The latest version of ComboFix resolved the problem. Thanks gentlemen. I've attached the ComboFix and HJT logs.

Overwhelmed:
Yes, I had attempted to delete them with HJT and STM first... and I...

I've been infected by a file (C:\windows\system32\adsldpw.dll) that I can't exterminate. I run all the usual suspects, but this guy seems particularly resistant to the tools I'm used to using. This...

Gerbil,

Thanks again for all the help. I'll close out the thread.

I'm placated about the O22s, but still very suspicious. The O10 and O22s all showed up right after I installed that stupid...

Bravo! The villians have been vanquished.

Before I close out this thread, I want to ask advice on one last thing. Below that I'll post the results of the latest activities and then a...

Gerbil,

Alas, there is still no joy in Mudville. I have run VundoFix, Combofix, and HJT (logs below) as you prescribed. The hhmjhhm.dll files remain comfortably snuggled in their nest. HJT shows...

Gerbil,

Brilliant! But alas... the original vermin has not been exterminated.

First, I too thought of Vundo when I first saw this behavior. Apparently my version of the patch was about a year...

Nicolas,

When you say there's a virus ruining your computer, what do you mean? It would helpful to know what sort of symptoms are being exhibited in order to narrow the search.

I have to tell...

Geo,

Here's what I would do...

First, I'm ALWAYS suspicious of BHO (O2) and Winlogon Notify (O20) entries in the HijackThis! log. In fact it's probably more accurate to say I'm ruthless. The...

Just some quick questions for jbennet...

The Microsoft documentation for sfc (System File Checker) is rather terse. The XP version of sfc just runs and reboots the system without telling you very...

I've been infected by an virus that seems pretty resistant to normal removal techniques. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Run AVG (formerly Ewido) -...

jbennet,

that was it... SmitFraudFIX did the job... trivial fix.
My sincerest thanks.

steosaur,

the icon in the tray was not a no smoking symbol, but one flashing between a blue circle...

Duh. You wanted screenshots so that you could make sure I wasn't intentionally omitting something... I'm slow sometimes but give me enough time and I'll come around. I actually got it to fit in three...

Hey Rick,

Here's what I would try... first realize that HijackThis! is a great tool (I use it all the time) but it only provides data that is meaningful when used with additional information....

I'm not exactly sure what the problem is... are you experiencing any ill effects or is it just that you get the annoying warning that interrupts the normal bootup sequence? Let's assume (unless you...

An interesting request... when I started pulling this together it struck me that there was something a little personal about revealing what software you actually use. No worries though, I don't...

It seems I've been infected with an obnoxious little vermin. Not sure exactly how I picked it up, in that I haven't been to any sites that I hadn't used many times before.

The remaining artifact...

Thanks gentlemen. It was VUNDO.

I ran VundoFix.exe (log below) and it deleted the offending files (and others). On reboot, the files were gone, but Security Task Manager still registered the...

Very handy tool... thanks. I've posted the log below, but I've also added it as an attachment to make reading it easier.

I have a few comments to add: The BHO and Winlogon entries in the HJT log...

Thanks. I did this after your initial post, with no improvement. It did remove a bad svchost file, but this is just a secondary symptom that seems to be correctable with the conventional tools. I'm...

SmitFraudFix v2.141
Scan done at 9:35:03.69, Fri 02/09/2007
Run from C:\packages\VerminTools\SmitfraudFix\SmitfraudFix
OS: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] - Windows_NT
The filesystem...

I've been fighting through a fairly nasty infection and I'm left with one resistant creature that resists the best efforts of the normally available tools. Probably most noteworthy is that a Google...

Thanks for the reply. I had actually already run AVG (Ewido is the old name) and Ad-aware. They both found their own unique sets of problems.

I'm pretty far along on this now. I was hoping to...

OK. I'm an idiot. I've managed to get my laptop hijacked... though I'm still not entirely sure how. I don't recall having gone to any websites that I haven't been to before, but... when I went to...