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Can't run Malwarebytes or even HijackThis

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This thread's last reply is from August 23, 2009, 7:25 AM UTC. Software, malware, and removal-tool advice below may be out of date — treat specific steps and download links with caution.

Hello I got infected. Need to solve it urgently.
My IE gets popup pages to different sites, most commonly to media2.tmlatn.com/...
I tried Malwarebytes, it installs without problem. It doesn't run. I even tried to run it by renaming the exe but still it desn't run. Lately I tried HijackThis by downloading it from http://downloads.mawareremoval.com/HijackThis.exe. Once I double click it, I get message - not a vaid win32 application.

Can you please suggest me what I need to do.
We understand that you are having difficulty running certain programs, including HijackThis. However, in order for us to help you it is necessary that you provide us with a HijackThis log, and it is possible you may be able to trick the malware into letting you do this. First, download HijackThis to a clean computer, then rename it from HijackThis.exe to any other name you want, using an .exe extension, for example... YourLastName.exe. Once you have done that, burn it to a CD (preferable to using a flash drive that may easily become infected) then transfer the renamed file to the infected computer and run a scan, then start a new topic and include your HijackThis log.

Please follow the guideline at the link below to start a new topic and post your HijackThis log. If you are unable to create and post a HijackThis log, then your only option may be to reformat your computer and reinstall the operating system.

This topic is now closed. Please start a new topic by following the HijackThis Guideline posted here, just be certain to rename HijackThis: >Guideline for posting your HijackThis log<