2008-01-19 202240]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"IgfxTray"="c:\windows\system32\igfxtray.exe" [2007-06-29 137752]
"HotKeysCmds"="c:\windows\system32\hkcmd.exe" [2007-06-29 154136]
"Persistence"="c:\windows\system32\igfxpers.exe" [2007-06-29 133656]
"Apoint"="c:\program files\Apoint\Apoint.exe" [2007-06-08 118784]
"ISBMgr.exe"="c:\program files\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe" [2007-06-12 317560]
"VAIO Center Access Bar"="c:\program files\sony\VAIO Center Access Bar\VCAB.exe" [2007-06-21 53248]
"VWLASU"="c:\program files\Sony\VAIO PC Wireless LAN Wizard\AutoLaunchWLASU.exe" [2007-07-12 45056]
"VAIOSurvey"="c:\program files\Sony\VAIO Survey\Vista VAIO Survey.exe" [2007-07-20 577536]
"GrooveMonitor"="c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe" [2008-10-25 31072]
"AppleSyncNotifier"="c:\program files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleSyncNotifier.exe" [2010-12-14 47904]
"ArcSoft Connection Service"="c:\program files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACDaemon.exe" [2008-01-16 72192]
"SSBkgdUpdate"="c:\program files\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" [2006-10-25 210472]
"PaperPort PTD"="c:\program files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe" [2007-10-12 29984]
"IndexSearch"="c:\program files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\IndexSearch.exe" [2007-10-12 46368]
"PPort11reminder"="c:\program files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\Ereg\Ereg.exe" [2007-08-31 328992]
"BrMfcWnd"="c:\program files\Brother\Brmfcmon\BrMfcWnd.exe" [2007-11-06 741376]
"ControlCenter3"="c:\program files\Brother\ControlCenter3\brctrcen.exe" [2007-10-30 77824]
"Adobe Reader Speed Launcher"="c:\program files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe" [2011-01-22 40368]
"Adobe ARM"="c:\program files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" [2010-09-21 932288]
"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (reboot)"="c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" [2010-12-21 963976]
"QuickTime Task"="c:\program files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" [2010-11-29 421888]
"Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (reboot)"="c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" [2010-12-21 963976]
"iTunesHelper"="c:\program files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" [2011-03-07 421160]
"SSDMonitor"="c:\program files\Common Files\PC Tools\sMonitor\SSDMonitor.exe" [2010-11-15 112600]
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c:\programdata\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
AOL DDI.lnk - c:\ddi\AOLICON.exe [N/A]
QuickBooks Update Agent.lnk - c:\program files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBUpdate\qbupdate.exe [2007-3-1 972320]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\system]
"EnableUIADesktopToggle"= 0 (0x0)
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon\notify\VESWinlogon]
2007-07-25 02:26 98304 ----a-w- c:\windows\System32\VESWinlogon.dll
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service]
@="Service"
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\Ad-Watch]
2010-06-16 02:56 864112 ----a-w- c:\program files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWTray.exe
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\avast!]
2009-11-24 23:51 81000 ----a-w- c:\progra~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\security center\Monitoring]
"DisableMonitoring"=dword:00000001
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\security center\Monitoring\SymantecAntiVirus]
"DisableMonitoring"=dword:00000001
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\security center\Monitoring\SymantecFirewall]
"DisableMonitoring"=dword:00000001
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R1 aswSP;avast! Self Protection; [x]
R2 aswFsBlk;aswFsBlk;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\aswFsBlk.sys [2009-11-24 20560]
R2 aswMonFlt;aswMonFlt;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\aswMonFlt.sys [2009-11-24 53328]
R2 clr_optimization_v4.0.30319_32;Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319_X86;c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorsvw.exe [2010-03-18 130384]
R2 gupdate1ca4f9ad065f0a0;Google Update Service (gupdate1ca4f9ad065f0a0);c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2009-10-18 133104]
R2 NSUService;NSUService;c:\program files\Sony\Network Utility\NSUService.exe [2007-06-29 200704]
R2 PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc;PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service;c:\program files\Common Files\PC Tools\sMonitor\StartManSvc.exe [2011-01-28 632792]
R3 ti21sony;ti21sony;c:\windows\system32\drivers\ti21sony.sys [2007-06-05 812544]
R3 VAIOMediaPlatform-UCLS-AppServer;VAIO Media Content Collection;c:\program files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\UCLS.exe [2007-01-10 745472]
R3 VAIOMediaPlatform-UCLS-HTTP;VAIO Media Content Collection (HTTP);c:\program files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\SV_Httpd.exe [2007-06-20 397312]
R3 VAIOMediaPlatform-UCLS-UPnP;VAIO Media Content Collection (UPnP);c:\program files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\UPnPFramework.exe [2007-06-20 1089536]
R3 VcmIAlzMgr;VAIO Content Metadata Intelligent Analyzing Manager;c:\program files\Sony\VCM Intelligent Analyzing Manager\VcmIAlzMgr.exe [2007-07-13 292152]
