Two other key programs you might want to run are Process Explorer v11.33 by security expert Mark Russinovich. His company was purchased by MS and now he works for them.
Autoruns (same creator) will let you safely turn items off (or delete the registry keys). Be very careful with the second one. Google things before turning them off. Don't delete something until you know exactly what it does.
A powerful tool that allows you to remove viruses from the registry. Once again look up things before removing. Both AutoRuns and Hijack This are power user tools. You must be familiar with what's normal for your OS or at least use with extreme caution. If you want, there are many places you can post a hijack this log for help. Hope this helps!
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