I have/had a virus/spyware/malware problem and upon doing an internet search I found your forum. I have followed the steps in "Read this before requesting malware removal help".
Background - I mistakenly authorized a download (my AVE internet security warned me) and immediately knew it was loading bad software. Being a novice I panicked and tried to shutdown my computer and disconnected my high speed internet. When I restarted I had several anti-spyware icons on my desk top. I ran my AVE virus checker and it was finding viruses, but was running very slow. As it continued additional windows popped up warning that software was trying access the internet. At first I clicked OK to not allow access, but then Internet explorer would open. I decided not to click any more windows and just let my virus scan run. At one point the scan stopped before completing it's check. It had removed and placed Trojans and other viruses in the vault. So I cancelled the scan. I was still receiving software unauthorized internet access windows popping up. I decided to run my Max Registry Cleaner to restore a prior registry. Following this no more unauthorized accesses occurred. I reran my virus scan and it ran fast. The only issue I have now is Windows Automatic Update is off and I can't turn it on. It will also not run manually. I received a error code 0x8DDD0018, but Microsoft does not have info on this code.
I complete all the steps as described in Malware removal help. The logs are attached:
SuperAntispyware log, Malwarebytes Log, Hijackthis log.
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