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Post #16
ok, that's great to hear, if you could please run those diagnostic scans, then I can check to make certain you are clean, and check to see if you have any installed programs that need updating thanks
Post #18
I was a little confused. The person filling in for you was going to have me run the same scans I ran when we first started. It seemed like he was starting all over. My system is running well, and the infections are being found any longer by Malwarebytes. Am I good to go, or is there more you would like me to do?
Post #19
Hi, Glad to hear that your system is running better. CatByte is an exceptional malware remover and asking you to run the same scans that and I would have asked for as well. They will give us some more insight and show us if there are any updates needed and be sure that there is nothing still hanging around and hiding on your system. :) We are almost done so stick with me.
Post #21
Hi,

Ok we still have a couple hanging around. Let's get rid of them.

Please delete the current version of Combofix.exe from your desktop and download a new version from here to your desktop.

Disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware applications.

  • Please open Notepad (Start -> Run -> type notepad in the Open field -> OK) and copy and paste the text present inside the code box below:
    ClearJavaCache::

Firefox::
FF - ProfilePath - c:\users\joshua\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\kxb5opgx.default\
FF - prefs.js: browser.search.selectedEngine - Search the web (Babylon)
FF - prefs.js: browser.startup.homepage - hxxp://search.babylon.com/?babsrc=HP_Prot
FF - prefs.js: keyword.URL - hxxp://search.conduit.com/ResultsExt.aspx?ctid=CT3072253&SearchSource=2&q=
FF - plugin: c:\users\joshua\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\kxb5opgx.default\extensions\{687578b9-7132-4a7a-80e4-30ee31099e03}\plugins\np-mswmp.dll
  • Save this as CFScript.txt and change the "Save as type" to "All Files" and place it on your desktop.

    [external image: Posted Image]
  • Very Important! Temporarily disable your anti-virus, script blocking and any anti-malware real-time protection before following the steps below. They can interfere with ComboFix or remove some of its embedded files which may cause "unpredictable results".
  • Referring to the screenshot above, drag CFScript.txt into ComboFix.exe.
  • ComboFix will now run a scan on your system. It may reboot your system when it finishes. This is normal.
  • When finished, it shall produce a log for you. Copy and paste the contents of the log in your next reply.
CAUTION: Do not mouse-click ComboFix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.
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P2P - I see you have P2P software µTorrent installed on your machine. We are not here to pass judgment on file-sharing as a concept. However, we will warn you that engaging in this activity and having this kind of software installed on your machine will always make you more susceptible to re-infections and possibly Identity Theft. It likely contributed to your current situation. This page will give you further information.

Please note: Even if you are using a "safe" P2P program, it is only the program that is safe. You will be sharing files from uncertified sources, and these are often infected. The bad guys use P2P filesharing as a major conduit to spread their wares.

