333Mhz Compaq Laptop, XP (unsupported (?) no SP2)

Please follow the directions in step 7 of the READ ME exactly. You have HJT installed incorrectly and you obtained the log from safe mode not normal boot mode as required. Also you got your log before running the other steps of the READ & RUN ME sticky which is the wrong order.

After fixing this, attach a new log.

Note: Your OS is way out of date and is a major security risk.

 

I repeat! You must follow the directions in step 7 of the READ ME to get HijackThis install correctly. You are still running it directly from the ZIP file like the below:
D:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 2 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe

If you do this, you will not get any backups for anything we fix. And if you make a mistake during the fixing, you will be in trouble.

 

After you have made sure that hijackthis.exe is running from C:\Program Files\HJT\hijackthis.exe (you can easily verify this by just looking at your log) then you can continue with the below.


Make sure viewing of hidden files is enabled (per the tutorial).

Run HijackThis and select the following lines but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = about:blank
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {2CDE1A7D-A478-4291-BF31-E1B4C16F92EB} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CHIPSStart] CHPSTART.EXE
O16 - DPF: {11111111-1111-1111-1111-111191113457} - file://c:\ied_s7.cab
O16 - DPF: {33331111-1111-1111-1111-611111193457} - file://c:\wx.cab
O16 - DPF: {33331111-1111-1111-1111-611111193458} - file://c:\wx.cab
O21 - SSODL: SystemCheck2 - {54645654-2225-4455-44A1-9F4543D34545} - (no file)

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.
Boot into safe mode and use Windows Explorer to delete:
C:\eied_s7.cab
c:\wx.cab
D:\WINDOWS\switchagreement.txt
Additional step to delete files in the Downloaded Program Files folder :
- Click Start, Run, and enter cmd in the box and click OK. This opens a command prompt windows.
- Enter the following command lines each followed by the enter key
cd C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\
attrib -r -h -s ied.inf
del ied.inf
attrib -r -h -s start.INF
del start.INF
attrib -r -h -s start7.inf
del start7.inf
exit
If you get an error when deleting a file. Right click on the file and check to see if the read only attribute is checked. If it is, uncheck it and try again. Other wise open Task Manager and kill the process if running then delete the file.

Now if running Win XP goto c:\windows\Prefetch and delete all files in this folder.
Now run Ccleaner (installed while running the READ ME FIRST).

Now we need to Reset Web Settings:

1. If you have an Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop, goto step 2. If not, skip to step 3.
2. Now right click on your desktop Internet Explorer icon and select Properties. Then click the Programs tab and then click "Reset Web Settings". Now go back to the General tab and set your home page address to something useful like www.majorgeeks.com. Click Apply. Click Delete Cookies, Click Delete Files and select Delete all Offline content too, Click OK. When it finishes Click OK. Then skip step 3.
3. If you do not have an Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop, click Start, Control Panel (for some systems it may be Start, Settings, Control Panel), Internet Options, Programs tab and then click "Reset Web Settings". Now go back to the General tab and set your home page address to something useful like www.majorgeeks.com. Click Apply. Click Delete Cookies, Click Delete Files and select Delete all Offline content too, Click OK. When it finishes Click OK.

Now reboot in normal mode and post a new HJT log.

Make sure you tell me how things are working now.

Reminder Note: Once we have determined you are malware free you will need to disable System Restore, reboot, and re-enable system restore per step 1 of the READ & RUN ME. This only applies to if using WinXP or WinMe.

 

Re: 366Mhz Compaq Laptop, XP (unsupported (?) no SP2)

Your log is clean. If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to go back to step 1 of the READ & RUN ME to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points. Then reboot and enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.

After that, you should work thru the below link. DO THIS ASAP!!!! You must get all of your Windows updates and a firewall installed without delay.

How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

Re: 366Mhz Compaq Laptop, XP (unsupported (?) no SP2)

Some of those are just the backups that HijackThis created. They are not problems but you can delete them if desired to avoid seeing them in a scan.

Another is a cookie which is not a problem.

The last is in your Recycle Bin which you should have emptied a dozen time over already during the running of the READ & RUN ME and using Ccleaner. Howerer it was on drive D so maybe you did not empty the Recycle Bin on drive D.

 

You do not need to boot to the drive. You just needed to empty the Recycle Bin on the second drive. It seems you are managing the two drives with a separate Recycle Bing.

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