Hi Bob
O23 - Service: SiSoftware Database Agent Service & O23 - Service: SiSoftware Sandra Agent Service: Strangely, I found both items in manual Startup Type!
Is there any other check or action I can do?
Are you saying SiSoftware is no loner installed check Add/Remove programs?
C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\PPMemCheck.exe: I have disabled all PestPatrol monitoring activity, as I consider it useless. If anything, I’ll use that of Spybot S&D or SuperAS. Which one, if any, would you recommend?
C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TrueImageMonitor.exe: I have similarly disabled all Acronis True Image startup activity, as I don’t use its scheduler etc.
Should I re-enable something?
Your choice I don't use any but I regularly every few days do MBAM and SAS scans. But if I did I would use SAS. And I agree to the disabling TrueImage if you use Acronis only manually when you want!
Trojan.Security Toolbar: C:\Documents and Settings\Thespis\Favorites\Antivirus Test Online.url: I couldn’t find this item, it has probably been removed by SuperAS.
This is a Malware Startup that the program is missing. Removal instructions below.
Look carefully at Add/Remove programs uninstall any unused useless or outdated programs look for SiSoftware and decide what to do with it if there.
Then..
Download install and runAutoRuns
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
Run it let it scan, then when it says ready at bottom left corner, make sure the EVERYTHING Tab is selected and then click File at top and then Find.
Type in the find box
file not found and hit enter and delete all lines that have file not found.
There are a bunch of old stuff that M$ thought you might or would need that no longer exist or for computers that are assumed to have SCSI or AMD processors but do not!
After the
file not found search scroll back to the top and highlight the very first entry so you are searching from the top and click Find and search for
Trojan delete any entries related to Trojan.Security Toolbar.
Back to top click 1st entry and repeat Find for SiSoftware if you are removing it.
Then look carefully through all the other entries and delete anything that you may
have had but uninstalled and thought was gone. If you are sure delete these also.
Next
Then get install and run:
RunScanner
http://www.runscanner.net/download.aspx
Click Scan computer
Double click all Red lines to select, then click Item fixer and remove them.
Then click Extra stuff again select all Red lines. Then click back to Malware hunting and Click the Item fixer again and remove these.
Same as already said on AutoRuns stuff that was assumed to be need but you do not have.
None of these items can run as the file is missing so most of the improvement you may see comes as a quicker startup as windows no longer searches or tries to load some of these. But some have noticed a faster shutdown also.
Reboot and recheck with both AutoRuns and RunScanner.
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This may fix your search issue
This is a fantastic program for what it does, but because of what and how it does it job it is the best way I know to find a missing or corrupted DLL. usually done by Malware.
Basically it finds all DLL's and unregisters then then re registers them, and in the process will find the missing or corrupt ones
Download Dial-A-Fix (DAF)
http://djlizard.net.nyud.net:8080/software/Dial-a-fix-v0.60.0.24.zip
Have XP CD available in case DAF needs a file.
Check all boxes on the screen (clear any restrictions if it shows any)
Then click GO!
When the entire page is finished click the HammerHead at bottom to go to the second DAF page.
Here 1 at a time do the below
Flush DNS
Process Idle Tasks
Repair Permissions
Reset WMI/WBEM (not reinstall)
Watch for any File not found or other errors and make note as this may lead to the fix!
Reboot retest! Report!
Mike