Sorry for the moving targets. Here's what is currently happening:
I start my computer and almost 2 minutes later, it gives the log in prompt. At 4 minutes, I get a notice that the System Configuration Utility is "currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup Mode." Then the System Configuration Utility comes up. Next is "An access Denied error was returned while attempting to change a service. You may need to log on using an Administrator account"
It took IE a total of 7 minutes to come up. I shut down the computer and then tried it with Firefox ... it took approx 12 minutes. After Firefox finally came up, an additional window come up titled "Downloading Registry Cleaner - Windows Internet Explorer" (no ... I didn't download).
Also, I am still getting redirected with searchs. I searched both Yahoo and Google on IE for "techspot.com" and here is what I got:
with Yahoo:
http://se1.93705.asklots.com/jump2/?affiliate=se1&subid=93705&terms=techspot.com
with Google:
http://www.juggle.com/search/?q=techspot&t=R177356&ref=368-1975836850&s=R1&campaign=77356&medium=R
I wasn't able to save the logs from VirSCAN.org to the clipboard but all three scans came back "Scanner results : Scanners did not find malware! "
Here's the log from Bootkit Remover:
Bootkit Remover
(c) 2009 eSage Lab
www.esagelab.com
Program version: 1.1.0.0
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
System volume is \\.\C:
\\.\C: -> \\.\PhysicalDrive0 at offset 0x00000000`00007e00
Boot sector MD5 is: d4b876239615e81ab805b6a9431ee920
Size Device Name MBR Status
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74 GB \\.\PhysicalDrive0 Unknown boot code
Unknown boot code has been found on some of your physical disks.
To inspect the boot code manually, dump the master boot sector:
remover.exe dump <device_name> [output_file]
To disinfect the master boot sector, use the following command:
remover.exe fix <device_name>
Done;
Press any key to quit...