Hi hi,

OK just a couple of observations. I switched on this morning and Windows booted without problems.

  • However since doing the ComboFix, Avast no longer automatically boots on Startup. I’ve looked in MSConfig and there is no startup item yet there is an enabled and running Avast service. I can start Avast manually by going to the programs menu as one would any software, but surely Avast should be self booting as it always has
  • When I first contacted you guys I followed your primary instructions and installed Malwarebytes for a scan. Prior to the Combofix (but after my first MBAM and OTS scan) I suspected that while the desktop loaded it seemed most lockups timed coincidently with MBAM booting into the taskbar, so I disabled all MBAM in startup and services using MSCONFIG. Since “hopefully” getting cured I thought I’d reactivate MBAM startup and services - The result is that explorer locks up immediately upon loading, so I deactivated again. I have rebooted and opened MBAM manually and it opens & scans fine however if I switch on the “real-time” protection all goes to immediate lock up. I wonder if this is because it is a 14 day trial version???

Everything else seems to be behaving as normal.
Cheers
Dziga