Hi saicool171,
You are more than welcome. We'll clean up the tools now.
Create new Restore Point
- Click your Start button
- In the Search box type create restore
- click on Create a restore point
- Click the System Protection tab
- click Create
- Give your restore point a name and click Create
- Wait while Windows creates a system restore point for you
Remove old Restore Points
- Click the Start button
- In the search box, type Disk Cleanup
- in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup
- If prompted, select the drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.
- In the Disk Cleanup for (usually C:) dialog box, click Clean up system files. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- If prompted, select the drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.
- Click the More Options tab
- under System Restore and Shadow Copies, click Clean up.
- In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, click Delete.
- Click Delete Files, and then click OK.
Your java is out of date. Click your start button, open Control panel.
- Switch to the Classic View
- Locate the Java icon (it looks like a coffee cup)
- double click it to open it
- click the Update tab
- Click update now
After the java is updated, reboot your computer if not prompted to.
Next
Right click on
OTL.exe and chose
Run as Administrator to run it
- Under the Custom Scans/Fixes box at the bottom, paste in the following
- Do Not copy the word CODE
- please note the fix starts with the :
:Services
:Commands
[emptytemp]
Then click the
Run Fix button at the top
- Let the program run unhindered
- No need to post the log
From your desktop, please delete, if present
- any notepads/logs that we created
- Zipit.exe
- the zip file we created with Zipit
- UnHide.exe
- SystemLook.exe
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 it updated and use it regularly.
ESET online scan can be removed via add/remove programs.
Some Recommendations and prevention tips
Basic security consists of 1 antivirus program, 1 resident antispyware program, 1 on demand antispyware program and a firewall. With Spybot's TeaTimer enabled you have those already.
-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
- Make sure you have reset Automatic Updates to your chosen optionClick your start button > Control Panel > System
- 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
Please post back if you have any problems.
Take care
Any remaining issues?
Thanks