Computer running slowly am I infected?

Hi Andrew

Good news that your computer is now OK - you did a good job

Just a bit of tidying-up to do.

You can delete the DDS and GMER logs and programs from your desktop.

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Uninstall Combofix

Follow these steps to uninstall Combofix• Click START then RUN
• Now type Combofix /uninstall in the runbox and click OK.
Note the space between the X and the /, it needs to be there.
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• Please follow the prompts to uninstall Combofix.
• Once it's finished uninstalling itself you will receive a message saying Combofix was uninstalled successfully.
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Uninstall OTL

• Double-click OTL.exe
• Click the CleanUp! button.
• Select Yes when the Begin cleanup Process? prompt appears.
• If you are prompted to reboot during the cleanup, select Yes.
• The tool will delete itself once it finishes, if not delete it by yourself.

NOTE: If you receive a warning from your firewall or other security programs regarding OTL attempting to contact the internet, please allow it to do so.

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Antivirus

As you are probably aware, if you use the Internet without an antivirus or firewall program your computer will certainly become infected again.

Either re-install AVG 2011 which is a very good free program, or download and install one of the following free antivirus programs:
• Free Avast Home Edition
• Avira AntiVir® Personal Edition Classic
NOTE: do not install more than one antivirus progam.
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Update Firefox & Thunderbird

Both programs are out-of-date; go here to get the latest updates.

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Set your computer to automatically check for Windows updates.

Click here for information on how to obtain the latest Windows updates.

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Update and run Malwarebytes. This really is an excellent program that you should update and run on a regular basis, probably weekly.

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I also recommend that you read the following:

“So how did I get infected in the first place”? by Tony Klein
"How to prevent malware" by miekiemoes

Remember to keep updating all of the above programs to help your computer remains clean. You can never update too often and your computer will not be protected from new malware if your programs are not up-to-date.

Safe computing

Satchfan

Ty for your hard work and patience it is much appreciated you and this site and your colleagues are the best!

You're welcome Andrew and thanks for the kind words. Best wishes Satchfan

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