every time i shut off the comp. i receive a message: ishost.exe dll aplication failed to initialize because the window is shutting down. and then get an error beep. what is the deal and how can i kill it

I am including this in front of my "Hijack This log request" for a while to make sure others are aware of what is going on prior to receiving an email from an apparent weirdo. There is a mentally deranged individual emailing the people I am trying to help telling them I am trying to blow up their computer so if this happens to you please let us know and post their email address if possible. Or probably easier just to delete the email and give them no attention. If they happen to send you a private message please post that also. Please post a Hijack This log so that the files associated with the virus/spyware/hijacker can be identified. Please download HJTsetup.exe from this link http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/files/HJTsetup.exe to your desktop. Doubleclick on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop. By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This. Continue to click "next" in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the "Select Addition Tasks" dialogue. Put a check by "Create a desktop icon" then click "Next" again. Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there. At the final dialogue box click "Finish" and it will launch Hijack This. Click on the "Do a system scan and save a logfile" button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad. Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log and post it in this thread. Do not fix anything yet unless you know what you are doing. This is a powerful tool that can crash the computer if used improperly.

here is the log that you need i believe. thank you for the help Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:45:04 AM, on 8/22/2006 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) 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:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\Avsynmgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\VsStat.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\Vshwin32.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\Avconsol.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ishost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\isnotify.exe C:\windows\system\hpsysdrv.exe C:\HP\KBD\KBD.exe C:\Program Files\WildTangent\DDC\DDCManager\DDCMan.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ismon.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Shared Components\Guardian\CMGrdian.exe C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1153255328\ee\AOLSoftware.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Firewall\CPD.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\alogserv.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Shared Components\Instant Updater\RuLaunch.exe C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.exe C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\aoltray.exe C:\Program Files\hp center\137903\Program\BackWeb-137903.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Firewall\CPDCLNT.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\McShield\Mcshield.exe c:\program files\common files\aol\1153255328\ee\ComputerCheckup.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\waol.exe C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\shellmon.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Aol\aoltpspd.exe C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\HJTsetup.exe C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-QMS3B.tmp\is-P82OD.tmp C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://us4.hpwis.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - c:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\mnyviewer.dll O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpsysdrv] c:\windows\system\hpsysdrv.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KBD] C:\HP\KBD\KBD.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DDCM] "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\DDC\DDCManager\DDCMan.exe" -Background O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DDCActiveMenu] "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\DDC\ActiveMenu\DDCActiveMenu.exe" -boot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recguard] C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\RECGUARD.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.exe NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [S3TRAY2] S3tray2.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PS2] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ps2.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfee Guardian] "C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Shared Components\Guardian\CMGrdian.exe" /SU O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOLDialer] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RealTray] C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOL Spyware Protection] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Pure Networks Port Magic] "C:\PROGRA~1\PURENE~1\PORTMA~1\PortAOL.exe" -Run O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HostManager] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1153255328\ee\AOLSoftware.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IPHSend] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\IPHSend\IPHSend.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alogserv] C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\alogserv.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [McAfee.InstantUpdate.Monitor] "C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Shared Components\Instant Updater\RuLaunch.exe" /startmonitor O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.exe" /background O4 - Global Startup: America Online 9.0 Tray Icon.lnk = C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\aoltray.exe O4 - Global Startup: hp center UI.lnk = C:\Program Files\hp center\137903\Shadow\ShadowBar.exe O4 - Global Startup: hp center.lnk = C:\Program Files\hp center\137903\Program\BackWeb-137903.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar search - res://C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll/SEARCH.HTML O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 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 O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL 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: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll O9 - Extra button: MoneySide - {E023F504-0C5A-4750-A1E7-A9046DEA8A21} - c:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\mnyviewer.dll O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O16 - DPF: {EF791A6B-FC12-4C68-99EF-FB9E207A39E6} (McFreeScan Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/iss-loc/mcfscan/2,1,0,4815/mcfscan.cab O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{C67B11BF-BA20-47DA-B2BE-9205003B9393}: NameServer = 205.188.146.145 O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - America Online - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe O23 - Service: AVSync Manager (AvSynMgr) - Networks Associates Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee VirusScan\Avsynmgr.exe O23 - Service: McAfee Firewall - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Firewall\CPD.exe" /SERVICE (file missing) O23 - Service: McShield - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\McShield\Mcshield.exe O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe O23 - Service: WAN Miniport (ATW) Service (WANMiniportService) - America Online, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe

