Slow computer

Could someone look at my hijack file and let me know what I need to get rid of please

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Sorry, I won't help anymore.

Before you proceed with the above advice, go Start>Control panel>Add\Remove, and uninstall MyWebSearch.
Post new HJT log.

     I removed the My Web Search and re-booted. Here is the H/J log file

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[Malware Removal Specialist]

JoeMama

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The only advice I took was from Broni, her title says's she's a specialist.

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It would be good to submit another HijackThis log after uninstalling the MyWebSearch.

Uninstall the copy of HijackThis you have and use the new version.


Download HijackThis.exe

Double-click on the installer you just downloaded.
Click on the "Install" button to install.
It will by default install to the directory - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis
Please do not change the default install location.
Upon install, HijackThis should open for you.

Next click on the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button.
HijackThis will scan and then a log will open in notepad.
In the top left of the notepad window click "File" > "Save As" name it hijackthis and then save it to the Desktop.
Please save the log as a text (.txt) file or .log
In your post, add the log as an Attachment

Don't have Hijackthis fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

The only advice I took was from Broni, her title says's she's a specialist.

Just a note....I'm a guy...hehehe

    Op p's,
  Sorry Broni!!  Here is the new version of the H/J file.

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     Disregard the last H/J file, I did not save it as you asked. This new one is!!

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1. Print this post out, since you won't have an access to it, at some point.

2. Close all windows(!), except for HijackThis.

3. Put a checkmark next to the following HijackThis entries:

- O8 - Extra context menu item: &Search - http://edits.mywebsearch.com/toolbaredits/menusearch.jhtml?p=ZRYYYYYYYYUS

- O16 - DPF: {1D4DB7D2-6EC9-47A3-BD87-1E41684E07BB} - http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/funwebproducts/ei/PopularScreenSaversFW BInitialSetup1.0.0.15.cab

4. Click on "Fix checked" button.

5. Turn off System Restore:

- Windows XP:
   1. Click Start.
   2. Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
   3. Click the System Restore tab.
   4. Check "Turn off System Restore".
   5. Click Apply.   
   6.  When turning off System Restore, the existing restore points will be deleted. Click Yes to do this.
   7. Click OK.
- Windows Vista:
   1. Click Start.
   2. Right-click the Computer icon, and then click Properties.
   3. Click on System Protection under the Tasks column on the left side
   4. Click on Continue on the "User Account Control" window that pops up
   5. Under the System Protection tab, find Available Disks
   6. Uncheck the box for any drive you wish to disable system restore on (in most cases, drive "C:")
   7. When turning off System Restore, the existing restore points will be deleted. Click "Turn System Restore Off" on the popup window to do this.
   8. Click OK

6. Restart in Normal Mode.

7. Turn System Restore on.

8. Run HijackThis again, and post back its log back here.

     Computer seems to be a little faster now. What about these two?
02 - BHO (no name)
09 - Extra button (no name)

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Your HJT log is clean.

Now...next step.
You have a lot of startups, which slow down your computer. Some of those are not necessary.
I'll give some instructions in my next post.

Open HJT again, and put checkmarks next to following items (no files will be deleted from your computer; we'll only disable some programs from running as startups):

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdReg] C:\WINDOWS\UpdReg.EXE

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MimBoot] C:\PROGRA~1\MUSICM~1\MUSICM~3\mimboot.exe

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe" -startup

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxtray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxpers] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDLauncher] "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe"

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
(I recommend to uninstall Adobe Reader, which is a hog, and install free Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php, which is much smaller, and faster; if you'll decide to do so, you want to checkmark the above entry, as well)

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot

- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
(In addition, disable it by - right click on My Computer, select Properties and then the Advanced tab. Click on the Settings button in 'Startup and Recovery'. In the bottom pane - under 'Write debugging information' - click on the down arrow and then select 'None' - OK your way out.)

- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background

- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Microsoft Works Update Detection] C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\WkDetect.exe

- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
(if you're not sharing your computer over the network, checkmark it)   

- O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?

- O4 - Global Startup: Google Updater.lnk = C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe

- O4 - Global Startup: ymetray.lnk = C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Music Jukebox\ymetray.exe

Click "Fix checked" button.

Restart computer. Watch booting time.

Next (last?) step, when you're done.

      Thank you for all the help Broni!!