Combofix Log Empty

I've run combofix three times. Only on the third time was Windows XP able to reboot. Combofix said it was creating a log file for me, but the log file is nearly empty. There are a couple of lines at the top, but I noticed that it deleted a lot of files, and none of that activity is recorded in the log file.

I was hit with something yesterday afternoon. I've seen some of the same symptoms mentioned in recent posts: the black screen with the warning, the IE window recommending a Diocleaner, disabled Task Manager... I'm going through the "Read and Run Me First" article, which is very helpful and very well written. I've installed and started running Spybot. I'll post log files when I get them.

Thanks in advance. This appears to be an excellent site.

Edit: I've disconnected my XP computer from the DSL modem to try to contain the damage. I'm working on my wife's Macbook. I'm downloading files to my flash drive and transferring them to the infected computer.

Beedawg

 

I finished the rest of the READ & RUN ME, and my computer seems to be fine. There were two really minor issues, not even really worth reporting, but I will anyway, just in case it's of value of to someone.

My original, pre-infestation desktop wallpaper would come up on startup, but after about 10 or 15 seconds, it would be "covered" with by a blue desktop. I say covered, because that's what it seemed like to me, but maybe it was just being replaced. When I'd right-click on the desktop and select "Properties", there was no indication of the original wallpaper being there. At first, I wanted to find out what was doing that, but I finally decided it wasn't worth the trouble, and I manually set it back to the original setting.

The second things was that my date and time formats were changed, probably to the default Windows settings, like this:

2007-12-28 19:17

Again, no big deal, and I think I remember on the programs I ran telling me that it was going to change my date and time settings, and not to worry because it would change them back later.

I'm extremely grateful for this web site and the help I got here. I really wondered if I'd be able to salvage my computer. I've never had any kind of infection in 10 or so years of internet, and my security procedures were totally lax. I learned a lot from the experience.

Thanks to all the wonderful people who created this site and keep it running. I'm very grateful to you all.

Beedawg