Thank you so much for your help. You asked if I wanted the SweetIm messenger service. ABSOLUTELY NOT. That is what has given me so much trouble to begin with. I did the uninstall. I upgraded my MBAM and followed your instructions. But it would not let me update. I guess it is because I used the free edition. Is there another way to update it? Free!
I still have the problems that MBAM found in quarantine there so do I do anything with those. Some (as I sent you in a log contain hkeys).
I downloaded Super antispyware and did all you asked there too. As you will see in the log from it I had 91 problems. So, do I just keep them in quaratine or delete or what? Thank you for any advice. The computer seems to do some better now even a little faster.
Just a sidepoint: If I wanted to go to firefox: Is it compatable with my system? You already have a record of my computer status. Just a thought. I heard IE is what causes a lot of problems on the computer. True or false?
Here is the logs from both scans. MBAM and Superantispyware.
SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log
http://www.superantispyware.com
Generated 03/20/2011 at 01:57 PM
Application Version : 4.50.1002
Core Rules Database Version : 6636
Trace Rules Database Version: 4448
Scan type : Complete Scan
Total Scan Time : 00:51:22
Memory items scanned : 265
Memory threats detected : 0
Registry items scanned : 7411
Registry threats detected : 0
File items scanned : 91390
File threats detected : 91
Adware.Tracking Cookie
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@questionmarket[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@atdmt[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@liveperson[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@collective-media[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@serving-sys[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@adxpose[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@revsci[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@ad.yieldmanager[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@liveperson[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@doubleclick[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@invitemedia[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@ads.bleepingcomputer[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@dmtracker[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@content.yieldmanager[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@adecn[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\boyds@sales.liveperson[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@2o7[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@a1.interclick[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@ad.wsod[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@ad.yieldmanager[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@adbrite[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@adecn[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@adlegend[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@ads.bleepingcomputer[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@ads.pointroll[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@advertising[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@adxpose[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@apmebf[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@at.atwola[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@atdmt[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@avgtechnologies.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@bassproshops.122.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@bs.serving-sys[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@burstnet[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@clickbank[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@collective-media[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@content.yieldmanager[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@content.yieldmanager[3].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@d3.zedo[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@dmtracker[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@doubleclick[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@edgeadx[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@eyewonder[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@fastclick[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@hammacher.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@hpi.rotator.hadj7.adjuggler[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@imrworldwide[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@insightexpressai[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@interclick[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@invitemedia[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@kontera[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@media6degrees[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@mediaplex[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@microsoftsto.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@microsoftwindows.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@microsoftwlsearchcrm.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@mm.chitika[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@msnbc.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@msnportal.112.2o7[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@msnservices.112.2o7[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@overture[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@pointroll[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@questionmarket[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@realmedia[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@revsci[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@ru4[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@serving-sys[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@specificclick[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@specificmedia[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@statcounter[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@stats.manticoretechnology[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@statse.webtrendslive[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@steelhousemedia[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@stopzilla[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@tacoda.at.atwola[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@trafficmp[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@tribalfusion[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.burstnet[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[3].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[4].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[5].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[6].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.googleadservices[8].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.stopzilla[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.surf-track[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@www.technologyquestions[2].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@yieldmanager[1].txt
C:\Users\Boyds\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\boyds@zedo[1].txt
MBAM scan:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100
www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 5363
Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 7.0.6002.18005
3/20/2011 11:24:26 AM
mbam-log-2011-03-20 (11-24-26).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 129897
Time elapsed: 4 minute(s), 5 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Thanks again.