Hoping one of the Majors can take a look at logs :)

Welcome to Majorgees!

• Had you downloaded and installed anything new just prior to your problems starting?
• Are your sure?
• Had you been using Limewire to download anything?
• What about an getting any updates for any programs?
• Don't forget any Windows Updates.
• Did any install automatically?

Why are you running your PC with no antivirus and no software firewall? You also probably had no antispyware application until you installed Windows Defender while running the READ ME.

Is Hypersend something you downloaded and installed? If so, what is it? Is it this http://www.hypersend.com/Home/Welcome/Entry

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:
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {0BF43445-2F28-4351-9252-17FE6E806AA0} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - Global Startup: PrecisionTime.lnk = C:\Program Files\PrecisionTime\PrecisionTime.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {44EFB53C-C965-43CF-9F45-52242D134187} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Dell Home - {08DCFC6C-B6E4-480C-95A4-FC64F37B787E} - http://www.dellnet.com (file missing) (HKCU)
O16 - DPF: {34805D32-AD89-469E-8503-A5666AEE4333} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.82.221.103/291ed47832225eeb2416/netzip/RdxIE.cab
O16 - DPF: {625AECAE-0E47-4290-AF53-7BEB17E191CD} - http://209.120.156.13/funflow/FunFlow.exe
O16 - DPF: {6B4788E2-BAE8-11D2-A1B4-00400512739B} (PWMediaSendControl Class) - http://216.249.25.152/code/PWActiveXImgCtl.CAB

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.
Boot into safe mode and use Windows Explorer to delete:
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup\PrecisionTime.lnk
c:\windows\system32\exclean.exe
c:\GatorPatch.log
c:\windows\iedisco.exe
c:\program files\Aveo <--- the whole folder
c:\program files\Need2Find <--- the whole folder
c:\program files\WebRebates <--- the whole folder

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.

Note for IE 7 users: You need to select Internet Options then the Advanced tab and then Reset Internet Explorer Settings!

Now reboot in normal mode
Now Copy the bold text below to notepad. Save it as fixWLK.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 delete all files in the below folders except ones from the current date (Windows will not let you delete the files from the current day).
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
C:\Documents and Settings\default\Local Settings\Temp

Now attach a the below new logs and tell me how the above steps went.

1. GetRunKey
2. ShowNew
3. HJT

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.

 

They provide no active protection (unless you use Spybot's Teatimer). They are just after the fact scanners.

And running without an antivirus and also no firewall is very dangerous. It can take as little as 10 seconds for malware to find unprotected PCs connected to the internet.

 

But now you are running with TWO antivirus applications. This is not acceptable. You must uninstall one of them immediately. I see no reason why not having McAfee on this PC should have anything to do with another PC not having internet access. How does the second PC connect to the internet? Do you get your connection via the first PC?

McAfee (especially the security suite you are using) is massive resource hog. I cannot help you with your performance issues if you cannot uninstall McAfee. McAfee is the most like your biggest problem.

 

Your last logs were clean so the only problems you had at that time were due to McAfee.

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. This link will also answer your question about a firewall.

How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

You're welcome.

I doubt they feel it was not ready. They just have expanded to program into this whole internet security suite package and have made it too big and too complex to make it useful while at the same time not being a problem itself to the end user. The problem is as you have experience first hand that they require too much horsepower from your system for their own use. All the internet security suite's I have seen (including Symantec, F-secure, ...etc) cause similar problems. I believe that some are even more of a hog than McAfee!