I have decided to close this issue and go back to fixing my boot-up memory error instead.
I have investigated the add-ons and Active-X controls of IE, following the trail to Java, but cannot say I have found anything that has convinced me there is a real problem.
Searched the registry for certain strings. No obvious hit there either.
SFC /Verifyfile finds the tcpip.sys file OK. The error may in fact be a bug in Vista: Windows Event ID 5038 from Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
I have run my local McAfee Internet Security, Internet AV scanners (Kaspersky, Symantec), Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, F-Secure Blacklight, McAfee Avert Stinger and a command prompt scanner received from McAfee. McAfee have been very helpful so far, and deserve some credit. Nothing.
This does not necessarily mean I am not infected, but if I am, I no longer think I will be able to detect it now. Please see this thread.
Scanning from the outside, is probably difficult with a Raid 0 setup. I may scan my backup from another computer at some point, but honestly, I am probably OK.:D
Thanks to you who helped me!
If anyone cracks the mystery with the Java folder mentioned above, please enlighten me!
I have investigated the add-ons and Active-X controls of IE, following the trail to Java, but cannot say I have found anything that has convinced me there is a real problem.
Searched the registry for certain strings. No obvious hit there either.
SFC /Verifyfile finds the tcpip.sys file OK. The error may in fact be a bug in Vista: Windows Event ID 5038 from Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
I have run my local McAfee Internet Security, Internet AV scanners (Kaspersky, Symantec), Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, F-Secure Blacklight, McAfee Avert Stinger and a command prompt scanner received from McAfee. McAfee have been very helpful so far, and deserve some credit. Nothing.
This does not necessarily mean I am not infected, but if I am, I no longer think I will be able to detect it now. Please see this thread.
Scanning from the outside, is probably difficult with a Raid 0 setup. I may scan my backup from another computer at some point, but honestly, I am probably OK.:DThanks to you who helped me!
If anyone cracks the mystery with the Java folder mentioned above, please enlighten me!
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS720
- CPU
- Intel Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
- Motherboard
- Dell 0YU822, NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP / SLI MCP
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2 800MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1024 MB GDDR5
- Sound Card
- Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 2407WFP-HC
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- NVIDIA 640GB SATA Raid 0 (2x320GB) (7200 rpm) for Vista, Intel X25-M G2 160 GB for W7, Maxtor OT III External HDD, WD Elements 1 TB External HDD
- Internet Speed
- 100/20
- Other Info
- M779 PCIe PAL/SECAM/DVB-T Desktop TV Tuner. Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller.