HijackThis, the super-useful and free registry utility, has released a beta version compatible with Windows Vista. The utility has also been recently acquired by anti virus software company Trend Micro. Trend Micro is one of my favorites for free online tools to diagnose nasty virus programs that are written to disable or evade the anti virus software on your PC.
HijackThis is kind of like a registry editor on steroids. It analyzes all your registry entries and gives a nice (and often long) log of the scan results. These can be confusing and it's useful to post your results to a forum specializing in understanding the log if you aren't able to make sense of it all. Once you've identified the results you want to remove, make sure to back up your registry before making any changes. A very handy tool in the battle against malware, spyware, viruses, worms and trojans.
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