New search asistant "Seekmo"

Yes! Seekmo Search is a 180Solutions adware variant.

Look in Add/Remove Programs for things you do not recognize. If fact, attach the below log along with the three requested in the READ & RUN ME.

Let's get an installed programs list from HijackThis too!

Run HijackThis, click Open the Misc Tools section
Click Open Uninstall Manager
Click Save List (generates uninstall_list.txt)
Click Save, to save it to a file where you can find it.
Upload this file as an attachment too.

 

Please attach the uninstall list from HijackThis too.

Why didn't you uninstall Viewpoint Manager, WeatherBug, and WildTangent in step 0 of the Read Me? Notice how CounterSpy is complaining about them. If you uninstalled them in step 0, CounterSpy would not have found them.

Also uninstall MediaPipe P2P Loader if found in Add/Remove programs! Tell me if you find it and if it uninstalled.

 

Okay that's good. You have a ton on crap left over from a WildTangent install. It may be easier for us to try a couple other scanning tools to remove more garbage than it would be to do manual editing of the registry. Please run the below two procedures and attach the two requested logs:

Running Spy Sweeper

Running Ewido Anti-Malware

After running them I would suggest getting a new CounterSpy log to see if some of the issues it was finding have been fixed. Attach this log too.

Also please attach a new HJT log so we can see what is left to fix.

 

Copy the contents of the below Quote Box to Notepad. Then click File and then Save As. Change the Save as Type to All Files. Name the file fixme.reg and then click save. (make sure you save it somewhere you can find it. Saving it to your Desktop may make that easy.) Then double-click on the fixadt.reg file on your desktop (or locate it with Windows Explorer and double click on it if not saved to the Desktop) and when it prompts to Add in to the registry, say yes.

Then use Windows Explorer to delete the below:
c:\documents and settings\heathers1\application data\weatherbug <--- the whole folder
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\WeatherBug <--- the whole folder
c:\winnt\system32\camplugin.exe

Now tell me how things are working!

 

No it is a typo! Sorry about that. Both of those bold print items should say fixme.reg.

 

Yes having too many scanner programs that provide active protection will be a resource drain.

Did you purchase any of the below or do you plan to?
CounterSpy
Ewido
SpySweeper

You need to have only one such program like this (that is a full active blocking/scanning/removal tool).


You can free up more resource by not loading the below at startup. They are not necessary and the programs will work with out them loading at startup.
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe

 

You may as well uninstall all three of them! They are only trials that expire in 15 days from the date of installation. If you are not going to buy anything, then use Microsoft Windows Defender which is free.

Run HijackThis and do a scan. Select those lines and then click Fixed checked

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:

How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

You're welcome and surf safely!