Re: Virus? malware?

From: "Charlie Leo" <cfred@xxxxxxxxxx>

| My computer (Windows XP) is taking 20 to 30 minutes to boot up. The
| hard drive is not active during this time - no disk activity at all.
| Does anyone have any ideas?

| Charlie

Please stay far away from the fake MS MVP, software plagiarizer and software pirate who
directed you to PCBUTTS1.COM who is known as PCBUTTS1.

http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=197597102
http://www.nutnworks.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10097
http://www.besttechie.net/2006/09/07/pcbutts1-back-at-it/

What was suggested was plagiraized from Andrew Aronoff and his utility known as
"silentrunners.vbs".

Get the original from the true author here:
http://www.silentrunners.org/

I suggest...


Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT)
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/_download/HJTInstall.exe

Then post the contents of the HJT log in your post with a full explanation of your problem
and what you have done to date in one of the below expert forums...

{ Please - Do NOT post the HJT Log here ! }

Forums where you can get expert advice for HiJack This! (HJT) Logs.

NOTE: Registration is REQUIRED in any of the below before posting a log

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=7

Suggested tertiary:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Removal_HiJackThis_Logs_Go_Here-f37.html
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170
http://forum.networktechs.com/forumdisplay.php?f=130
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18
http://forums.techguy.org/f54-s.html
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/index.php?showforum=18
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://makephpbb.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=2
http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/
http://forums.security-central.us/forumdisplay.php?f=13
--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


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