[Stange RegKey]

I just wanted to say that's a darn good tip!

 

it's too bad that regedit doesn't even save the file.

[Stange RegKey]

No you didn't. You said that your other registry cleaners can't find it. Did you go into your registry and look for that key?

 

ummm yeah i did. just so you know, regedit is the tool made by Microsoft to browse the registry. i believe i have already stated that it can't find it .

 

@Andvari: i pretty much mean every program besides CCleaner can't find it; even other Registry Cleaners.

as for the Rootkit Revealer, i'll try it.

[Stange RegKey]

i've already answered that last question in my first post

[Stange RegKey]

there's really no point beacuse my computer is very protected but since you asked,

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1

Scan saved at 11:55:11 AM, on 3/5/2006

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

 

Running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgcc.exe

C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\Downloads\Programs and Misc\TaskSwitchXP\TaskSwitchXP.exe

C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe

C:\Downloads\Programs and Misc\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe

C:\Program Files\WhatPulse\WhatPulse.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgamsvr.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgupsvc.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgemc.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\UPHClean\uphclean.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe

C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe

C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe

C:\Downloads\Programs and Misc\HijackThis.exe

 

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/.../search/ie.html

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/...//www.yahoo.com

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = www.google.com

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = :0

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgcc.exe /STARTUP

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PeerGuardian] C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [TaskSwitchXP] C:\Downloads\Programs and Misc\TaskSwitchXP\TaskSwitchXP.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [spybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Gaim] C:\Program Files\Gaim\gaim.exe

O4 - Startup: Stardock ObjectDock.lnk = C:\Downloads\Programs and Misc\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe

O4 - Startup: WhatPulse.lnk = C:\Program Files\WhatPulse\WhatPulse.exe

O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=48835

O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdat...b?1126397185109

O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0000-ABCDEFFEDCBA} (Java Plug-in) -

O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0008-ABCDEFFEDCBA} (Java Plug-in) -

O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.dll

O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgamsvr.exe

O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgupsvc.exe

O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgemc.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

 

 

[Stange RegKey]

anyone wanna tell me why it only appears in CCleaner and why other programs such as RegEdit and RegSeeker can't find it?

 

edit:i almost forgot. CCleaner can't delete it.

[How to change Boot Screen]

that doesn't help at all. it just tells the computer what OS to run (depends if you have multiple partitions on your HD)

[New ZoneAlarm version]

pff. just go to the main website and dl it there. no point in waiting.

[New ZoneAlarm version]

http://www.filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/

 

it released 2 days ago and i'm wondering whether i should get it or not. originally, it was the firewall that i loved but when the TrueVector service started crashing, i couldn't use it anymore. i know that it says that it was fixed in the changelog but has anyone tried it yet?

[new paint.net]

rridgely: if you look around that website, you'll find an interview with one of the developers of Paint.NET

[new paint.net]

which redirects to www.warrenpaint.com

[new paint.net]

doesn't work under Mono. maybe it will but not perfectly since it was designed to run on Windows XP/Vista only.

 

also this wasn't a major release. this was just a port of 2.5 to the .NET Framework and a couple of bug fixes. the next version which is 3.0 or 2.7 will have a bunch of new features.

[speacial email]

my apoligies. i never knew that

[speacial email]

yeah i told him on IRC because when i did, i couldn't register due to the problem. it was solved thanks to krit86lr for giving me an email with his ISP.

[speacial email]

Where'd you post it?

 

i didn't post it. i joined the irc channel and told DEATH. apperantly he is one of the developers since he said that he will add a "hackfix"

[File-sharing prgrams]

that's true. a lot of open source applications such as OpenOffice and even commercial appliactions use p2p as a way of distrobution to conserve bandwidth

[Speed up you IE]

it's the user's fault for going to a website like that. also the more extensions you have, the slower firefox loads. i had about 10 of em once and when i started it, it loaded for about 4 or 5 seconds. without extensions, it's kinda slower.

[File-sharing prgrams]

the most user friendly would have to be Shareaza which can connect to 4 sepperate networks. but i don't use it much since i like BitTorrent better(Shareaza's BitTorrent capabilities suck). for BitTorrent, i recommend ?Torrent which should mean MicronTorrent due to it's incredible small size.

[Will Internet Explorer 7 protect your PC system?]

if all the bugs and security flaws are fixed, then i might start to use IE7 myself. well except if it's skinnable because when i tried the IE7 Beta Preview, i puked upon seeing the new GUI.

[Speed up you IE]

IMHO, Internet Explorer dont need to speed up, because it is already fast.

 

You should try out Mozilla Firefox though!

* http://www.GetFirefox.com

 

i don't like it because it loads slow and it doesnt have a lot of useful built in features like Opera does.

 

edit:this is useful for me because the only browser that my dad uses is IE because he doesnt like Firefox, Opera, or anything else. also since i have Spybot which i've Immunized, SpywareBlaster, and Sygate, im good.

[Desktop Themes]

you are wrong, partially. the Brico Pack installer replaces it instead of patching it.

[Speed up you IE]

that last step doesnt work on people with cable . also mine was already set to the max

 

edit:wow. i can already see the diffrence. when i click a link, it takes less than a second to load. even pages like torrentspy. very amazing. using IE6 btw.

[WinME]

i forgot to mention this but it's better to get Windows XP Home or Professional because i remember an article on Softpedia stating that Microsoft will discontinue their support for Windows 2000. i don't remember the date but either it's already happened or it will very soon.

[Desktop Themes]

no. here's what's happening.

 

in order for any program to have a skin, they have to use uxtheme.dll . that file is responsible for setting the skin and other settings(if you run "RunDllAsApp "uxtheme.dll", then it will show the Display thing in Control Panel).

 

now since you've replaced the original file, every program is supposed to use it. BUT, if the file is in the same folder as the program that's being run, then it will use another skin set by a sepperate uxtheme.dll file

 

since exlorer.exe and uxtheme.dll are in the same folder, exlorer.exe will use the one in C:\WINDOWS instead of the one in C:\WINDOWS\system32.

 

so what you have to do is, Kill explorer using Task Manager, browse to C:\WINDOWS(I used 7-Zip but a lot of programs that have a view like that will work), and then delete the uxtheme.dll(you can because it isnt being used by any program). after that, go to the Task Manager, click File > Run, and select exlorer.exe.

 

after that it should work. please not that you have to do my instructions first above.

 

and also no you dont need to remove it from the cache folder because that folder is meant to replace important system files if they've been replaced. in other words, no program uses the uxtheme.dll file that's in there.

 

edit:i forgot to mentino but after you've killed explorer.exe, you cant use the regular Folders because they are a part of explorer.exe which isnt running. as i mentioned, an application like 7-Zip, WinZip, WinRAR, or anything else that can browse folders will work

[speacial email]

A Google search found this:

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=24755

 

yeah i found that as well but i can't remember how. prolly a google search on "foobar2000 IRC" instead of "foobar IRC". i reported a bug where foobar2000 can't read the tags properly. DEATH said that the tags were at the beginning of the file which was messed up. well he said he'll add a hackfix so im good

[Post DeskTop]

@mr.brownstone

this last one is very nice... Aldo i hate those desk gadgets this looks very nice and tidy! Good work

 

btw this wallpaper i found somewhere on fl site:

 

Are you using a Brico pack by any chance? also if you are, can i get my hands on that ObjectDock skin that you have there? i want it.