Hello. I have been trying to correct a explorer desktop crash that sounds amazingly similiar to this thread. It seems to be the same but I'm at a total loss. If anyone could help I've run Hijack this using v.2.02. Here is what it gives me. I don't know what to do next.
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 8:58:42 PM, on 6/25/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Safe mode with network support

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6F557712-22C9-49F0-BCD8-433D4A1765A3} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\iifedETj.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {9C28EAFB-FF50-4F42-8D39-A006129CC907} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\opnnoOeb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = seafood.local
O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = seafood.local
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{2CD2919F-3824-4F21-8D00-547771233941}: NameServer = 10.136.248.98,10.136.248.99
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = seafood.local
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = seafood.local
O20 - Winlogon Notify: opnnoOeb - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\opnnoOeb.dll
O23 - Service: pcAnywhere Host Service (awhost32) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhost32.exe
O23 - Service: Canon NetSpot Console (Canon NetSpot Console Server) - CANON INC. - C:\Program Files\Canon\nsc\wnappsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Canon NetSpot Console Web Service (Canon NetSpot Web Service) - CANON INC. - C:\Program Files\Canon\nsc\wnwebsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\PROSetWired\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Client (Norton AntiVirus Server) - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\Rtvscan.exe

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :).

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Any reason why you didn't run hijackthis in normal mode? That is the preferred method.

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Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html) to your desktop.

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure to checkmark the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
* Post the log back here.

Make sure that you restart the computer.

The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt

Post new HJT log.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.18
Database version: 894

00:17:08 2008-06-27
mbam-log-6-27-2008 (00-17-08).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|P:\|Z:\|)
Objects scanned: 168761
Time elapsed: 3 hour(s), 22 minute(s), 51 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 2
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 4

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87255c51-cd7d-4506-b9ad-97606daf53f3} (Adware.Coupons) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\xpre (Trojan.Downloader) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\serauth1.dll (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\serauth2.dll (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\clkcnt.txt (Trojan.Vundo) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\services.exe1 (Heuristics.Reserved.Word.Exploit) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 00:20, on 2008-06-27
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Canon\nsc\wnappsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Canon\nsc\wnwebsrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\Rtvscan.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = seafood.local
O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = seafood.local
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{2CD2919F-3824-4F21-8D00-547771233941}: NameServer = 10.136.248.98,10.136.248.99
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = seafood.local
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = seafood.local
O23 - Service: pcAnywhere Host Service (awhost32) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhost32.exe
O23 - Service: Canon NetSpot Console (Canon NetSpot Console Server) - CANON INC. - C:\Program Files\Canon\nsc\wnappsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Canon NetSpot Console Web Service (Canon NetSpot Web Service) - CANON INC. - C:\Program Files\Canon\nsc\wnwebsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\PROSetWired\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Client (Norton AntiVirus Server) - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\Rtvscan.exe

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Here are the 2 log files. I seems to be much better but internet explorer is hanging. Desktop is ok...

Can you rename hijackthis.exe to analysethis and do another scan and post the log please.

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