Hi sweetiehlm5,
Looks good.
If no other problems, we can clean up our tools.
From your desktop, please delete, if present
- any notepads/logs that we created
Next
Open
OTL then click the
Clean Up button. You may get prompted by your firewall that OTL 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 do some clean up tasks and delete some of the tools you have downloaded plus itself.
I suggest you keep
MBAM. Keep MBAM updated and use it regularly.
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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
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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.
Updates and upgrades
You have an older version of
Adobe Reader. You can download the current version
HERE
You may want to consider
Foxit Reader instead. It may be a bit lighter on resources.
Visit their support forum
Foxit Forum
In either case you should uninstall
Adobe Reader 8.2.1 first. Be sure to move any PDF documents to another folder first though.
Some Recommendations and prevention tips
Basic security consists of 1 antivirus program, 1 resident antispyware program, 1 on demand antispyware program and a firewall.
For resident antispyware I suggest either
Windows Defender
OR
Winpatrol
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.
-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.
- Keeping your Windows up-to-date is crucial to your computer's security. Please go to the
Windows Update Site (using Internet Explorer) and download and install all critical updates on a regular basis
- 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.
-More tips and programs can be found
HERE
- You may also want to read this article By Tony Klein
http://www.freedomlist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22879
Take care
