I have used Ad-Aware for years with no hang-ups. Suddenly this week, after experiencing some problems with my computer, I am unable to finish a full system scan. The smart scan did report one critical object which I removed, but still cannot get through the full scan. What is curious is that I have uninstalled and reinstalled the program twice to no avail and the "freeze" occurs in exactly the same spot. Any suggestions?

Post a hijackthis log.

What is a hijackthis log?

HijackThis is a diagnostic program that generates a log which can be very helpfull in diagnosing a computer problem. Please download HijackThis to your desktop, run it, and post the log it generates.

Thanks for the help so far guys
heres the HijackThis Log:


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 7:18:00 PM, on 2/27/2007
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\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\The Shield Firewall\FireWall.exe
C:\Program Files\spam-spyware-clean stuff\QSP-2.1.213.4\QOELoader.exe
C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\ShieldAntivirus\vrmonnt.exe
C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\ShieldAntivirus\Vrres.exe
C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\ShieldAntivirus\vrmonsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Evie\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.eviedean.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 192.468.254.254
O1 - Hosts: 17.250.248.77 idisk0.mac.com idisk1.mac.com idisk2.mac.com idisk3.mac.com idisk4.mac.com idisk5.mac.com idisk6.mac.com idisk7.mac.com idisk8.mac.com idisk9.mac.com idisk10.mac.com idisk11.mac.com idisk12.mac.com idisk13.mac.com idisk14.mac.com idisk15.mac.com idisk16.mac.com idisk17.mac.com idisk18.mac.com idisk19.mac.com idisk20.mac.com idisk21.mac.com idisk22.mac.com idisk23.mac.com idisk24.mac.com idisk25.mac.com
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Farstone Url Blocker - {316AEF8D-3C37-423E-9E6E-13820A9DC37A} - C:\PROGRA~1\PCSECU~1\THESHI~1\IrlOnIE.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {3C7195F6-D788-4D50-BA72-2EE212EDAC78} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Farstone Popup Blocker - {E22F9B9D-1A1F-473E-BED6-D8BC152441F4} - C:\PROGRA~1\PCSECU~1\THESHI~1\FARPOP~1.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {2C0A5F28-48D8-408B-9172-9C6121025BCE} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dwStart] C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\The Shield Firewall\FireWall.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QOELOADER] "C:\Program Files\spam-spyware-clean stuff\QSP-2.1.213.4\QOELoader.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Vrmon] C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\ShieldAntivirus\vrmonnt.exe Main
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VrSchedule] C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\ShieldAntivirus\Vrres.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIEW] rundll32.exe nview.dll,nViewLoadHook
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe
O4 - Startup: Vonage Easy Setup Guide.lnk = C:\Program Files\Vonage\EasySetupGuide\VonageRestart.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Kodak EasyShare software.lnk = C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\EasyShare.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O10 - Broken Internet access because of LSP provider 'farlsp.dll' missing
O16 - DPF: {01113300-3E00-11D2-8470-0060089874ED} (Support.com Configuration Class) - http://usercenter.cox.net/rsuite/sdccommon.../cx_tgctlcm.jsp
O16 - DPF: {03A0F84E-3E69-4B3E-B4D3-019CB73B57B3} - http://www3.authentium.com/cssrelease/bin/WizMain.exe
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1408.g.akamai.net/7/1408/9955/2003...iTunesSetup.exe
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...b?1141415783010
O16 - DPF: {F54C1137-5E34-4B95-95A5-BA56D4D8D743} (Secure Delivery) - http://www.gamespot.com/KDX/zd/kdx.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = localhost
O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = localhost
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = localhost
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: SearchList = lv.cox.net,west.cox.net,cox.net
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: SearchList = lv.cox.net,west.cox.net,cox.net
O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: ViRobot Expert Monitoring (vrmonsvc) - HAURI - C:\Program Files\PCSecurityShield\ShieldAntivirus\vrmonsvc.exe

Your "Farstone" program seems to have partialy broken your internet access because it removed/was remove from your LSP chain without connecting the links on either side of it. Download LSPFix and click finish to repair your LSP chain, then reboot. The "Farstone" program may have to be reinstalled to restore it's proper function.

Also, run a scan with http://www.gmer.net/gmer.zip (if you have any problems with gmer, uncheck "services" "registry" and "files" and run a new scan [be sure to mention any problems]).