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Something my son downloaded last night (and he claims it was only a picture and I found nothing else in the history) is creating havoc on my laptop. A file constantly replicates to the point where I've got nearly 1500 of them that I can't get rid of. I've tried all the 8 steps in the techspot forum -- avg/cccleaner/malwarebytes, etc., and nothing has worked. All files bear a name with 30+characters of seemingly random numbers and letters with a .rar extension. Type of file just says file, and range in size from 8 to 9kb.
Please, help. Save my son's life.
Extract the contents of the zipped file to desktop.
Double click GMER.exe. If asked to allow gmer.sys driver to load, please consent .
If it gives you a warning about rootkit activity and asks if you want to run scan...click on NO.
Click the image to enlarge it
In the right panel, you will see several boxes that have been checked. Uncheck the following ...
Sections
IAT/EAT
Drives/Partition other than Systemdrive (typically C:\)
Show All (don't miss this one)
Then click the Scan button & wait for it to finish.
Once done click on the [Save..] button, and in the File name area, type in "Gmer.txt" or it will save as a .log file which cannot be uploaded to your post.
Save it where you can easily find it, such as your desktop, and post it in your next reply.
**Caution**
Rootkit scans often produce false positives. Do NOT take any action on any "<--- ROOKIT" entries