Here are some websites that have detection rate tests against real viruses, (note all antivirus products in those test are at their highest scan setting, with herustics on max.)
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
(click on Comparatives on the left)...
You can thank Lucas Arts for that, they forced Obsidian to release the game WAY early and Obsidian had to cut an entire chapter from the game to meet schedule.
You did run all the programs stated in the OP in safe mode, correct?
Also, have a look at A2, I have found it handy.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4281.html
Also, that Spyware Nuker has had a bad past it seems:
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
It does many questionable things,
Kaspersky does not like it:
http://nwn2forums.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=535073&forum=116&highlight=securom
Also stays on your system even after you remove all of the games that use it (from thread above):
Wikipedia about Securom7...
Greetings,
I am posting this to help raise awareness of DRM that crosses the line. If you are thinking of purchasing NWN2, think again, please read about just a few of the problems that SecuRom 7 have caused legit (if the post is on the official NWN2 forums, the person bought the game, for a...
Make a miniimage using Alcohol 120%'s trial (this game uses SecuRom 7, see Alc's forums for a guide on making a miniimage of it), then mount it using Daemon Tools or the now freeware Alcohol 52%.
The best way to help with ram usage is to remove non needed apps from starting up upon startup.
use something like Startup Control Panel to see the items in the startup and to remove them from startup. To cross check items to see if they are needed, check out Sysinfo.
nuke these entries by fixing them in HJT, if they are still there, Do this in Safe Mode, so the apps are not running when you remove them and they might try to repair themselves.
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://websearch.drsnsrch.com/sidesearch.cgi?id=...
some do, some dont, i have never had any trouble with firefox blocking legit pop ups. BTW, i saw some things that might be trojans in your old log, can you post a new one?
the only company still using OpenGL in the gaming area is id software, take it quake4 and probably some other games will be based on the doom 3 engine that will use OpenGL but for the most part. DX9 will be the dominant API by far in the gaming market. Professional market is another story.
bluey424, be sure to take steps to help ensurethat this does not happen again. IE, look at some of the prevention stuff mentioned by ice czar in the security FAQ thread.
your loaded with malware alright. Check out Ice Czar's post at the top of this forum. Also, look through my Malware Removal Guide. If you are still having trouble after going through the steps listed in removal, post your Hijackthis log for us to review.
SchadenTech's Antivirus Roundup
includes memory usage, detection rate, etc. It has free and commercial products in it.
Direct link to the charts of memory usage and detection
Here is a review i wrote of it, it includes image quality comparison with screen shots and performance comparison of 66.93, the 61.77s and one of the betas preceding 66.93.
Link to Review
1. Reboot into safe mode
2. Disable system restore (they can return through this)
3. Fix the following using hijackthis then delete the file associated with it (the ones you need to remove are marked by a red square)
4. After those files are removed, clear the temp files and recycle...