Please download ATF-Cleaner to your desktop from this link http://www.atribune.org/content/view/19/2/ We will need it later in safe mode Download and install Ewido Security Suite We will need this later in safe mode Be sure to update Ewido Download killbox to your desktop from this link Killbox We will need it later in safe mode Download SmitRem.exe and save the file to your desktop. Doubleclick it and choose install. This will create a new folder on your desktop with the name smitrem. Next, please reboot your computer in Safe Mode by doing the following : Restart your computer After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key continually; Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu with options should appear; Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode, then press "Enter". Choose your usual account. Open the smitRem folder, then double click the RunThis.bat file to start the tool. Follow the prompts on screen. Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish. Reboot back into Windows normal mode. Do a search for "smitfiles.txt" usually found a C:\smitfiles.txt and post the results of the scan. Reboot into safe mode Run Hijack This from safe mode, close all windows except Hijack This, place a check to the left of the following items and press "fix checked": R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://us4.hpwis.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = http://srch-us4.hpwis.com/ Exit Hijack This but remain in safe mode Run Killbox from safe mode. Double-click on Killbox.exe to run it. Put a tick by Standard File Kill. In the "Full Path of File to Delete" box, copy and paste each of the following lines one at a time. C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-QMS3B.tmp\is-P82OD.tmp Click on the button that has the red circle with the X in the middle after you enter each file. It will ask for confimation to delete the file. Click Yes. Continue with that procedure until you have pasted all of these in the "Paste Full Path of File to Delete" box. Run Ewido from safe mode and let it delete all that it finds. Run ATF-Cleaner from safe mode.Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program. Under Main choose: Select All Click the Empty Selected button. Reboot into normal mode. Empty the restore folder. Go to start>control panel>system>system restore tab>check the box beside "turn off system restore>apply (takes a minute)>ok. Go back and uncheck the box to turn system restore back on>apply>ok. Post a new Hijack This log please.

smitRem © log file version 3.1 by noahdfear Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] "IE"="6.0000" The current date is: Wed 08/23/2006 The current time is: 11:30:47.87 Running from C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\smitRem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-run SharedTask Export (GetSTS.exe) SharedTaskScheduler exporter by Lawrence Abrams (Grinler) Copyright(C) 2006 BleepingComputer.com Registry Pseudo-Format Mode (Not a valid reg file): [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler] "{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}"="Browseui preloader" "{8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030}"="Component Categories cache daemon" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}\InProcServer32] @="%SystemRoot%\System32\browseui.dll" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030}\InProcServer32] @="%SystemRoot%\System32\browseui.dll" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ checking for ShudderLTD key ShudderLTD key not present! checking for PSGuard.com key PSGuard.com key not present! checking for WinHound.com key WinHound.com key not present! checking for drsmartload2 key drsmartload2 key not present! spyaxe uninstaller NOT present Winhound uninstaller NOT present SpywareStrike uninstaller NOT present AlfaCleaner uninstaller NOT present SpyFalcon uninstaller NOT present SpywareQuake uninstaller NOT present SpywareSheriff uninstaller NOT present Trust Cleaner uninstaller NOT present SpyHeal uninstaller NOT present ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Existing Pre-run Files ~~~ Program Files ~~~ ~~~ Shortcuts ~~~ ~~~ Favorites ~~~ ~~~ system32 folder ~~~ ishost.exe ismon.exe isnotify.exe amcompat.tlb nscompat.tlb ~~~ Icons in System32 ~~~ ~~~ Windows directory ~~~ ~~~ Drive root ~~~ ~~~ Miscellaneous Files/folders ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Command Line Process Viewer/Killer/Suspender for Windows NT/2000/XP V2.03 Copyright(C) 2002-2003 Craig.Peacock@beyondlogic.org Killing PID 664 'explorer.exe' Starting registry repairs Registry repairs complete ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SharedTask Export after registry fix (GetSTS.exe) SharedTaskScheduler exporter by Lawrence Abrams (Grinler) Copyright(C) 2006 BleepingComputer.com Registry Pseudo-Format Mode (Not a valid reg file): [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler] "{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}"="Browseui preloader" "{8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030}"="Component Categories cache daemon" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}\InProcServer32] @="%SystemRoot%\System32\browseui.dll" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030}\InProcServer32] @="%SystemRoot%\System32\browseui.dll" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deleting files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remaining Post-run Files ~~~ Program Files ~~~ ~~~ Shortcuts ~~~ ~~~ Favorites ~~~ ~~~ system32 folder ~~~ ~~~ Icons in System32 ~~~ ~~~ Windows directory ~~~ ~~~ Drive root ~~~ ~~~ Miscellaneous Files/folders ~~~ ~~~ Wininet.dll ~~~ CLEAN! :)

after i posted the last message i can no longer get to safe mode or star in regular mode. it has a blue screen that says... a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. unmountable boot volume if this is the first time you have seen this screen restart your computer. if this screen apears again, follow these steps: check to make sure any new hardware or software has been properly installed. if this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows update. if this problem continues, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. if you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer press f8 to select advenced startup options, and then select safe mode. technical info: stop 0x000000ed (0x8120d030, 0xc0000032, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) --------------- but i can't even get to safe mode. what's the deal

This is a standard procedure for removing smitrem and deleting any of the Winxxx.exe temp files from the zlob virus and is used many times daily to do so. The "beep" you mentioned in the original post is unusual and can mean several things one being a damaged system file. You will need an xp home or professional cd (if you don't have one borrow one if possible), boot to the recovery console then run these: chkdsk /r fixboot If that does not work you will need to do a repair install. Good instructions on repair installs at this link http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm You will need to reinstall the windows updates after running a repair install. In your case running checkdisk and fixboot, as mentioned above, from the recovery console usually reairs the corrupt system file.