DDE server computer running slow

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Please follow our standard cleaning procedures which are necessary for us to provide you support. Also there are steps included for installing, running, and posting HijackThis logs as attachments.

• Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support
• Make sure you check version numbers and get all updates.
• Very Important: Make sure you tell us the results from running the tutorial...was anything found? Were you unable to complete any of the scans?...Were you unable to download any of the tools?...Did you do the on-line scans as suggested? etc.

• After doing ALL of the above you still have a problem make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below link to properly use HijackThis and attach a log:

Downloading, Installing, and Running HijackThis​

Make sure you also rename HijackThis.exe as suggested in the procedures. Use analyse.exe for the new name. This is very important due to some new infections going around.​

• When you return to make your next post, make sure you attach the following logs and that you have run these scans in the following order too:
  • CounterSpy
  • AVG Antispyware log - ONLY IF NEEDED you were not able to run CounterSpy
  • Bitdefender - from step 6
  • Panda Scan - from step 6
  • runkeys.txt - the log from GetRunKey.bat
  • newfiles.txt - the log from ShowNew.bat
  • HijackThis

NOTE: You can only attach 3 files in a single message so it will require that you use two messages to attach all of these logs!

 

You did not rename HJT
C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe--->C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\analyse

What is this?
C:\Documents and Settings\Shell\Desktop\rhoebvhtoibryvo

Please use add/remove programs to uninstall:
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 10"
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 11"
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 4"
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6"
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 9

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


Please copy the bold 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 logs for:

* GetRunKey
* ShowNew
* HJT

 

changing HJT.exe to analyse(.exe) will not make it unusable by others.
Are you doing this as an account with administrative rights?

Let me know how the rest of it goes.....

 

C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\analyse\HijackThis.exe ---> right click "HijackThis.exe" and rename to analyse!


Please copy the bold 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.

Let's try one more HJT log.

What problems are you having, if any. Tell me how it is running.

 

Everything looks clean ....but do this:

Go to start / run / type "msconfig" without quotes and when it opens...check that it is normal startup mode ....then go to the startup tab and tell me what all is showing there.
When done ...click cancel to get out.

 

TIP: See the below link which could be helpful:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;892850


This is not a malware issue.

 

The KB article I gave you indicates that you may need to install the Hotfix as stated for Windows XP however you do need to contact Microsoft to get the Hotfix. You will have to wait for them to reply. This is not something we can help you with. In addition, this is more than likely not a malware issue.

 

In that article they gave you the below link:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

This will give you options on how to contact them. You just need to follow the appropriate links.

I did not mean to hijack this thread from Tim! He can continue to help you with any other malware issues you may or may not have. But based on what I saw below, it appears that you are clean. I would recommend uninstalling the CounterSpy trial now which is what Tim probably would have said to do next.

 

As Chas stated ..all of that could be caused by the DDE failure to broadcast ....check with the computer manufacturer for updates.
You have the latest Java ...the registry patch was to stop it from nagging you.

You may uninstall any programs we had you download (including CounterSpy, etc).

If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. If we used Pocket Killbox during your cleanup, do the below
* Run Pocket Killbox and select File, Cleanup, Delete All Backups
2. If we used ComboFix you can delete the ComboFix.exe file and associated C:\combofix.txt log that was created.
3. If we user SDFix you can delete all the SDFix related files and folders from your Desktop or whereever you installed it.
4. If we used VundoFix, you can delete the VundoFix.exe file and the C:\VundoFix Backups folder and C:\vundofix.txt log that was created.
5. If we had your run FixWareOut, you can delete the Fixwareout.exe file and the C:\fixwareout folder.
6. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
7. You can delete the ShowNew.Zip and GetRunkey.Zip files and the files that you extracted from the ZIP files. You can also delete the C:\newfiles.txt and C:\runkeys.txt logs that were created
8. If you are running Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
* go back to step 8 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.
9. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
* How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

You're most welcome ...I hope you get the DDE issue resolved.