I was recently infected with the Ultimate Cleaner malware. It redirects my homepage repeatedly. It has also changed my clock to say "VIRUS ALERT!" next to it. Desktop icons have also been installed for Privacy Protector, Error Cleaner, and Spyware&Malware Protector. I am also getting frequent fake system messages claiming I have dangerous spyware and need to click yes to run a full system scan. It has also denied access to regedit and taskmanager, giving the error message "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator". I believe you will not help me with this, as it is along the lines of getting around a password. I believe I will be able to fix this once the root cause is removed, I just felt it might be relavent to the diagnosis.
I really appreciate any help you can give.
James
HijackThis log
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 23:35: VIRUS ALERT!, on 7/11/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explore...
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