I would strongly recommend that you uninstall these now. You can do so via Control Panel >> Programs and Features.
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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 9.5.1 first. Be sure to move any PDF documents to another folder first though.
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Please download JavaRa to your desktop and unzip it to its own
folder
  • Run JavaRa.exe (double-click for XP/right-click and Run as Administrator for Vista), pick the language of your choice and click Select. Then
    click Remove Older Versions.
  • Accept any prompts.
  • Open JavaRa.exe (double-click for XP/right-click and Run as Administrator for Vista) again and select Search For Updates.
  • Select Update Using Sun Java's Website then click Search and click on the Open Webpage button. Download and install the latest
    Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version for your computer.
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In your next reply please post the new ComboFix log, let me know if you had any problems with the instructions above and also if you are having any more problems with your system. :)
Post #22
Hey, Should I download the JRE for WIndows x64. My computer is 32-bit. Here is the Combfix results though ComboFix 12-06-26.02 - Joshua 06/27/2012 10:57:11.5.1 - x86 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 6.1.7601.1.1252.1.1033.18.1790.842 [GMT -4:00] Running from: c:\users\[removed]\Downloads\ComboFix.exe Command switches used :: c:\users\Joshua\Desktop\CFScript.txt AV: avast! Antivirus *Disabled/Updated* {2B2D1395-420B-D5C9-657E-930FE358FC3C} SP: avast! Antivirus *Disabled/Updated* {904CF271-6431-DA47-5FCE-A87D98DFB681} SP: Windows Defender *Enabled/Updated* {D68DDC3A-831F-4fae-9E44-DA132C1ACF46} . . ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Other Deletions ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) . . c:\users\joshua\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\kxb5opgx.default\extensions\{687578b9-7132-4a7a-80e4-30ee31099e03}\plugins\np-mswmp.dll . . ((((((((((((((((((((((((( Files Created from 2012-05-27 to 2012-06-27 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) . . 2012-06-27 15:57 . 2012-06-27 15:57 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Joshua\AppData\Local\temp 2012-06-27 15:57 . 2012-06-27 15:57 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Standard User\AppData\Local\temp 2012-06-27 15:57 . 2012-06-27 15:57 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Guest\AppData\Local\temp 2012-06-27 15:57 . 2012-06-27 15:57 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Default\AppData\Local\temp 2012-06-27 15:57 . 2012-06-27 15:57 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Administrator\AppData\Local\temp 2012-06-27 13:09 . 2012-06-27 13:10 ——– d—–w- c:\program files\Common Files\Adobe 2012-06-26 16:48 . 2012-05-31 03:41 6762896 —-a-w- c:\programdata\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{2939DE4E-C924-4EF3-B8DA-5453AFCCA71E}\mpengine.dll 2012-06-22 18:30 . 2012-06-02 22:19 53784 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wuauclt.exe 2012-06-22 18:30 . 2012-06-02 22:19 45080 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wups2.dll 2012-06-22 18:30 . 2012-06-02 22:19 1933848 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wuaueng.dll 2012-06-22 18:30 . 2012-06-02 22:12 2422272 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wucltux.dll 2012-06-22 18:29 . 2012-06-02 22:19 35864 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wups.dll 2012-06-22 18:29 . 2012-06-02 22:12 88576 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wudriver.dll 2012-06-22 18:29 . 2012-06-02 22:19 577048 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wuapi.dll 2012-06-22 18:29 . 2012-06-02 19:19 171904 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wuwebv.dll 2012-06-22 18:29 . 2012-06-02 19:12 33792 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\wuapp.exe 2012-06-15 01:41 . 2012-06-15 01:41 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Standard User\AppData\Local\Macromedia 2012-06-14 20:06 . 2012-04-24 04:36 140288 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\cryptsvc.dll 2012-06-14 20:06 . 2012-04-24 04:36 1158656 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll 2012-06-14 20:06 . 2012-04-24 04:36 103936 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\cryptnet.dll 2012-06-14 20:06 . 2012-04-07 11:26 2342400 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\msi.dll 2012-06-14 20:05 . 2012-05-15 01:05 2343936 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\win32k.sys 2012-06-14 20:05 . 2012-04-26 04:45 58880 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\rdpwsx.dll 2012-06-14 20:05 . 2012-04-26 04:45 129536 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\rdpcorekmts.dll 2012-06-14 20:05 . 2012-04-26 04:41 8192 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\rdrmemptylst.exe 2012-06-14 20:05 . 2012-05-01 04:44 164352 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\profsvc.dll 2012-06-14 20:02 . 2012-04-28 03:17 183808 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\drivers\rdpwd.sys 2012-06-13 18:45 . 2012-06-13 18:45 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Joshua\AppData\Local\Macromedia 2012-06-06 13:41 . 2012-06-06 13:41 ——– d—–w- c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 2012-06-06 13:41 . 2012-04-04 19:56 22344 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\drivers\mbam.sys 2012-06-05 03:05 . 2012-06-05 03:07 ——– d—–w- C:\sh4ldr 2012-06-05 03:05 . 2012-06-06 13:33 ——– d—–w- c:\program files\Enigma Software Group 2012-06-05 03:02 . 2012-06-22 01:24 ——– d—–w- c:\windows\B3CB613C58D34692B2DA8F3EAC6288D4.TMP 2012-06-05 03:02 . 2012-06-05 03:02 ——– d—–w- c:\program files\Common Files\Wise Installation Wizard 2012-06-05 02:44 . 2012-06-05 02:44 74703 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\mfc45.dll 2012-06-05 02:44 . 2012-06-05 02:55 ——– d—–w- c:\programdata\iolo 2012-06-05 02:30 . 2012-06-22 01:13 ——– d—–w- c:\users\Backup . . . (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Find3M Report )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) . 2012-06-23 20:11 . 2012-04-28 16:42 426184 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\FlashPlayerApp.exe 2012-06-23 20:11 . 2011-06-24 17:25 70344 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl 2012-04-19 00:56 . 2012-04-19 00:56 94208 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\QuickTimeVR.qtx 2012-04-19 00:56 . 2012-04-19 00:56 69632 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\QuickTime.qts 2012-03-31 04:39 . 2012-05-10 01:51 3968368 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe 2012-03-31 04:39 . 2012-05-10 01:51 3913072 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe 2012-03-30 10:23 . 2012-05-10 01:51 1291632 —-a-w- c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys 2012-03-06 00:29 . 2012-03-06 00:29 134104 —-a-w- c:\program files\mozilla firefox\components\browsercomps.dll . . ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Reg Loading Points )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) . . *Note* empty entries & legit default entries are not shown REGEDIT4 . