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Hi Boogie76,
Well all the scans have come back clean. I suggest you post in the
Windows Forum as I do not believe this is malware related.
Double click
OTListIt2, click the
Clean Up button.
You may get prompted by your firewall that OTCleanit/OTMoveIt wants to contact the internet - allow this. A cleanup.txt will be downloaded, a message dialog will ask you if you want to proceed with the cleanup process, click Yes. This will delete all the tools you have downloaded plus itself.
From your desktop, please delete
- any notepads/logs that were created
I suggest you keep
MBAM. Keep it updated and use it as an on demand scanner.
*We'll reset your restore points
Create a new restore point
You must be logged on to an administrator account
- Go to Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.
- Click Create a restore point, and then click Next.
- In the text box labeled Restore Point Description, type a name for this restore point
- click create
*
Remove old restore points
- Go to Start - All Programs - Accessories - system tools.
- Launch the Disk Cleanup tool and let it run.
- When it finishes a box with tabs will appear, select the more options tab.
- On this tab you will find a section for System Restore.
- If you press the Clean Up button for that section, Windows will delete all restore points except for the most recent one.
Some Recommendations and prevention tips
Besides the antivirus and antispyware programs you all ready have…
You should also use
Spyware Blaster to help immunize your computer.
- SpywareBlaster will add a large list of programs and sites into your Internet Explorer
settings that will protect you from running and downloading known malicious programs.
OR
A guide to understanding and using the hosts file.
Learn how your Hosts file can protect you and how you can protect it.
Besides the Hosts file information, there are links to a very good updated hosts file, a host file manager. and some programs that can protect your hosts file.
HOSTS
Please read the info on disabling the DNS Client before installing a custom hosts file.
* If you are behind a router Windows firewall should be fine. Otherwise a 3rd party firewall with outbound monitoring is recommended.
Click
FIREWALL for tips, reviews and links to good, free and paid for firewalls. (
Note: Zone Alarm is becoming bloatware)
-Secure your
Internet Explorer
From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
- Click once on the Security tab
- Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
- Click once on the Custom Level button.
- Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
- Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
- Change the Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable
- Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
- Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
- Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
- When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
- If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.
Next press the
Apply button and then the
OK to exit the Internet Properties page.
- Ensure that
Automatic Update is turned on so you get all the latest patches.
Click start, control panel, click Security Center.
- Keep your
antivirus program
updated, as well as any other security programs you have.
- You may also want to read this article By Tony Klein
http://www.freedomlist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22879
We will keep this thread open for a couple of days. Please post back if you have any problems or questions. Please post back when you have finished so this thread can be marked "Resolved".
Take care
