Hi again, no the problem did not occur in safe mode. not sure what you mean by "clean boot" but if you mean a start rather than a restart then yes it occurs then too, unless, as I said earlier I alt,ctrl, del at earliest opportunity and then it seems fine. Anyway here is the hjt log:-
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 04:37:34, on 28/07/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\isafe.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDll32.exe
D:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
D:\Program Files\D-Link\AirPlus G\AirGCFG.exe
D:\Program Files\ANI\ANIWZCS2 Service\WZCSLDR2.exe
D:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
D:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
D:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
D:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE
D:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
D:\Program Files\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext =
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - D:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiSUSBRG] D:\WINDOWS\SiSUSBrg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cmaudio] RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeedTouch USB Diagnostics] "D:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe" /icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE D:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE D:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [D-Link AirPlus G] D:\Program Files\D-Link\AirPlus G\AirGCFG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ANIWZCS2Service] D:\Program Files\ANI\ANIWZCS2 Service\WZCSLDR2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "D:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] D:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Skype] "D:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /nosplash /minimized
O9 - Extra button: VC Poker - {40B2063F-DB01-4962-BE63-59435C01283C} - D:\PROGRA~1\VCPOKE~1\client.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O23 - Service: CA ISafe (CAISafe) - Computer Associates International, Inc. - D:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\isafe.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - D:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - D:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
cheers
Wolfee