[rchapelle]

I had HSA on my machine, which seems to be go for the most part, I think I had CWS, not sure. Used several tools to elinate problems but have the following issues open:

control alt delete brings up taskmgr without tabs. It appears with the individual task (.exe) but does not show the applications running (explorer, adware etc). I did a reinstall of w2k (sp4) to resolve this but the problem persist


When I run adware my cursor becomes invisible.

I cannot access the website for Spybot (suspect that my host file is corrupted as well) although when I request updates, they 'appear' to be down loaded.
I have the following tools on my machine

HiJackThis
Panda anti-virus
Adware SE Plus
Spybort
Win Patrol
CWshredder
Spy Subtract
Spyware Blaster

[OffDaDeepEnd]

Run HiJack This and post a log...make sure it's the current version of 1.99...if it's not download the newest here

[MFDnNC]

Double click on the grey edge of task mgr and the tabs will come back

[rchapelle]

MFDnSC - thanks, your solution was easy.

OffDaDeepEnd - Hijackthis v1.99 results:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 5:10:21 PM, on 12/27/2004
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP4 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Executive Software\DiskeeperWorkstation\DKService.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\Pavsrv50.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\PsImSvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\AVENGINE.EXE
C:\Program Files\UPHClean\uphclean.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\APVXDWIN.EXE
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe
C:\Program Files\AceSmileys\acesmileys.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\MouseWare\system\em_exec.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files\InterMute\SpySubtract\SpySub.exe
C:\Program Files\Palm\HOTSYNC.EXE
C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\WebProxy.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINNT\explorer.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\rich\Desktop\Coolwebsearch Recovery\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: @msdxmLC.dll,-1@1033,&Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINNT\system32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TCASUTIEXE] TCAUDIAG.exe -off
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [APVXDWIN] "C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\APVXDWIN.EXE" /s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinPatrol] C:\Program Files\BillP Studios\WinPatrol\winpatrol.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech Utility] Logi_MwX.Exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Spamihilator] "C:\Program Files\Spamihilator\spamihilator.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CursorXP] "C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe" -s
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AceSmileys] "C:\Program Files\AceSmileys\acesmileys.exe" startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
O4 - Startup: ccApp.lnk.disabled
O4 - Startup: HotSync Manager.lnk = C:\Program Files\Palm\HOTSYNC.EXE
O4 - Startup: RegFreeze.lnk = C:\Program Files\RegFreeze\regfreeze.exe
O4 - Global Startup: nhghfh.exe
O4 - Global Startup: SpySubtract.lnk = C:\Program Files\InterMute\SpySubtract\SpySub.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: Spyware Doctor - {2D663D1A-8670-49D9-A1A5-4C56B4E14E84} - C:\PROGRA~1\Spyware Doctor\tools\iesdpb.dll (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.awmdabest.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.awmdabest.com (HKLM)
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown - C:\WINNT\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown - C:\WINNT\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Executive Software International, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Executive Software\DiskeeperWorkstation\DKService.exe
O23 - Service: Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service - VERITAS Software Corp. - C:\WINNT\System32\dmadmin.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Panda Process Protection Service - Unknown - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Panda anti-virus service - Unknown - C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\Pavsrv50.exe
O23 - Service: Panda IManager Service - Panda Software Internacional - C:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium Antivirus 2004\PsImSvc.exe
O23 - Service: SoundMAX Agent Service - Analog Devices, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe