Good news: computer looks clean
Now we need to clean up after ourselves:
Clean up with
OTMoveIt3:
- Double-click OTMoveIt3.exe to start the program.
- Close all other programs apart from OTMoveIt3 as this step will require a reboot
- On the OTMoveIt3 main screen, press the CleanUp! button
- Say Yes to the prompt and then allow the program to reboot your computer.
Next:
You have outdated Java remaining on your system, this can lead to a security vulnerability so they need to be removed:
The good news is, you need only do this one time, as the newest Java programs will now overwrite the old.
Please download
JavaRa to your desktop and unzip it to its own folder
- Run JavaRa.exe, pick the language of your choice and click Select. Then click Remove Older Versions.
- Accept any prompts.
- Open JavaRa.exe again and select Search For Updates.
- Select Update Using Sun Java's Website then click Search and click on the Open Webpage button.
- Download and install the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version for your computer. (Java 6 update 12)
Next
Your Adobe Reader is outdated and should be replaced for the same reason:
Visit
ADOBE and download the latest version of
Acrobat Reader (version 9).
Next
You have various items on your computer that you may not know are installed as they generally come bundled with other programs.
If you do not use these items, I suggest you remove them via Add/Remove Programs
- Ask Toolbar
- Viewpoint Media Player
- Viewpoint
There are remnants of Norton still remaining on your system. Symantec offer a removal tool to delete the remaining files:
Download the
Norton Remover tool for your product and follow the instructions for removal.
Next:
We need to set a new system restore point:
Click
Start > Run > copy and paste the following into the run box:
%SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe
Press
OK. Choose
Create a Restore Point then click
Next.
Name it (something you'll remember) and click
Create,
when the confirmation screen shows the restore point has been created click
Close.
Now remove all previous Restore Points:
Click
Start > Run > copy and paste the following into the run box:
cleanmgr
At the top, click on
More Options tab. Click the
Clean up button in the
System Restore box.
Click on the
Yes button.
When finished, click on
Cancel button to exit.
Below I have included a number of recommendations for how to protect your computer against malware infections.
- Keep Windows updated by regularly checking their website at :
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
This will ensure your computer has always the latest security updates available installed on your computer. - SpywareBlaster protects against bad ActiveX, it immunizes your PC against them.
- SpywareGuard offers realtime protection from spyware installation attempts. Make sure you are only running one real-time anti-spyware protection program ( eg : TeaTimer, Windows Defender ) or there will be a conflict.
- Make Internet Explorer more secure
- Click Start > Run
- Type Inetcpl.cpl & click OK
- Click on the Security tab
- Click Reset all zones to default level
- Make sure the Internet Zone is selected & Click Custom level
- In the ActiveX section, set the first two options ("Download signed and unsigned ActiveX controls) to "Prompt", and ("Initialize and Script ActiveX controls not marked as safe") to "Disable".
- Next Click OK, then Apply button and then OK to exit the Internet Properties page.
- ATF Cleaner - Cleans temporary files from IE and Windows, empties the recycle bin and more. Great tool to help speed up your computer and knock out those nasties that like to reside in the temp folders.
- MVPS Hosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well known ad sites and other bad sites. Basically, this prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1 which is your local computer, meaning it will be difficult to infect yourself in the future.
- For Firefox, I highly recommend these add-ons to keep your PC even more secure.
- NoScript - for blocking ads and other potential website attacks
- McAfee SiteAdvisor - this tells you whether the sites you are about to visit are safe or not. A must if you do a lot of Googling
- Keep a backup of your important files - Now, more than ever, it's especially important to protect your digital files and memories. This article is full of good information on alternatives for home backup solutions.
- ERUNT (Emergency Recovery Utility NT) allows you to keep a complete backup of your registry and restore it when needed. The standard registry backup options that come with Windows back up most of the registry but not all of it. ERUNT however creates a complete backup set, including the Security hive and user related sections. ERUNT is easy to use and since it creates a full backup, there are no options or choices other than to select the location of the backup files. The backup set includes a small executable that will launch the registry restore if needed.
- Recovery Console - Recent trends appear to indicate that future infections will include attacks to the boot sector of the computer. The installation of the Recovery Console in the computer will be our only defense against this threat. For more information and steps to install the Recovery Console see This Article. Should you need assistance in installing the Recovery Console, please do not hesitate to ask.
- Please read the guide by Rorschach112 on how to prevent malware and about safe computing here
Thank you for your patience, and performing all of the procedures requested.
- you're doing great - be back shortly with more instructions.