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\shelliconoverlayidentifiers\00avast] @="{472083B0-C522-11CF-8763-00608CC02F24}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{472083B0-C522-11CF-8763-00608CC02F24}] 2012-03-06 23:15 123536 —-a-w- c:\program files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashShell.dll . [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "MyTOSHIBA"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\My Toshiba\MyToshiba.exe" [2009-08-06 264048] . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "StartCCC"="c:\program files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" [2009-07-30 98304] "RtHDVCpl"="c:\program files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtHDVCpl.exe" [2009-07-29 7625248] "SynTPEnh"="c:\program files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe" [2009-07-21 1545512] "SVPWUTIL"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\Utilities\SVPWUTIL.exe" [2009-07-10 352256] "HWSetup"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\Utilities\HWSetup.exe" [2009-06-02 425984] "KeNotify"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\Utilities\KeNotify.exe" [2009-01-14 34088] "ToshibaServiceStation"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Service Station\ToshibaServiceStation.exe" [2011-02-11 1295736] "TosSENotify"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA HDD SSD Alert\TosWaitSrv.exe" [2009-09-17 611672] "avast"="c:\program files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastUI.exe" [2012-03-06 4241512] "QuickTime Task"="c:\program files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" [2012-04-19 421888] "Adobe ARM"="c:\program files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" [2012-04-04 843712] . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\system] "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin"= 5 (0x5) "EnableUIADesktopToggle"= 0 (0x0) . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\control\lsa] Security Packages REG_MULTI_SZ kerberos msv1_0 schannel wdigest tspkg pku2u livessp . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\SymEFA.sys] @="FSFilter Activity Monitor" . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\00TCrdMain] 2009-08-05 22:04 738616 —-a-w- c:\program files\TOSHIBA\FlashCards\TCrdMain.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\APSDaemon] 2012-02-21 01:28 59240 —-a-w- c:\program files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\BCSSync] 2010-03-13 18:54 91520 —-a-w- c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office14\BCSSync.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\iTunesHelper] 2012-03-27 09:09 421736 —-a-w- c:\program files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (reboot)] 2012-04-04 19:56 981680 —-a-w- c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\NortonOnlineBackupReminder] 2009-07-16 19:04 529256 —-a-w- c:\program files\TOSHIBA\Toshiba Online Backup\Activation\TobuActivation.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\QuickTime Task] 2012-04-19 00:56 421888 —-a-w- c:\program files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\SmoothView] 2009-07-28 22:00 460088 —-a-w- c:\program files\TOSHIBA\SmoothView\SmoothView.exe . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\shared tools\msconfig\startupreg\TPwrMain] 2009-08-05 22:18 476512 —-a-w- c:\program files\TOSHIBA\Power Saver\TPwrMain.exe . R1 ccHP;Symantec Hash Provider;c:\windows\system32\drivers\NIS\1007000.01E\ccHPx86.sys [x] R2 AdobeARMservice;Adobe Acrobat Update Service;c:\program files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe [x] R2 Norton Internet Security;Norton Internet Security;c:\program files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.7.0.30\ccSvcHst.exe [x] R3 AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc;Adobe Flash Player Update Service;c:\windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe [x] R3 esgiguard;esgiguard;c:\program files\Enigma Software Group\SpyHunter\esgiguard.sys [x] R3 Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Audit Service;Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Audit Service;c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office14\GROOVE.EXE [x] R3 RSUSBSTOR;RtsUStor.Sys Realtek USB Card Reader;c:\windows\system32\Drivers\RtsUStor.sys [x] R3 RtsUIR;Realtek IR Driver;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\Rts516xIR.sys [x] R3 TsUsbFlt;TsUsbFlt;c:\windows\system32\drivers\tsusbflt.sys [x] R3 WatAdminSvc;Windows Activation Technologies Service;c:\windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe [x] S1 aswSnx;aswSnx; [x] S1 aswSP;aswSP; [x] S1 vwififlt;Virtual WiFi Filter Driver;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\vwififlt.sys [x] S2 AMD External Events Utility;AMD External Events Utility;c:\windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe [x] S2 aswFsBlk;aswFsBlk; [x] S2 aswMonFlt;aswMonFlt;c:\windows\system32\drivers\aswMonFlt.sys [x] S2 cfWiMAXService;ConfigFree WiMAX Service;c:\program files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFIWmxSvcs.exe [x] S2 ConfigFree Service;ConfigFree Service;c:\program files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe [x] S3 osppsvc;Office Software Protection Platform;c:\program files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE [x] S3 RTL8167;Realtek 8167 NT Driver;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\Rt86win7.sys [x] S3 TMachInfo;TMachInfo;c:\program files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Service Station\TMachInfo.exe [x] S3 TOSHIBA HDD SSD Alert Service;TOSHIBA HDD SSD Alert Service;c:\program files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA HDD SSD Alert\TosSmartSrv.exe [x] . . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{01250B8F-D947-4F8A-9408-FE8E3EE2EC92}] 2009-08-06 16:15 264048 —-a-w- c:\program files\TOSHIBA\My Toshiba\MyToshiba.exe . Contents of the 'Scheduled Tasks' folder . 2012-06-27 c:\windows\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job - c:\windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe [2012-04-28 20:11] . . ——- Supplementary Scan ——- . mStart Page = hxxp://www.google.com/ig/redirectdomain?brand=TSNA&bmod=TSNA uInternet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local IE: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - c:\progra~1\MIF5BA~1\Office14\EXCEL.EXE/3000 IE: Se&nd to OneNote - c:\progra~1\MIF5BA~1\Office14\ONBttnIE.dll/105 TCP: DhcpNameServer = 192.168.1.1 FF - ProfilePath - c:\users\Joshua\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\kxb5opgx.default\ . . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\ControlSet001\services\Norton Internet Security] "ImagePath"="\"c:\program files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.7.0.30\ccSvcHst.exe\" /s \"Norton Internet Security\" /m \"c:\program files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.7.0.30\diMaster.dll\" /prefetch:1" . ——————— LOCKED REGISTRY KEYS ——————— . [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\ControlSet001\Control\PCW\Security] @Denied: (Full) (Everyone) . Completion time: 2012-06-27 12:01:43 ComboFix-quarantined-files.txt 2012-06-27 16:01 ComboFix2.txt 2012-06-27 14:32 ComboFix3.txt 2012-06-12 20:03 ComboFix4.txt 2012-06-10 15:52 ComboFix5.txt 2012-06-27 14:55 . Pre-Run: 181,579,964,416 bytes free Post-Run: 181,280,604,160 bytes free . - - End Of File - - 882C87A68A6C9820DB439A82BC92B3CE
Post #27

