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For all of his help that he has contributed to the daniweb community, I would like to announce caperjack as June's Member of the Month. Among all our moderators, he has been doing a great job catering to the overwhelming number of HijackThis logs in our Security forum. His work is definitely more than appreciated!

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A short, practical checklist for anyone who arrived at this “HJT Log Help” thread looking for malware‑cleanup guidance. Experienced volunteers (for example @caperjack) are much more effective when a poster supplies a clear, complete snapshot up front. Follow the checklist below to get faster, safer, and more accurate help.

  • Paste the entire HijackThis log (no edits) inside a code block so responders can read it verbatim. If you used the “Generate StartupList” option, include that output too. See a step‑by‑step HijackThis guide and why the raw log matters. (HijackThis tutorial — Bleeping Computer).
  • Give exact environment details: Windows version + Service Pack, whether you are running 32‑ or 64‑bit, installed AV/AM products (names and versions), and whether the system is online or on a restricted network.
  • Describe symptoms (popups, redirects, slow boot), when they started, and any recent installs or updates (especially toolbars, codecs, P2P clients).
  • List other scans you ran (Malwarebytes, online AV scanners) and paste their results or say “no detections.”
  • Say what you have already tried (safe mode, system restore, uninstall steps). Keep HijackThis backups and restore points before applying fixes.

Troubleshooting tips volunteers often request: boot into Safe Mode for removals when possible; use Microsoft Sysinternals Autoruns for a deeper autorun inspection; save and keep HijackThis backup files in case a restore is required. (Autoruns — Microsoft Sysinternals)

A brief historical note for readers comparing tools: HijackThis was created by Merijn Bellekom and later became managed by Trend Micro; community forks and newer utilities exist, so combine HijackThis output with modern scanners when you diagnose a system. (See reporting on the acquisition.) (Trend Micro acquisition — Network World)

Good follow‑up practice: answer clarifying questions quickly, post the final outcome, and mark the thread solved so future searchers benefit.

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WOOO HOOOO!

Great Job!

At work, when you are cited for something like this, the winner has to bring in some munchies. I'd love to have some virutal brownies! :)

Think it is a great idea.

Christian

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Well done, caperjack!

(I'm sure you could PM those 'virtual brownies')

:D

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We can add virtual milk and virtual chocolate cake to the list. Anyways, good job caperjack!

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Caperjack, you know what it's time for now, don't ya? Edit your profile and write up a bio for the staff page :)

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Now there's a point, Dani.

Where's the Bio page gone? There used to be a 'Quick links' button, or something like that, which gave quick access to Inbox, Staff Bios and a few other functions. I don't see it anymore. What happened?

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The staff info link was moved to the page footer. The Quick Links had to be removed to make room for the searchbox in the header, in addition for the added link to our forum rules in the header.

For quick access to your private messages, click the private messages link to the right of the SEOGUY button right below the purple header. (Where it says Welcome, username) For access to everything else, check out the User CP link in the purple navigation.

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Thank you. I feel silly now!

(Who the hell ever looks at the stuff at bottom of page? )

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Thank you. I feel silly now!

(Who the hell ever looks at the stuff at bottom of page? )

Absolutely no one. :cool: Any book on web usability will tell you this. The only thing people look for at the bottom of each page is copyright information. I don't think people would expect staff info on the bottom. :p

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