Tarun

You only really want to disable it if you have no programs that are dependant on it. Some may "report" to be, but don't really need it. You can do so under the Administrative Tools in Control Panel. The HOSTS file and the fact he has a log that is causing a MS schedules text file not to be deleted are in no way related. -.-

Yeah, it was a bad joke.

I'll teach you something cool. See this image --> . Well, when you click it on multiple posts, you can quote each post as I have done. Once you click it the image changes to -> He-Man? "I have the poooower!"

Hope it's not a BSoD.

Simple check off the items and click Fix. You only need to do it once, unless you get malware or have concerns later. Firefox can be found there.

In the O4 section of a HijackThis log (startup items), where many malware, viruses, and other items often start. HijackThis can remove it and stop it from running. But HijackThis also scans other sections to help stop the malware from running. Stopping it from running is preventing it. Exactly. Untrue. Ad-Aware can scan in archives and more and find malware and even trojans. This can prevent the user from running the malicious file and getting infected. Make sense?

Microsoft actually recommends not using their Java anymore. But you can download the latest Sun Java here.

First, download this Anti Malware Package, it contains everything you need to effectively clean your computer. Next, refer to this PC Maintenance website, as it will tell you the settings you need and everything to effectively clean your computer. Then you can post your HijackThis log here.

If you're using Firefox (hint hint) then yes. Simply change the G to the set of books (Dictionary.com) and then check your word in doubt there.

This will tell you what you can safely remove. Generated by Tarun's HijackThis Converter. Created registry value. Safe to remove: R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.dell.com R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://channels.aimtoday.com/search/aimtoolbar.jsp R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.dell.com R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=22028 Changed registry value. Safe to remove: R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.dell.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://channels.aimtoday.com/search/aimtoolbar.jsp Created extra registry value where only one should be. Safe to remove: R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing Enumeration of existing IE's BHO's. Safe to remove: O2 - BHO: AuthBHO.cBHO - {A4D90779-6CB2-4752-83C2-A2AB4D9A672D} - C:\Program Files\Comcast\Security Manager\app\AuthBHO.dll O2 - BHO: Starware - {CA356D79-679B-4b4c-8E49-5AF97014F4C1} - C:\Program Files\Starware\bin\Starware.dll O2 - BHO: Starwood Toolbar - {CAC335E0-9FFB-4a59-A3F5-03B7713E937B} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\starwood.dll Enumeration of existing IE's toolbars. Safe to remove: O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll O3 - Toolbar: Security Manager Popup Blocker - {64634180-B0EA-48B6-82B7-9620D33362C1} - C:\Program Files\Comcast\Security Manager\app\AuthBHO.dll O3 - Toolbar: AIM Search - {40D41A8B-D79B-43d7-99A7-9EE0F344C385} - C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\AIMBar.dll O3 - Toolbar: Starware - {D49E9D35-254C-4c6a-9D17-95018D228FF5} - C:\Program Files\Starware\bin\Starware.dll O3 - Toolbar: Starwood Toolbar - {CAC335E0-9FFB-4a59-A3F5-03B7713E937B} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\starwood.dll Enumeration of suspicious auto-loading registry entries. Safe to remove: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdaptecDirectCD] "C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 5\DirectCD\DirectCD.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOLDialer] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOL Spyware Protection] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AS00_Gear311T] C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WG311TSU\Utility\Gear311T.exe -hide O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DXDllRegExe] dxdllreg.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mmtask] C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch Jukebox\mmtask.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HostManager] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1108571938\EE\AOLHostManager.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AOLCC] "C:\Program Files\AOL Computer Check-Up\ACCAgnt.exe" /startup O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AOL Fast Start] "C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0a\AOL.EXE" -b O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ? O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE O4 - Global Startup: Quicken Scheduled Updates.lnk = C:\Program Files\Quicken\bagent.exe Disabling of "Internet Options" Main tab with Policies. Safe to remove: O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present Extra IE context menu items. Safe to remove: O8 - Extra context menu item: &AIM Search - res://C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\AIMBar.dll/aimsearch.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar search - res://C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll/SEARCH.HTML Extra "Tools" menu items and buttons. Safe to remove: O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\npjpi142_03.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\npjpi142_03.dll O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe O9 - Extra button: PartyPoker.com - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - C:\Program Files\PartyPoker\IEExtension.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: PartyPoker.com - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - C:\Program Files\PartyPoker\IEExtension.dll O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra button: WeatherBug - {AF6CABAB-61F9-4f12-A198-B7D41EF1CB52} - C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe (file missing) (HKCU) Trusted Zone Autoadd. Safe to remove: O15 - Trusted Zone: *.musicmatch.com (HKLM) Downloaded Program Files item. Safe to remove: O16 - DPF: {1D4DB7D2-6EC9-47A3-BD87-1E41684E07BB} - http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/funwe...up1.0.0.8-2.cab O16 - DPF: {4A3CF76B-EC7A-405D-A67D-8DC6B52AB35B} (QDiagAOLCCUpdateObj Class) - http://aolcc.aol.com/computercheckup/qdiagcc.cab O16 - DPF: {88D758A3-D33B-45FD-91E3-67749B4057FA} (Sinstaller Class) - http://dm.screensavers.com/dm/installers/si/1/sinstaller.cab O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} (DwnldGroupMgr Class) - http://download.av.aol.com/molbin/shared/m...,20/mcgdmgr.cab O16 - DPF: {CAC335E0-9FFB-4A59-A3F5-03B7713E937B} (Starwood Toolbar) - http://www.starwoodhotels.com/dp/en_US/com...bar/install.cab Enumeration of NT Services. Safe to remove: O23 - Service: ISEXEng - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\angelex.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: McAfee.com McShield (McShield) - Unknown owner - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe O23 - Service: McAfee SecurityCenter Update Manager (mcupdmgr.exe) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcupdmgr.exe O23 - Service: McAfee.com VirusScan Online Realtime Engine (MCVSRte) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte.exe O23 - Service: McAfee Personal Firewall Service (MpfService) - McAfee Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\PERSON~1\MPFSERVICE.exe O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel? Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe I hope you're using Firefox. If you are you can safely uninstall Starwood Toolbar and AOL Toolbar. You may also wish to use Quicktime Alternative and Real Alternative.

Nice. You still got AIM? Maybe we can help each other learn this stuff too.

Even Delphi is pretty simple, you just have to learn it like VB.

Check the version numbers. Whichever is highest/latest, copy to C:\Windows\System32\

Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks

That fixes that.

It's because you are clicking on the checkbox when you right click. It's neither a bug nor a feature.

It deals with preventing and removing malware. Merijn's Download Website

Use HijackThis and post a log file. Then we can determine what you can safely remove, etc.

There's a huge bug. Using VB.NET. Oy. VB6 > VB.NET by far.

You may wish to try and download the Visual Basic 6 Runtimes as this can often fix many problems. Also get the latest version, CCleaner 1.19.108.

Site looks like a bad geocities website.

From 1.19.105 to -> 1.19.108

First, download this Anti Malware Package, it contains everything you need to effectively clean your computer. Next, refer to this PC Maintenance website, as it will tell you the settings you need and everything to effectively clean your computer. Then you can post your HijackThis log here.

It cleaned the cache (web history of viewed sites). Does it not have a downloader built in to get the updates? Do you happen to use Ad-Aware and Spybot as well?

A gemini eh? Whoa.