> Working on a client's WinXP Pro system (with an illegal key
> so MSAS couldn't validate), MSAS would run its scan until
> it hit
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinTools
> and then (watching the Performance graph in Task Manager)
> it would slowly grind to a halt. The system did one add of
> memory, which got eaten instantly. Got a nice screen snap
> of the parabolic arch of the chart.
>
> No way of stopping the scan and cleaning up what had been
> identified (as one can do with Spybot or Ad-Aware). With it
> being scheduled automatically at 2am, it means that every
> morning the client needs to reboot the system.
>
> I've tried Ad-Aware (the new 1.06 version) and Spybot. I've
> cleaned up the HJT log and tried going into the Registry in
> both normal and safe modes to clear this registry entry
> without success. [70 elements in Ad-Aware, 35 in Spybot
> (eliminating cookies) and the Hosts file had been
> "adjusted".] CWShredder took out one element & fixed Hosts.
> System has 5 profiles.
>
You can try this manual remove method
http://forum.hijackthis.de/showpost....82&postcount=3
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Pozdrawiam serdecznie / Kind regards
Mikolaj Kaminski
MS-MVP, Poland
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