Arggggghhh computer

Run this:
Download HOSTER and then follow the below steps.

• Unzip Hoster to a convenient folder such as C:\Hoster
• Run Hoster.exe, click Restore Original Hosts and then click OK.
• Click the X to exit the program

You may wish to uninstall Napster.

Please copy the text below to notepad. Save it as fixME.reg to your desktop. Be sure the "Save as" type is set to "all files" Once you have saved it double click it and allow it to merge with the registry.

Now attach new:
GetRunKeys
NewFiles
HJT

 

Who is the owner of this PC? Does it belong to a company? Or is it for personal use?

The reasons I ask are the below registry settings. If you set them or a company did, then they may be valid. If not, then these are things the Xabot could do.

You should also uninstall CounterSpy since you cannot fix anything with it anyway (probably expired the trial period) and since you already have Windows Defender installed. This will help speed things up too.

Everything else is due to all the crap Lenovo/IBM runs at startup. Much of this may not be needed but since it is not malware, that is not a dicussion for this forum.

 

Since it is a college PC setup for their network, you really should take it to their IT department then. If we start changing things that could be malware or it could be things they did, we could mess up your PC for access into your college network. Or if it does not break anything as far as access, they may just get P.O'ed at you for messing with their security settings when they find out.