Tarun

Did you change any services or settings prior to this?

Any firewall to use other than the XP firewall is a good move. Have you any in mind? As I can offer suggestions, such as Agnitum Outpost Pro and ZoneAlarm Pro. Personally I prefer Outpost.

Have you used CCleaner, by chance? I know there's a bug that effects settings.

Generated by Tarun's HijackThis Converter. Changed registry value. Safe to remove: R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.my.yahoo.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.my.yahoo.com R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = Created extra registry value where only one should be. Safe to remove: R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing Because download managers don't really work and are often packed with malware. Enumeration of existing IE's BHO's. Safe to remove: O2 - BHO: IDM Helper - {0055C089-8582-441B-A0BF-17B458C2A3A8} - D:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IDMIECC.dll Enumeration of suspicious auto-loading registry entries. Safe to remove: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hmonitor] C:\Program Files\Hmonitor\hmonitor.exe Only required for overclockers who want to check their system. O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\jusched.exe Not needed, this can be checked from the Control Panel. O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [iDMan] D:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IDMan.exe /onboot See above about download managers. O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe O4 - Global Startup: AutoCAD Startup Accelerator.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\acstart16.exe Above are optional as well. Extra IE context menu items. Safe to remove: O8 - Extra context menu item: Download All Links with IDM - D:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IEGetAll.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with IDM - D:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IEExt.htm Extra "Tools" menu items and buttons. Safe to remove: O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\npjpi150_01.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\npjpi150_01.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: SmartWhois - {FD9DE2B4-C926-4460-81C4-FC58C6F1062E} - C:\PROGRA~1\SMARTW~1\SWMSIE~1.EXE O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {FF983118-58C7-4AD4-B5A7-691C39CB7B42} - C:\PROGRA~1\SMARTW~1\SWMSIE~1.EXE O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: SmartWhois - {FF983118-58C7-4AD4-B5A7-691C39CB7B42} - C:\PROGRA~1\SMARTW~1\SWMSIE~1.EXE Broken Internet access. To fix these you will need LSPFix. Safe to remove: O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\idmmbc.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\idmmbc.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\idmmbc.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\idmmbc.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\idmmbc.dll Downloaded Program Files item. Safe to remove: O16 - DPF: cpcScanner - http://www.crucial.com/controls/cpcScanner.cab O16 - DPF: {4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A21} (McAfee.com Operating System Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/shared/m...83/mcinsctl.cab O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2004061...all/xscan53.cab O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} (DwnldGroupMgr Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/shared/m...,20/mcgdmgr.cab O16 - DPF: {EF791A6B-FC12-4C68-99EF-FB9E207A39E6} (McFreeScan Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/iss-loc/...463/mcfscan.cab Enumeration of NT Services. Safe to remove: O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe" -d -f "%ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.ini (file missing)

I saw it a lot on my site too. Both Google and Msn. You may even see Archive.org

Because Msn, like Google, cache's websites and such. That's all it's doing.

You may have better luck getting them from here: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...st-aviary1.0.1/

Make one with InnoSetup.

One guy on my buddy list thought they were one in the same.

Exactly. Darth Sidious from Star Wars.

I wondered where I had seen him before. Then I put'em together. Here's what I got.

Not really. I was actively working on this posting as it was breaking news. I even discussed this with MartinL. The time difference is five minutes, though you quoted a single segment, I made an attempt to give a more complete, accurately detailed story. So please, be nice when you try to get after others.

Joseph Ratzinger of Germany has been elected the 265th pontiff today by the College of Cardinals. He was announced as tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square. He has chosen the name Benedict XVI, the Vatican announced. The announcement came shortly after white smoke rose from the Vatican chimney and bells rang to announce that a new pope had been selected. Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez of Chile made the announcement to a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square. Ratzinger, who took the name Benedict XVI, appeared on the balcony of the Vatican Basilica to greet the people and deliver his first papal blessing. Earlier, white smoke rose from a Sistine Chapel chimney and bells rang Tuesday, signaling the selection of a new pope. The crowd clapped and waved flags as the smoke began to billow over Vatican City about 5:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. ET). Suspense built as the throng waited for the symbolic ringing of bells, at which point the crowd broke into a roar of jubilation. The conclave of 115 cardinals had voted three times previously -- once Monday night and twice Tuesday morning -- before selecting the new pope. The cardinals' morning ballots were burned at about 11:50 a.m. (5:50 a.m. EDT). Chemicals are added to the ballots to turn the smoke white or black. Pope John Paul II, who died April 2 at age 84, had decreed that white smoke be accompanied by the ringing of bells, to avoid a repeat of the confusion after his election in 1978. Ratzinger needed two-thirds of the votes to be selected. Speculation rife There has been a great deal of speculation about who may be chosen to succeed John Paul II, who died April 2 at the age of 84, but cardinals have been mum. Some taking part in the conclave said they are looking for a leader who presents a hopeful vision, who can "generate some dynamism and some optimism within Catholicism." The first clues to the process of finding a successor were sought during the homily or sermon delivered by Ratzinger at Monday's public Mass. "Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism," Ratzinger said. Allen said Ratzinger delivered a "very blunt" message for the church to "stay true to itself." That was a strong indication that Ratzinger, 78, wants a "traditionalist" elected the next pope, Allen said. John Paul was widely credited with extending the reach of the papacy. He spoke more than a dozen languages and set an unprecedented pattern of pastoral travel, drawing huge crowds all over the world. He was also strictly traditional on issues of sexuality and the role of women in the church, which won him support among some Catholics but alienated others. Similar disagreement exists over the next pontiff's stances on issues such as birth control, stem cell research and the ordination of female priests. News Source: CNN

EVEREST Beta 0310

Run Ad-Aware, Spybot, CCleaner and anti-virus.

Run Ad-Aware, Spybot, CCleaner, and your Anti-Virus.

What utilities did you use? Use this Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control for Prefetch optimization on Windows.

Does anything else have overall lag?

Pop the case open. If you suspect it is the hard drive unplug the power supply cord from the hard drive and then power up your machine, listening for the sound. This will help to narrow down the source for you. Let me know if this helps.

These have actually been posted before. Also on my site, in the forums there is a Tweak section with a ton of tweaks.

My best bud did this. They actually mailed him money just cause he ran their ads as he surfed. I'd say it was adware, but he got paid.

Get the A-Patch. Removes the crap!

Untrue. The combination of all three can effectively clean your pc. Ad-Aware Personal does fine, Pro does a little better. Spybot S&D does pick up things Ad-Aware misses, and vice versa. MSAS is good for beta, but I'm not suggesting it fully until the official release.

If you need it cleaned, visit my site or the Malware Prevention forums in the Networking section of these forums.

I do the same. The Control Center is made on .NET framework and it was terribly laggy on my system (with 3.4GHz P4 w/HT and 2GB RAM)