Patience running thin....

I went thru the Malware removal steps. Very convoluted. It might "appear" to take 7 steps, but each step takes you to another thread to several more steps-which have sub-steps to the steps required to complete the 9th set of sub steps. (my attempt at humor in the face of frustation)


Going by memory here, i truly did follow the steps in the EXACT order they were given, there is no printer available, so i had to go thru a ball of yarn of "steps" to get back to the one i was supposed to do to complete last step.


Early Step.
-turn off/remove ALL anti virus software but ONE. (OK, I kept the AVG)
-no software has and "on/off" switch, so uninstall is the only solution
Download several softwares u will be asked to perform. (saved all 5 or 6 to desktop, did not install and run until previous program had run and completed)
Disable administrator.

everything was going fine (i think), 7 hours have passed (no exaggeration), i have run SuperAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, and....ComboFix. (i have 32 bit).

Combofix, little scary, but thought everything went fine. It would not run with AVG on, so....gotta uninstall my AVG, cuz there is no "on/off" switch. I have saved all my logs so far.

Remember, I am not just running these, I am clicking on the "how to run this program", taking me to the other threads about how to run the prgrams, and i am following the instructions the best i can. One giant thread would be MUCH easier, having 5 windows open to get to the point where i was last after i reboot is frustrating. (I understand that if the info is already available here, you dont feel the need to have it all repeated a thousand times, i get it.-just bear with me, i am so tired and frustrated)


2AM. RootRepeal. Boy, this one is finding files, its doing the stuff that in my head, think needs to be done.....an hour into that scan, a window pops up saying that it cant run, this window is see thru, and i can not read what the message truly is. There is a tiny 4 line log file, which i saved anyway.

Feakin out. Feel too uncomfortable not having anti-virus. Reinstall my AVG. Reinstall spybot, run the scan. Reboot. Reactivate Admin privilages.

Wake up this AM (4 hrs sleep), puter having serious problems booting up. I have a Dell laptop, running Windows Vista. I removed battery like 3 times. The problem is:not getting screen. on the 10th or 11th try, finally able to boot. It prompts me that date/time is all f-ed up, and something else i had never seen.

All is good on reboots, its just the shut down-sit for 45 minutes-try to boot up.

That aside, i can go to the DELL website, and see if there is some system tools that will fix this problem...i hope.

Puter running. Update and run AVG. AVG prompts me that my date/time is f-ed up, and that i should get that fixed (thanks AVG-i hate you too!).

NOW, i would really like to this RootRepeal (maybe fix my other problems?).

Tried to keep sarcasm out of my typing...wife trying to talk to me while doing this...doesn't help frustration levels when i am focusing on this....

 

What malware problems I was having before:

Processor was and is constantly running, it didn't used to.
Often, dllhost is bogging down puter, i have to open task manager-and stop process.
Spybot finds 12 problems, i would go to fix/remove, and it would say i didnt have admin privilages, even tho i was logged in as admin.
Would get screensaver window opening when I open IE, never bought or downloaded ANY screensavers before.

I no longer have the problems of getting fixing probs with spybot, now that i know to disable the admin control.


You mentioned AVG is no longer recommended, could you post me to a link of what IS recommended?

Can I uninstall the 5 clean up Softwares now? (Well, i never got to the 5th yet)

 

here is the file.

 

i unfortunately dbl clicked the .bat file in MGTools, erasing the entire existance og MGTools from my C drive!

I have manually turned on the UAC, is this ok? Or do i need to do something else...?

 

thanks for the help.

I have installed COMODO, slow...but i like its perks.

How can I get rid of these remnants of StopZilla? I also have other issues, do I create a new thread for those?

Oh, and due to my newest issues, I am avoiding the System Restore step until i have those resolved. The work my wife does also prevents me from restoring from an older point...

 

I threw in the towel, and bought a new laptop. (HP G72)

I have given my laptop to IT guy at work, he will give it back in a week or 2.

The Dell Inspiron had boot issues that were not resolved with this cleanup. After researching on the net, it is a COMMON problem with that model. I would boot, hear processor, but get no screen. Would have to boot 15-20 times b4 getting screen.

I think it is a hardware issue, with something possibly being unseated. I have absolutely no problems taking the laptop apart, but would need some snapshots to identify and help possible problems.

Not sure if u have access to snapshots of the innards of a 1526, but the problem is the IT guys foir the moment. If he can fix, then i have an additional puter, if not-then i am sad. I will revisit and let you know if i have issues still, and will pick ur brains for solutions.

Thank you very much for taking time to help me with my issues.