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Good Morning, today when I got up and got to my computer there where about 15 IE screens open all on different sales websites. Here is the hijack this log:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 07:28:05, on 6/29/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16850)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
L:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
L:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
L:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
L:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
L:\Program Files\Brother\ControlCenter2\brctrcen.exe
L:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
L:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACService.exe
L:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
L:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
L:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACDaemon.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
L:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\Update Service\IntuitUpdateService.exe
L:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe
L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
L:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
L:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
L:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe
L:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.bin
L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
l:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
l:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
L:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
L:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
L:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
L:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jucheck.exe
L:\WINDOWS\msa.exe
L:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe
L:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: ContributeBHO Class - {074C1DC5-9320-4A9A-947D-C042949C6216} - L:\Program Files\Adobe\/Adobe Contribute CS4/contributeieplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: XML module - {500BCA15-57A7-4eaf-8143-8C619470B13D} - L:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml71.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} - l:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\VIRUSS~1\scriptsn.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: McAfee SiteAdvisor BHO - {B164E929-A1B6-4A06-B104-2CD0E90A88FF} - l:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O2 - BHO: SmartSelect - {F4971EE7-DAA0-4053-9964-665D8EE6A077} - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Contribute Toolbar - {517BDDE4-E3A7-4570-B21E-2B52B6139FC7} - L:\Program Files\Adobe\/Adobe Contribute CS4/contributeieplugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee SiteAdvisor Toolbar - {0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064} - l:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE L:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE L:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdobeCS4ServiceManager] "L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CS4ServiceManager\CS4ServiceManager.exe" -launchedbylogin
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher] "L:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 8.0] "L:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe_ID0ENQBO] L:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Adobe\ADOBEV~1\Server\bin\VERSIO~2.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] L:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SetDefPrt] L:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl04g\BrStDvPt.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ControlCenter2.0] L:\Program Files\Brother\ControlCenter2\brctrcen.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "L:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mcagent_exe] "L:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe" /runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ArcSoft Connection Service] L:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACDaemon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] L:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools Lite] "L:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe" -autorun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [RGSC] L:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Rockstar Games Social Club\RGSCLauncher.exe /silent
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Zinio DLM] L:\Program Files\Zinio\ZinioReader.exe /autostart
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AdobeUpdater6] "L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\Adobe_Updater.exe"
O4 - Startup: OpenOffice.org 3.0.lnk = L:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\quickstart.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Cisco Systems VPN Client.lnk = L:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\vpngui.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Kodak EasyShare software.lnk = L:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Google Photos Screensa&ver - res://L:\WINDOWS\system32\GPhotos.scr/200
O8 - Extra context menu item: Append Link Target to Existing PDF - res://L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Append to Existing PDF - res://L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert Link Target to Adobe PDF - res://L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://L:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2iexp.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2iexp.dll
O9 - Extra button: Run WinHTTrack - {36ECAF82-3300-8F84-092E-AFF36D6C7040} - L:\Program Files\WinHTTrack\WinHTTrackIEBar.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Launch WinHTTrack - {36ECAF82-3300-8F84-092E-AFF36D6C7040} - L:\Program Files\WinHTTrack\WinHTTrackIEBar.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - L:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - L:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - L:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - L:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - L:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1230862594044
O18 - Protocol: sacore - {5513F07E-936B-4E52-9B00-067394E91CC5} - l:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O23 - Service: ArcSoft Connect Daemon (ACDaemon) - ArcSoft Inc. - L:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACService.exe
O23 - Service: Adobe Version Cue CS4 - Adobe Systems Incorporated - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS4\Server\bin\VersionCueCS4.exe
O23 - Service: Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service (CVPND) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - L:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Acresso Software Inc. - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - L:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: Intuit Update Service (IntuitUpdateService) - Intuit Inc. - L:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\Update Service\IntuitUpdateService.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - L:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SiteAdvisor Service - Unknown owner - L:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Services (mcmscsvc) - McAfee, Inc. - L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Network Agent (McNASvc) - McAfee, Inc. - l:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Scanner (McODS) - McAfee, Inc. - L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcods.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Proxy Service (McProxy) - McAfee, Inc. - l:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Real-time Scanner (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. - L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SystemGuards (McSysmon) - McAfee, Inc. - L:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Personal Firewall Service (MpfService) - McAfee, Inc. - L:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - L:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

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