My system is running well.

Great to hear!! :)
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Providing there are no other malware related problems…

IT APPEARS THAT YOUR LOGS ARE NOW CLEAN :D SO LETS DO A COUPLE OF THINGS TO WRAP THIS UP!! :D

This infection appears to have been cleaned, but I can not give you any absolute guarantees. As a precaution, I would go ahead and change all of your passwords as this is especially important after an infection.
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The following will implement some cleanup procedures as well as reset System Restore points:

Click Start > Run and copy/paste the following text into the Run box as shown and click OK.
Combofix /Uninstall
(Note: There is a space between the ..X and the /U that needs to be there.)

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Any of the logs that you created for use in the forums or remaining tools that have not yet been removed can be deleted so they aren't cluttering up your desktop.

Here are some tips to reduce the potential for spyware infection in the future:

1. Make your Internet Explorer more secure - This can be done by following these simple instructions:
  • 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.
2. Enable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer. This helps Windows Vista users stay more protected from attack by running Internet Explorer with restricted privileges as well as reducing the ability to write, alter or destroy data on your system or install malicious code. To make sure this is running follow these steps:
  • Open Internet Explorer
  • Click on Tools > Internet Options
  • Press Security tab
  • Select Internet zone then place check next to Enable Protected Mode if not already done
  • Do the same for Local Intranet, Trusted Sites and Restricted Sites and then press Apply
  • Restart Internet Explorer and in the bottom right corner of your screen you will see Protected Mode: On showing you it is enabled.
3. Use and update an anti-virus software - I can not overemphasize the need for you to use and update your anti-virus application on a regular basis. With the ever increasing number of new variants of malware arriving on the scene daily, you become very susceptible to an attack without updated protection.

4. Firewall
Using a third-party firewall will allow you to give/deny access for applications that want to go online. Without a firewall your computer is susceptible to being hacked and taken over. Simply using a firewall in its default configuration can lower your risk greatly. A tutorial on firewalls can be found here. **There are firewalls listed in this tutorial that could be downloaded and used but I would personally only recommend using one of the following two below:
Online Armor Free
Agnitum Outpost Firewall Free

5. Make sure you keep your Windows OS current. Windows XP users can visit Windows update regularly to download and install any critical updates and service packs. Windows Vista/7 users can open the Start menu > All Programs > Windows Update > Check for Updates (in left hand task pane) to update these systems. Without these you are leaving the back door open.

6. WOT (Web of Trust) As "Googling" is such an integral part of internet life, this free browser add on warns you about risky websites that try to scam visitors, deliver malware or send spam. It is especially helpful when browsing or searching in unfamiliar territory. WOT's color-coded icons show you ratings for 21 million websites, helping you avoid the dangerous sites. WOT has an add-on available for Firefox, Internet Explorer as well as Google Chrome.

7.Finally, I strongly recommend that you read TonyKlein's good advice So how did I get infected in the first place?

Please reply to this thread once more if you are satisfied so that we can mark the problem as resolved.

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