Unless you are an expert computer user, you may wish to create a log file of possible malware HijackThis finds and then report the information to a local computer expert or a computer website for possible help.

To create a log file, open HijackThis, and from the QuickStart window click "Do a system scan and save a logfile". This will create a log file of POSSIBLE malware and save it as hijackthis.log in your HijackThis directory. You can then distribute this log file as needed to get assistance on what items you can keep and which items need to remove.

Link: Websites that offer HijackThis log file analysis.

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