Follow these instructions carefully
Download ALL 10 programs and update if needed.
Ad Aware SE Personal Free
Ad-aware Messenger Service Plugin
Ad-Aware VX2 Cleaner Plugin
Spybot Search and Destroy Free
Windows Defender 2 Beta
HijackThis
Ewido
CCleaner
Cleanup!
Follow these steps
Delete the prefetch folder C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch, this folder will come back on next reboot.
Go to Add/Remove programs and remove any offending programs such was weatherbug, search assistants, etc.
Delete all cookies and temporary internet files in the control panel, Internet Options.
Go to Start, run, type msconfig, go to startup, disable everything except your antivirus, Firewall, click apply, don¡¦t reboot yet.
Download Msconfig Cleanup below
Msconfig Cleanup
Run Msconfig Cleanup after you unchecked the items you were told to uncheck and recheck, click "Select All", then click "Clean up Selected", then click "Quit". Make sure your antivirus and firewall are not checked.
Now run each Spy ware program 1 by 1. Running all 3 at the same time will slow most systems down.
When each program has finished scanning, remove everything.
Now go to the recycle bin and delete everything that is in it.
Then run CCleaner „² make sure you run the Cleaner section of Windows and Applications and then the Registry Cleaner. Make a backup if you wish while running the Registry cleaner when it asks you.
When finished with the scans, reboot, and go into Safe Mode and run these scans again, remove everything they find, and then reboot back into Windows in normal mode.
Then run HiJackthis!
Save the log, copy and paste the log on
www.techist.com
Do not attach the log, copy and paste always. This will make things go much faster.
Here is the AIM fix below. If it wont let you download it, rename it.
http://fileforum.betanews.com/sendfile/1102599229/1/AIMFix.exe
