The other thing I noticed when going to services.msc is this:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorsvw.exe
Whenever I start the service it stops itself within seconds. It’s pretty crucial for this to be running whenever the machine is on, isn’t it?
Also, in the Event Log is this...
The following boot drivers failed to load:
SASDIFSV
SASKUTIL
However, when I go to “Device Manager” and pull up network adapters, I see “Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection” and there’s no red circle or yellow exclamation marks through it.
It says this device is working properly, until I go to the “Link Speed” tab and choose “Diagnostics.” The tests under the “Hardware” section all pass, but the one’s under “Connection” and “Link” fail.
Says the adapter has no link.
New modem should be here within the next few hours. Hopefully that will fix the problem, but it’s a shot in the dark.
I don’t know that you should have those as “boot drivers”. They are services for Super Anti Spyware, and are scheduled to start when you start your pc. Is that something you installed?
mscorsvw is a compiler for dot net applications. it runs after you start the pc, compiles, then shuts off and goes away.
My gut says you were jacked by cwshredder or a variant like qhost1. That’s why your dns was changed.
Do me a favor. Click on Run, then type in regedit hit enter. Now, click on edit and then find, and type in nameserverport, and post the numbers it reports, and then type in dhcpnameserver, and post the number it reports.