Re: Someone look at this HijackThis log, please?

From: Allen (Aly929_at_nospam.net)
Date: 12/09/03 

Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:45:30 GMT

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:52:30 -0800, ss_spa@hotmail.com wrote:

>>On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:56:23 GMT, Aly929@nospam.net (Allen) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Logfile of HijackThis v1.95.1
>>>Scan saved at 14:48:44, on 09/12/03
>>>Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
>>>MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
>>>
>>>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
>>
>>some kind of spyware maybe?
>>
>>>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE
>>
>>Quicktime. You don't need this running all the time. Start MSCONFIG
>>from Start/Run, click on theStartup tab and uncheck this.
>>
>>>D:\WINUTILS\CD-RW\CLONECD\CLONECDTRAY.EXE
>>
>>CloneCD. You don't need this running all the time. Start MSCONFIG from
>>Start/Run, click on theStartup tab and uncheck this.
>>
>>>C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\REAL\UPDATE_OB\REALSCHED.EXE
>>
>>Real Audio. You don't need this running all the time. Start MSCONFIG
>>from Start/Run, click on theStartup tab and uncheck this. Also start
>>Real Audio, and uncheck the option to do automatic updates.
>>
>>>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IEDRIVER\IEDRIVER.EXE
>>
>>Adware.Get Adaware, or Spybot Search and Destroy.
>>
>>>C:\PROGRAM FILES\SAVE\SAVE.EXE
>>
>>Adware.Get Adaware, or Spybot Search and Destroy.
>>
>>>C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\ADDRESSBAR\WINNET.EXE
>>
>>Adware.Get Adaware, or Spybot Search and Destroy.
>>
>>>D:\WINUTILS\CAPSWARN\CAPHK.EXE
>>
>>Definitely don't need this. You don't need this running all the time.
>>Start MSCONFIG from Start/Run, click on theStartup tab and uncheck
>>this.
>>
>>>C:\PROGRAM FILES\CLOCKSYNC\SYNC.EXE
>>
>>Adware. Get Adaware, or Spybot Search and Destroy.
>>
>>>C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMONNAME\ADDRESSBAR\COMWIZ.EXE
>>
>>More adware/spyware.
>>
>>You may also wish to grab a copy of Spyware Blaster.
>>You should also learn how to harden IE against drive by downloads and
>>other nasties.
>>
>>tim

Tim,
Thank you very much for this. I downloaded Spybot Search and Destroy
and got rid of loads of horrible crap on my system.

However, I think I may have "fixed" something too much with
HijackThis... my Windows98 task bar now keeps freezing - often after
all its loaded icons and the start button vanish. Then I have to
power-off my PC in order to reboot. Any suggestions? Reload Windows98,
perhaps?

Thanks

Allen