I can not carry out windows updates and also my home page keeps setting itself to hotinfolink.com. The error 1058 is displayed. The log file is:

Notes about this log:

1) "->" denotes an external command being executed, and "-> (number)" indicates

the return code from the previous command

2) Not all external command return codes are accurate, or useful

3) Sometimes commands return 0 (no error) even when they fail or crash

4) If an error occurs while registering an object, please send an email to:

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DAF version: v0.60.0.24

--- System info ---

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3

IE version: 7.0.5730.13

MPC: 76487-OEM

CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz (~3000MHz)

CPU: CPU is 64-bit or has 64-bit extensions

CPU: 2 CPU cores present

BIOS: 13/10/2005

Memory (approx): 510MB

Uptime: 1 hour(s)

Current directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Harmohinder\My Documents\Harmohinder's Documents\Temp\Dial-a-fix-v0.60.0.24

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24/01/2009 22:18:11 -- Dial-a-fix : [v0.60.0.24] -- started

22:18:11 | Policy scan started

22:18:11 | Policy scan ended - no restrictive policies were found

--- Windows Update ---

--- Registration: Windows Update/Automatic Update DLLs ---

22:18:22 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml.dll

22:18:23 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml.dll

22:18:25 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml2.dll

22:18:26 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml2.dll

22:18:47 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3.dll

22:18:52 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml3.dll

22:18:53 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml4.dll

22:18:55 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml4.dll

22:18:55 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\qmgr.dll

22:18:56 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\qmgr.dll

22:18:56 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\qmgrprxy.dll

22:18:57 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\qmgrprxy.dll

22:18:57 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\muweb.dll

22:18:58 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\muweb.dll

22:18:58 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\winhttp.dll

22:18:58 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\winhttp.dll

22:19:00 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll

22:19:00 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

22:19:33 | Error during registration of C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll - version: 7.2.6001.788. The error returned is: The specified service has been marked for deletion.

(-2147023824)

22:19:33 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng1.dll

22:19:33 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng1.dll

22:19:34 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll

22:19:34 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll

22:19:34 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups.dll

22:19:35 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups.dll

22:19:35 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups2.dll

22:19:35 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups2.dll

22:19:36 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuweb.dll

22:19:36 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuweb.dll

22:19:36 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll

--- SSL/HTTPS/Cryptography ---

22:19:45 | Executed 'cmd.exe /c rmdir /q /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\Catroot2'

--- Registration: SSL/HTTPS/Cryptography ---

22:19:47 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptdlg.dll

22:19:47 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptdlg.dll

22:19:47 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptui.dll

22:19:47 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptui.dll

22:19:50 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptext.dll

22:19:51 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cryptext.dll

22:19:51 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\dssenh.dll

22:19:51 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\dssenh.dll

22:19:51 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\gpkcsp.dll

22:19:51 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\gpkcsp.dll

22:19:56 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\initpki.dll

22:20:40 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\initpki.dll

22:20:41 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\licdll.dll

22:20:41 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\licdll.dll

22:20:41 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mssign32.dll

22:20:41 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mssign32.dll

22:20:42 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mssip32.dll

22:20:42 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mssip32.dll

22:20:47 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\scardssp.dll

22:20:48 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\scardssp.dll

22:20:48 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\sccbase.dll

22:20:48 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\sccbase.dll

22:20:48 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\scecli.dll

22:20:49 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\scecli.dll

22:20:49 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\softpub.dll

22:20:49 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\softpub.dll

22:20:50 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\slbcsp.dll

22:20:50 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\slbcsp.dll

22:20:51 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\regwizc.dll

22:20:51 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\regwizc.dll

22:20:51 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll

22:20:51 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll

22:20:51 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\winhttp.dll

22:20:51 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\winhttp.dll

22:20:51 | Unregistered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wintrust.dll

22:20:53 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wintrust.dll

--- Registration: Programming cores/runtimes ---

22:20:53 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atl.dll

22:20:53 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\corpol.dll

22:20:54 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\jscript.dll

22:20:55 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\dispex.dll

22:20:56 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\scrrun.dll

22:20:57 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\scrobj.dll

22:20:57 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\vbscript.dll

22:20:57 | Registered: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wshext.dll

I would be grateful for your help

Harry

Harry, it sounds like you're infected.

Please download my Anti-Malware Toolkit and get the Professional package. Then follow the directions in the PC Cleanup guide. After that, please post a HijackThis log in the HijackThis forum.