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help with Generic Host Process for Win32 error

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askey127 Admin/Teacher
korrin1982,
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Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2

  • Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
  • Copy the content of the following codebox into the main textfield:

    :reg
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\OTGV1DNWQQ /s
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\YXE7DXCQ37 /s
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer /s

  • Click the Look button to start the scan.
  • When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.

Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt

askey127
korrin1982
SystemLook 04.09.10 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 10:45 on 17/02/2011 by [redacted]
Administrator - Elevation successful

========== reg ==========

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\OTGV1DNWQQ]
(Unable to open key - key not found)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\YXE7DXCQ37]
(Unable to open key - key not found)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer]
(Unable to open key - key not found)

-= EOF =-
askey127 Admin/Teacher
Things are looking retty good, actually.
See if you can update and run Malwarebytes.
korrin1982
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: 5803

Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.5512

2/18/2011 2:20:30 PM
mbam-log-2011-02-18 (14-20-30).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 132673
Time elapsed: 2 minute(s), 12 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)


updated and ran. so are we all good? can i delete otm, hijackthis, and combofix?
askey127 Admin/Teacher
Yes !
Looks like you got it.

Good luck.
askey127
korrin1982
thanks for all the help. hopefully i wont be back to this forum again.
askey127 Admin/Teacher

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