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Virus changed background and disabled the option to change background and screensaver

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Re: Virus changed background and disabled the option to change background and screensaver

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Aug 29th, 2008

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Originally Posted by jholland1964

When learning how to read and interpret HJT logs I was taught never to consider HiJackThis a fixer program but basically a scanner program and that it should not be used as a program to stop auto starts. This is why I always recommend using either Codestuff Starter or another good program, Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel. Hence, my recommendations in my above post.
If daniweb Admins prefer that I no longer make these recommendations to use these programs and prefer that HJT be used for this then I will no longer make start up program recommendations. I did not know that these programs were not allowed here.

no,im sure they are allowed here , i never said not to offer it or for someone not to use it .,just said there was no need for another program ,im sure its a great program ,i downloaded it and will give it a try ,When i was learning how to use hijack a few years ago ,i was never told not to use it to stop programs ,encouraged to use i think if my memory serves me right,i actually use it all the time for that reason on my computer and never encountered a problem for a few years now !! so do keep doing what you are doing ,thank you !

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Re: Virus changed background and disabled the option to change background and screens

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Aug 30th, 2008

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Originally Posted by caperjack

just uncheck the 04's releated to each program, in hijackthis to disable them at start up .no need for another program

This is solid advice and probably the easiest way to manage unwanted startups without manually hacking the registry.
My first approach would be to uninstall any unwanted programs. Then, use HJT to adjust the registry for remaining startups as needed.

The programs Judy mentions have an advantage in that it is easier to re-enable startups. Some people have trouble navigating HJT or delete the backups (especially if HJT is run improperly).

Judy is correct that HJT is not a "fixer" program with regard to malware.
I think she might have been thinking of the people who use Diagnostic Startup via msconfig to disable unwanted startups - definitely NOT a good idea.

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