Empty Extraction from HJT Zip File

I'm infected with the WinFix spyware. I have done all the cleaning as described, and am trying to follow the instructions for the Vundo fix. But I'm stuck at the download-HJT stage.

I've set up the folder as described, and extracted to it. (I have Extraction Wizard, and it says that extraction was successful). But when I open the extracted files, the folder is empty.

I've tried several times now, and can't seem to get any contents from the Zip file -- if there were any in there to start with.

Can I get some help, please?

 

Update: My (outdated) McAfee virus scan informed me of the following:

C:\DOCUME~1\DAVIDF~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe was infected by the W32/Generic.worm!p2p virus and has been deleted.

I then ran the (outdated) McAfee virus scan and it found this worm three times -- "unable to clean" message. But I was able to delete them.

Please help.

And, since a) I don't know what I'm doing other than following the instructions around here; and b) I'm about to give up . . . .

Would it be easier for me, a novice, to just wipe everything out and reinstall my operating system (Dell, Windows XP), than to continue to try to win this fight?

Thanks a bunch for any help.

 

First, you need to uninstall the out dated McAfee because this is a false detection and will continue until you remove McAfee. After you uninstall please follow the below steps:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gif 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.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gif 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.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gifAfter doing ALL of the above and you still have a problem, make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below thread to properly use HijackThis and attach the log:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gif Downloading, Installing, and Running HijackThis