Thanks, I will do so in a few hours, right now I have some work to do.
About Windows Vista, I will not turn auto updates on for one good reason: last time I did so, Windows updated during the night; in the morning I found my PC stuck on stage 3/3 0% - something that happened to many other people running Windows Vista on Dell XPS (notebooks). I was able to run safe mode, but I had to reinstall windows in order to use the pc normally.
Ask toolbar - I have to freaking idea how that got there, or why is it still installed, after I tried so many times to remove it.
Other AV that I had installed, or still have, but keep them 'offline' so they won't have problems with each other:
Kaspersky, BitDefender, McAffee, TrendMicro (unfortunately, I do not have this one anymore because the person who installed it 'forgot' the email and password used to register the license).
One more thing: After I cleaned the pc yesterday with MBAM, I left the computer disconnected from internet, but I did not shut it down. This morning I found it resetting itself every 15 min and running Startup Repair.
Once I remove other AV and clean my pc again, I'll let you know the results and maybe post some logs.
YoKenny, I only downloaded the executable, not the installer for HJT. Should I install it? And it's on the desktop indeed, but that's because of faster access, my desktop is quite clean, I assure you
Cheers!
edit: ok, I don't know what happened, but after I removed Ask toolbar, Firefox is loading pages instantly. Not a big improvement, it only took 5 seconds max, but even with cookies, history & everything else cleaned, it still goes in less than 1 second ^^