I know hardware reasonable well, Registry entries and other Windows related "stuff" are not exactly my forte'. Now that i have shown my ignorance, Would one of you kindhearted people check my hijack this file and let me know. Have run spybot and avs antivir 6 with updated definitions already. can't get rid of a trojan. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 5:57:15 PM, on 12/15/2003 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) 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:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe C:\Program Files\AVPersonal\AVGUARD.exe C:\Program Files\AVPersonal\AVWUPSRV.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\RunDll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\htpatch.exe C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADService.exe C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\ImgIcon.exe C:\Program Files\AVPersonal\AVSched32.exe C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADUserMon.exe C:\Program Files\Iomega HotBurn\Autolaunch.exe C:\Program Files\AVPersonal\AVGNT.exe C:\Program Files\Iomega\Iomega Backup\dtsc.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.exe C:\Program Files\Copper HiSpeed\copperhispeed.exe C:\Hijack This\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = about:blank R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = about:blank R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:5400 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = about:blank R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {D6DFF6D8-B94B-4720-B730-1C38C7065C3B} - (no file) O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4115122B-85FF-4DD3-9515-F075BEDE5EB5} - C:\Program Files\Copper HiSpeed\PBHelper.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cmaudio] RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HTpatch] C:\WINDOWS\htpatch.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiSUSBRG] C:\WINDOWS\SiSUSBrg.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiS KHooker] C:\WINDOWS\System32\khooker.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Iomega Startup Options] C:\Program Files\Iomega\Common\ImgStart.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Iomega Drive Icons] C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\ImgIcon.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVSCHED32] C:\Program Files\AVPersonal\AVSched32.exe /min O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ADUserMon] C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADUserMon.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Deskup] C:\Program Files\Iomega\DriveIcons\deskup.exe /IMGSTART O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Drag'n'Drop_Autolaunch] "C:\Program Files\Iomega HotBurn\Autolaunch.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVGCtrl] C:\Program Files\AVPersonal\AVGNT.exe /min O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [SpyBotSnD] "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /autocheck O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe O4 - Global Startup: Billminder.lnk = C:\Program Files\Quicken\billmind.exe O4 - Global Startup: Iomega Backup Scheduler.lnk = C:\Program Files\Iomega\Iomega Backup\dtsc.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.exe O4 - Global Startup: QuickBooks Update Agent.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBUpdate\qbupdate.exe O4 - Global Startup: Quicken Scheduled Updates.lnk = C:\Program Files\Quicken\bagent.exe O4 - Global Startup: Quicken Startup.lnk = C:\Program Files\Quicken\QWDLLS.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O8 - Extra context menu item: Show All Original Images - res://C:\Program Files\Copper HiSpeed\copperhispeed.exe/250 O8 - Extra context menu item: Show Original Image - res://C:\Program Files\Copper HiSpeed\copperhispeed.exe/227 O8 - Extra context menu item: Web Savings - file://C:\Program Files\WebSavingsfromEbates\System\Temp\ebateswebsavings_script0.htm O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM) O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\progra~1\copper~1\sliplsp.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\progra~1\copper~1\sliplsp.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\progra~1\copper~1\sliplsp.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\progra~1\copper~1\sliplsp.dll O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Hearts - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/ht1_x.cab O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2003120501/housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/xscan53.cab O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37853.2103587963 O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {DF99973C-1404-11D0-8F00-00AA00BBF119} (ESB Control) - http://esb.alcena.com/esb.ocx O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{5ACC9394-37B3-4E98-AE66-A647BCA4852F}: NameServer = 170.147.49.55 170.147.113.54

"...can't get rid of a trojan." Excuse my ignorance,but,what is the the trojan? Did your "antivir 6" detect it? Did antivir 6/SpyBot give it a name? Have you tried Adaware,a free/trial/online version of any Trojan scanner? Tried an online trojan and/or virus scan? Housecall / free online scan Symantec Security Check http://www.trojanscan.com/

These are the lines in the the antivirus logfile that I think may be pertinent. I am now running trojan scan as you suggested will post results. thanks for trojan scan address. The Trojan horse TR/SecondThought.A! C:\PROGRAM FILES\STC\SLMSS.exe WARNING: The Trojan horse TR/SecondThought.A! C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CLIFTON BARNES\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\0PMZOPEN\SLMSS[1].exe File has been deleted! 2/9/2003,19:48 WARNING: AVGuard detected a problem in the file C:\DOCUME~1\CLIFTO~1\LOCALS~1\TEMP\V3QO3FA03004 INFO: This executable has an invalid start address! 12/9/2003,19:50 WARNING: AVGuard detected a problem in the file C:\DOCUME~1\CLIFTO~1\LOCALS~1\TEMP\V3QO3FB03004 INFO: This executable has an invalid start address! 12/9/2003,20:51 WARNING: AVGuard detected a problem in the file C:\DOCUME~1\CLIFTO~1\LOCALS~1\TEMP\V3O83FA00324 INFO: This executable has an invalid start address! 12/9/2003,20:54 WARNING: AVGuard detected a problem in the file C:\DOCUME~1\CLIFTO~1\LOCALS~1\TEMP\V3O83FB00324 INFO: This executable has an invalid start address! WARNING: Contains signature of the worm Worm/SpyBot.P2P.Gen! C:\SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION\_RESTORE{D28ABF86-B8B9-4018-B688-CEEFB399E72D}\RP139\A0011012.exe

I ran the trojan scan as you suggested. It came back as clean. thansk anyways. I tried for a couple of days to rid this from puter, guess I got lucky. thanks