The back up of files from your primary drive C are also infected.... The only thing i can think of is that this is causing infections within your clean install of windows on the C drive after a...

The malware is hiding itself when it sees the HJT executable.

You have not renamed the executable as required.

Refer again to post 4 please, rename the executable then send us a new log.

Log file looks good, nice work Mike!

I see multiple infections gibbygoo!

Print out or copy this page to Notepad since you will CAN NOT have any of browsers open while you are fixing this and try to follow it as closely as possible...

Your log looks clean so you should disable chkdsk from scanning c:/ at windows bootup.

Since your running XP, to do this open the command prompt (start/run and type command)

When the command...

did you see them in Task manager?

If so, did you kill them?.....if your having a problem just continue on and complete instructions ending with posting a new log and we will take it from there!
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Please run HiJackThis.exe again and click "Scan".
Place checks next to the following entries i have included in the code below and close all browser and other windows except for HijackThis, and...

OK good!

Now send me a HJT file so i can see whats still running.

Download a copy of HijackThis and save it to your desktop in a folder.
Do a scan and save the HijackThis logfile. Do not...

Good to see you using a software firewall but i cant see an Antivirus running on your system.
Do you have one installed?

Please run HiJackThis.exe file, do a scan, Place checks next to the below...

Besides a couple of 'unknown' applications that i dont recognize as nasty and a few 'unkown' processes which seems ok to me, i cant see anything in your logs?

Do you know what these are?
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Download a copy of HijackThis and save it to your desktop in a folder.
Do a scan and save the HijackThis logfile. Do not remove anything.
Post your log file here. Link to HijackThis:
...

I dont see any evidence of systemsuite8 pro edition running on your computer.

Your log still lists Avast as the active scanner???

You should only install and run one Antivirus program or your...

Yes I now see your dilemma!

The nasties have been sitting on your system32 couch watching TV and helping themselves to your fridge!
Your in bad shape and we need to try and evict these fella's...

Edit: Ooops, sorry gerbil i didnt see you there.....please relate to gerbils post and ignore whats below as i cant delete my post! (he beat me to the button)


As zandiago suggests we will be...

Download a copy of HijackThis and save it to your desktop in a folder.
Do a scan and save the HijackThis logfile. Do not remove anything.
Post your log file here. Link to HijackThis:
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I need to know whats running on the system.

Download a copy of HijackThis and save it to your desktop in a folder.
Do a scan and save the HijackThis logfile. Do not remove anything.
Post your...

System Restore is enabled by default on XP, but if you have turned it off then a restore is not an option.
If this is the case i would then save all my application templates that i had created by...

Have you been using a reg cleaner or other type of file cleaner?

2 words dude 'System Restore'.

You haven't listed your OS but i will assume that your using XP.

See if it helps at all!
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yup!

Ok....some of the newer malware variants are capable of hiding themselves when they see HJT.

You have also not done everything as specified because the dead browser helper object still remains:
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A couple of infections still remain so i would like you to complete the following steps as closely as possible:

Please print out, or copy this page you are reading now to Notepad since you CAN...

Be careful what you fix within HJT......This would be my suggestion on cleaning your system:

Print out or copy this page to Notepad since you will CAN NOT have any of browsers open while you are...

HJT will tell you whats running at the time of the scan.....

Download a copy of HijackThis and save it to your desktop in a folder. Do a scan and save the HijackThis logfile. Do not remove...

‡‡Please print out or copy this page to Notepad since you will can not have any of browsers open while you are fixing this and try to follow it as closely as possible taking it step by step.

If...

I like to stay away from the resource hogs such as Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky, Panda etc! (even AVG has become this way, much to my dissappointment)
Also avoid security suites as a whole for pretty...