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I am posting log file of Hijack this.Please help


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:46:49 AM, on 7/12/08
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RPCSS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IDMAN.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\OPERA\OPERA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
D:\PROGRAM FILES\TREND MICRO\HIJACKTHIS\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 6.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.DLL
O2 - BHO: IDM Helper - {0055C089-8582-441B-A0BF-17B458C2A3A8} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IDMIECC.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5E06398E-3017-467B-A399-18425A20F655} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [SchedulingAgent] mstask.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [avast!] C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [IDMan] C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IDMAN.EXE /onboot
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [IDMan] C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IDMAN.EXE /onboot (User 'Default user')
O4 - .DEFAULT Startup: StartupFaster (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: StartupFaster
O4 - Global Startup: StartupFaster
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with IDM - C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IEExt.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download all links with IDM - C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IEGetAll.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download FLV video content with IDM - C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER\IEGetVL.htm
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\JAVA\JRE1.5.0_08\BIN\SSV.DLL
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\JAVA\JRE1.5.0_08\BIN\SSV.DLL
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\VxD\MSTCP: NameServer = ,

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For : a 5‑minute boot on Windows 98 is almost always caused by a small set of problems — long network timeouts, too many or broken startup services, disk errors, or failing hardware. The HijackThis log you posted is useful to spot suspects, but the safest way to fix this is to isolate the cause before removing anything.

Try these prioritized checks in order:

  1. Boot to Safe Mode (press F8). If Safe Mode is much faster, the problem is a startup program or driver.
  2. Test without the network: unplug the Ethernet or disable TCP/IP temporarily. If boot time drops, look for mapped drives, bad DNS or network services causing timeouts.
  3. Disable nonessential startup items: use the System Configuration utility (msconfig) or temporarily empty the Startup folder and stop scheduled tasks. Re-enable items one at a time to find the slow one.
  4. Run a full disk check (Scandisk / surface scan) and then defragment. Long read retries or heavy fragmentation add minutes to startup.
  5. Listen for drive noise and run the HDD vendor diagnostics from a boot disk if available; failing drives are a common cause of very slow boots.

Safety notes and follow‑ups: HijackThis shows raw entries but should not be used to delete things blindly. Back up the registry (use the built‑in registry backup utility or export keys with RegEdit) and back up important data before changing startup entries. Avoid removing files you do not recognize; when in doubt, disable the entry rather than delete it.

If these steps do not help, the next safe moves are checking RAM usage and considering a clean OS reinstall or hardware replacement. Document each change so it can be undone easily.

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