Boot into safe mode. 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
Go to add remove programme in your control panel and uninstall the following(if there).
aol toolbar
aol toolbar 3.0
Close control panel.
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).
APD123.exe
Close task manager.
Run HJT with no other programmes open. Have HJT fix the following, by placing a tick in the little box next to(if there).
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = localhost:8082
Only fix this if you don`t know what it is, or you have not set this yourself.
R3 - URLSearchHook: AOLTBSearch Class - {EA756889-2338-43DB-8F07-D1CA6FB9C90D} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 3.0\aoltb.dll
O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 3.0\aoltb.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 3.0\aoltb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [APD123] C:\WINDOWS\System32\APD123.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar Search - c:\program files\aol\aol toolbar 3.0\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {3369AF0D-62E9-4bda-8103-B4C75499B578} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 3.0\aoltb.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
Fix all 016-DPF entries.
Click on the fix checked button.
Close HJT.
Locate and delete the following bold files(if there).
C:\Program Files\AOL\
AOL Toolbar 3.0\aoltb.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\
APD123.exe
c:\program files\aol\
aol toolbar 3.0\resources\en-US\local\search.html
Reboot into normal mode and turn system restore back on.
Regards Howard
