Download HijackThis (click the name). Create a folder in C: named HjT. Extract the files to the new folder. Open HijackThis.exe and "Do a system scan and save a log file". Post that log in your next reply.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:22:33 PM, on 10/29/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ZoneLabs\isafe.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCD.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\qttask.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\wisptis.exe C:\Program Files\New Folder\HijackThis.exe O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] "nwiz.exe" /install O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\System32\\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InCD] "C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCD.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Works Update Detection] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] C:\WINDOWS\System32\qttask.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [3FC625B5] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hfbdgiocjn.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIEW] rundll32.exe nview.dll,nViewLoadHook O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MoneyAgent] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\mnyexpr.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ixplore] "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ixplore.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Microsoft Update Machine] systemll.exe O23 - Service: CA ISafe (CAISafe) - Computer Associates International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\System32\ZoneLabs\isafe.exe O23 - Service: InCD Helper (InCDsrv) - AHEAD Software - C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\System32\HPZipm12.exe O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
also in the add remove program window i see the following :: IE host, my search,my way speedbar,my way speedbar {smiley central},search assistant,showsearch.... but i cant delet any of those entries..