Hi dreux,
Good job. The link I gave you also contains some other links to information on moving your stuff from the old profile to the new one. Just be careful what you import. These can be found in the 2nd paragragh in green text. Once done with the old profile you can delete it.
There is a link near the end of this reply that you may find useful in preventing infections, I suggest you read it. Most malware removal forums such as this one(WhatTheTech), Geeks2Go, TechSupportForum, TechSupportGuy, BleepingComputers, etc have topics on how to protect yourself. You may want to visit those sites or similar and have a look around. You are using Avast as your antivirus program. They also have a very good
forum not only on the product but on malware, programs to avoid. The FireFox forum is also very good with tips on using and securing FireFox.
We'll clean up the tools.
From your desktop, please delete, if present
- any notepads/logs that we created
- MBR.dat
- MBR.zip
- aswMBR.exe
- SystemLook
Next
*
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.
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.
Updates and upgrades
Your java is out of date. Click your start button, open Control panel.
- 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, clear the java cache
To clear the Java Plug-in cache:
- Click Start > Control Panel.
- Double-click the Java icon in the control panel.
- On the General tab, Click Settings under Temporary Internet Files.
- On the Temporary Files Settings screen, Click Delete Files.
- check all boxes
- Click OK
Some Recommendations and prevention tips
Basic security consists of 1 antivirus program, 1 resident antispyware program, 1 on demand antispyware program and a firewall. Just add a firewall to what you have.
* If you are behind a router Windows firewall should be fine. Otherwise a 3rd party firewall with outbound monitoring is recommended.
Click
FIREWALL for links and tutorials to good, free and paid for firewalls. (
Note: Zone Alarm is becoming bloatware)
You can use Spybot to reinstall a Custom Hosts file that will help prevent access to and from malicious sites.
1-Left-click the "Spybot - Search & Destroy" shortcut to open the program
2-Right-click an item in the list of immunizations and click "Deselect All."
3-Scroll down to the bottom of the list and click the checkbox to the left of "Global (Hosts)" under the "Windows" header.
4-Click "Immunize" on the Spybot toolbar.
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
- 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
Please post back if you have any problems.
Take care
