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Maybey these can be pinned? Please excuse me if they have already been posted or pinned in this forum. Here are 2 sites that will read hijack this logs and they are automated. No waiting for someone to read them. From every thing I have seen they are pretty acurate. Hope this helps. http://www.help2go.com/modules.php?name=HJTDetective or http://www.hijackthis.de/

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As pointed out, automated readers exist, but and are right to warn: those services can miss things or flag legitimate entries. A short, safe workflow reduces risk and makes manual fixes reliable.

Start with a snapshot and backups. Note OS, browser(s), symptoms and AV tools. Create a restore point and export any registry keys you plan to touch (example: the Run keys) before changing anything:

reg export "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" run_backup_hklm.reg
reg export "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" run_backup_hkcu.reg

Cross-check suspicious lines rather than deleting them immediately. Use modern Sysinternals tools to see what actually runs and which process holds a file: Autoruns and Process Explorer are much better than relying on a single static log (Autoruns, Process Explorer). For any executable, verify its full path and digital signature and submit the binary to an online scanner before removal (example: VirusTotal). If a file lives in Temp, AppData, or an odd user folder that’s a red flag; Program Files or Windows subfolders are more likely legitimate but still worth checking.

If you decide to neutralize a suspect item, quarantine the binary first instead of immediately deleting registry entries. Example:

mkdir C:\quarantine
move "C:\path\to\suspicious.exe" C:\quarantine\

Then reboot and confirm system stability before removing registry keys. When asking the forum for help, include the full HijackThis log plus an Autoruns snapshot, OS/patch level, and a short symptom list — that context makes accurate, safe advice far more likely.

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Well there not 100% reliable and if the problem goes deeper than jsut deleting the entry I don't think it tells you how to fix it thats why it's best to post them here since we can remove the trouble by deleting/fixing the registry/file

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Maybey these can be pinned? Please excuse me if they have already been posted or pinned in this forum. Here are 2 sites that will read hijack this logs and they are automated. No waiting for someone to read them. From every thing I have seen they are pretty acurate. Hope this helps. http://www.help2go.com/modules.php?name=HJTDetective or http://www.hijackthis.de/

I tried one of these last week (I think it was the .de one), and it marked several things as being bad that were not, and did not catch several thing that actually were bad.

With new 'baddies' coming out all the time, I don't think a program could even be made that could do an accurate fix. As far as HJT's are concerned, I think the manual method is the way to go.

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