Download
CleanUp! and install it. Do not run it now.
Open
NotePad, and copy the contents of the below "Code" box:-
cd %windir%
cd System32
attrib -s -r -h ide21201.vxd
attrib -s -r -h ntfsnlpa.exe
del ide21201.vxd
del ntfsnlpa.exe
Go to File Menu >
Save As, and save the file with the name
Test.bat and exit from NotePad.
Boot in SAFE mode.
Run HijackThis and click
Do only a System scan.
Then put a check mark infront of below listed entries:-
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
Close
all other open programs except Hijackthis and click the button
Fix Checked in HijackThis.
Double-Click on the file
Test.bat, a small DOS type window should open and close immediately.
Run
CleanUp!, click "Options" button, move the "Quick Setup" slider to "Thorough CleanUp!" and click "Yes" for the warning message and exit from Options. Click "CleanUp!" to start cleaning. After cleaning, click "Close", and choose "Yes" to restart the PC to
Normal Mode.
Once in Normal Mode, run HijackThis again, and perform a scan, and post a fresh log.
And, for the protection from Spywares/Malwares/Viruses, you can use both Norton and Ewido together. Norton is an AntiVirus which specialises in detecting/removing viruses/trojans. And Ewido is an anti spyware, trojan, hijacker tool, which detects/removes browser hijackers, spywares, adwares etc.
Along with the above two softwares, you can use
SpyBot SnD,
AdAware and
SpywareBlaster too.
For more security applications and descriptions, you can visit
this thread.