R3 VcmXmlIfHelper;VAIO Content Metadata XML Interface;c:\program files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VcmXml\VcmXmlIfHelper.exe [2007-07-06 79736]
R3 WPFFontCache_v0400;Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 4.0.0.0;c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\WPF\WPFFontCache_v0400.exe [2010-03-18 753504]
R4 Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service;Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service;c:\program files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe [2010-06-30 1352832]
S0 Lbd;Lbd;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\Lbd.sys [2010-06-06 64288]
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*NewlyCreated* - ECACHE
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\svchost]
LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation REG_MULTI_SZ FontCache
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Contents of the 'Scheduled Tasks' folder
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2011-04-02 c:\windows\Tasks\Ad-Aware Update (Weekly).job
- c:\program files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-AwareAdmin.exe [2010-02-04 02:56]
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2011-04-02 c:\windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job
- c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2009-10-18 02:29]
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2011-04-02 c:\windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job
- c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2009-10-18 02:29]
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2011-04-02 c:\windows\Tasks\RMSchedule.job
- c:\program files\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe [2011-03-27 18:11]
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uStart Page = hxxp://www.sony.com/vaiopeople
uInternet Settings,ProxyOverride = <local>;*.local
IE: Add to Google Photos Screensa&ver - c:\windows\system32\GPhotos.scr/200
IE: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - c:\progra~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
Trusted Zone: intuit.com\ttlc
FF - ProfilePath - c:\users\Nick\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kjbd06mt.default\
FF - prefs.js: network.proxy.type - 0
FF - Ext: Default: {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd} - c:\program files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
FF - Ext: Java Console: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0013-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - c:\program files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0013-ABCDEFFEDCBA}
FF - Ext: Java Console: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0022-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - c:\program files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0022-ABCDEFFEDCBA}
FF - Ext: Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant: {20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b} - c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation\DotNetAssistantExtension
FF - Ext: Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant: {20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b} - %profile%\extensions\{20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b}
FF - Ext: Garmin Communicator: {195A3098-0BD5-4e90-AE22-BA1C540AFD1E} - %profile%\extensions\{195A3098-0BD5-4e90-AE22-BA1C540AFD1E}
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HKCU-Run-msnmsgr - c:\program files\Windows Live\Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
HKLM-Run-SunJavaUpdateSched - c:\program files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
HKLM-Run-Corel Photo Downloader - c:\program files\Corel\Corel Snapfire\Corel PhotoDownloader.exe
HKLM-Run-Adobe Photo Downloader - c:\program files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.2\Apps\apdproxy.exe
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catchme 0.3.1398 W2K/XP/Vista - rootkit/stealth malware detector by Gmer,
GMER - Rootkit Detector and Remover
Rootkit scan 2011-04-02 08:51
Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 NTFS
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scanning hidden processes ...
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scanning hidden autostart entries ...
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scanning hidden files ...
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scan completed successfully
hidden files: 0
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--------------------- LOCKED REGISTRY KEYS ---------------------
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E96D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\AllUserSettings]
@Denied: (A) (Users)
@Denied: (A) (Everyone)
@Allowed: (B 1 2 3 4 5) (S-1-5-20)
"BlindDial"=dword:00000000
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--------------------- DLLs Loaded Under Running Processes ---------------------
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- - - - - - - > 'Explorer.exe'(248)
c:\ddi\overicon.dll
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Completion time: 2011-04-02 08:54:13
ComboFix-quarantined-files.txt 2011-04-02 13:53
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Pre-Run: 76,980,400,128 bytes free
Post-Run: 86,044,459,008 bytes free
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