Winshow, winlink,msupdater,mshp.dll -SPY?Need help!

[poppsy]

I had a 8ad.com something on the computer. Seems removed but I still have problems. Since I removed the machine is even slower. I had ad-ware, spyware,cwh. ran and I checked the registry and found these:
HKEY Local--microsoft--Messenger Service : advpack.dll, LaunchINFSection, c:Windows\INF\msmsgs.inf, BLC.remove,5

HKEY-Current user-Software-Microsoft-Search Assistant-ACMru
5001
5603- win.ini, winshow*, findfast.exe,winlink,msupdater.exe,font,cdr*.sys, microsoft works
5604 -winshow*

Hkey Current user--software-microsoft-windows-current version-run :
MSMSGS "c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background


And a question. Can I be infected with any worm,spyware, adware thing by only opening the email (Outlook Exp.) with no files attached to them?

Thank you!

 

[micker377]

As for Outlook Express - yes if your "preview pane" is active. If it is active, when you receive e-mail the attachment is automatically opened by the preview pane. You may not know that it IS an attachment. The e-mail may be a virus renamed as a file. You need a good anti-virus program.

 

[Xemus]

There is code that can be hidden in email, and opening unknown emails is generally a bad thing. With email being spoofed so much now days, you're better off having an Antivirus program scan all your mail before you open it.

Download and run Hijack This and post your log:

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