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You might want to copy and paste these instructions into a notepad file. Then you can have the file open in safe mode, so you can follow the instructions easier.
Boot into safe mode, under your normal user name(NOT THE ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT). See how here.>
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial61.html
Turn off system restore.(XP/ME only) See how here.>
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial56.html
In Windows Explorer, turn on "Show all files and folders, including hidden and system". See how here.>
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial62.html
Open your task manager, by holding down the ctrl and alt keys and pressing the delete key.
Click on the processes tab and end process for(if there).
ALCMTR.EXE
Close task manager.
Run HJT with no other programmes open(except notepad). Click the scan button. Have HJT fix the following, by placing a tick in the little box next to(if there).
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O16 - DPF: {74CD40EA-EF77-4BAD-808A-B5982DA73F20} -
http://yax-download.yazzle.net/YazzleActiveX.cab?refid=1123
O20 - Winlogon Notify: winclk32 - winclk32.dll (file missing)
Click on the fix checked button.
Close HJT.
Locate and delete the following
bold files and/or directories(if there).
ALCMTR.EXE This is classified as spyware, even though it`s part of Realtek. Removing this file won`t interfere with your sound. Search your system and delete all instances of it.
Reboot into normal mode and turn system restore back on.
Other than the above, your HJT log is clean.
If you have any further virus/spyware problems, please post in this thread.
Regards Howard :wave: :wave:
This thread is for the use of Spahr only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.
